What "is" this effect?

[Paul Bruneau]

Hi Everyone,

I have in mind a text effect... but I knoe so little about the terminology that would describe the effect that I've attached a close 'nuff example to this.

Can someone show me how to create something close to the image? What I am trying to do is throw a wall-type shadow from my text, but the shadow ought to look more like the one in the example.
In my vision, the wall shadow would have a darker line-colour and a pale fill-colour (almost white). I wish I could describe this better... would probably discover the answer if I could.


Thanks,
Paul