# AE question...how to achieve an effect

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**Created:** [May 19, 2005, 5:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ae-question-how-to-achieve-an-effect/148408 "2005-05-19T17:10:43Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 19, 2005, 5:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ae-question-how-to-achieve-an-effect/148408/1 "2005-05-19T17:10:43Z")

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Hi…the effect I want to make is like the one in the ipod tv commercials…where there is a static bg color and like the shadow moving, dont know how to explain it :hugegrin: I want to know how to separate the background and the person from a movie, know what i mean??