Adjust brightness in dark areas of clip

I am using FCE 4.0.1 and attempting to brighten up some dark areas in a clip. The scene in the clip contains both sun and shade areas and the exposure is fine for the sunlit parts but too dark for the shady areas. I have tried most of the brightness, gamma etc filters but they all adjust the whole frame. I am used to photo editors where it is easy to change brightness/contrast for dark, midtones and bright areas. Is there an appropriate filter in FCE that I should use?

Try this froma  previous post:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/7884130#7884130
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