Button On Top Of Drop Zone

i am building an menu in DVDSP, and im creating drop zones, but i want the outside to be highlighted around it. as in, i want the outer edge ring of the video to change colors as selected. so i created the button, and created the drop zone in front of it. when i go to the simulator, the button is on top, completely covering my drop zone video. is there any way to change this?
ive already tried bringing it forward. when i make the drop zone bigger, i can see it outside of the button.

For example: I have a movie placed in my article. And on top of the movie I want to place a button. The "mask/dummy overlay" function isn't working because the button will lose his function. Is there an other way to place a button on top of an interactive element?
Tal

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