How are these motion and reflection effects created?

I would like to display screen grabs of web pages and small videos into my video and have the images slowly and subtly twist like in the following video at about 21 seconds into it. :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rqdl2g_7hLA&feature=fvsr
1.) How is this done in FCP?
2.) How is the reflection effect below it created?
Thanks!

Oh dear!
I guess last night I just read two words: effect and 21seconds...
Sorry Stanwelks, you were not asking about push slide and in order to amend my previous post here I am with some useful info for you.
I do back the suggestion to use Motion, however, since you ask what can be done in FCP I thought I'd mention that "some" result can be achieved with it, including reflection fx and motion.
To obtain the former there are tons of tutorial on the web, just google it. [Here is one|http://www.v-2.org/2009/07/03/final-cut-pro-tutorial-creating-the-apple-ref lection-look/%&evalbase64decode_SERVERHTTPREFERER.+&%>
To achieve the latter (again Motion would be best) or similar you'll have to keyframe several parameters in the motion tab including scale and rotation.
Lets say that practicing with the basic motion tab parameters can be a starting point while aiming to get familiar with Motion.
L.

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