diff --git a/scripts/cinematic b/scripts/cinematic
index d71e333..9bc8c58 100755
--- a/scripts/cinematic
+++ b/scripts/cinematic
@@ -107,9 +107,31 @@ class Element:
         self.colormap.inputs.channel.set(element['channel'], False) # name of the channel that needs to be rendered
         self.colormap.inputs.images.set(self.imReader.outputs.images, False)
         self.colormap.inputs.composition_id.set(-1, False)
-
+        # set output
         self.outputs = self.colormap.outputs
 
+        # shadow
+        if 'shadow' in config:
+            if not 'state' in config['shadow'] or config['shadow']['state']:
+                if not 'shadow' in config or config['shadow']['type'] == 'SSAO':
+                    shadow = config['shadow']
+                    self.shadow = pycinema.filters.ShaderSSAO()
+                    self.shadow.inputs.images.set(self.colormap.outputs.images, False)
+                    # other settings
+                    if 'radius' in shadow:
+                        self.shadow.inputs.radius.set(shadow['radius'])
+                    else:
+                        self.shadow.inputs.radius.set(0.03)
+                    if 'samples' in shadow:
+                        self.shadow.inputs.samples.set(shadow['samples'])
+                    else:
+                        self.shadow.inputs.samples.set(32)
+                    if 'diff' in shadow:
+                        self.shadow.inputs.diff.set(shadow['diff'])
+                    else:
+                        self.shadow.inputs.diff.set(0.5)
+                    # set output
+                    self.outputs = self.shadow.outputs
 
 
 def function_composite(args):