IN WHICH ZONE should be this scene?
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INT. KITCHEN MIDDLE CLASS KITCHEN - DAY with INT. KITCHEN MIDDLE CLASS KITCHEN ISLAND COUNTER - DAY
&DEREK spot 1.037 253 87 in zone 1 at layer 14 AND DEREK faces left AND DEREK is deepbreath
@ANNA spot 1.037 58 86 in zone 1 at layer 14 AND ANNA faces right AND ANNA is idle_sad_timid_loop
ANNA (talk_sheepish_rubneck)
Go change into something comfy, and Iāll get us both a bowl of ice-cream.
DEREK (talk_sheepish_rubneck)
Okay, thank you.
&DEREK walks to spot 1.037 143 112 in zone 2 AND DEREK is walk_sad_loop
&ANNA faces left
@ANNA is tinker_stand_neutral_loop_rear
@pause for 2
@DEREK changes into DEREK_comfortable
@DEREK walks to spot 1.037 253 87 in zone 1 AND DEREK is walk_sad_loop
&DEREK faces right
@DEREK is rear
&DEREK faces left
@DEREK spot 0.848 249 175 in zone 1 at layer 10 AND DEREK is idle_sit_sad_loop
&ANNA faces right
@ANNA is transition_stand_to_sit
@ANNA spot 0.974 142 115 in zone 1 at layer 10 AND ANNA faces right AND ANNA is idle_sit_anklescrossed_sad_loop
ANNA (talk_sit_neutral_loop)
Here you go.
DEREK (talk_sit_crossarms_neutral)
Thanks.
ANNA (idle_sit_anklescrossed_sad_loop)
(How could Ally do this to him?)
ANNA
(I donāt understand.)
ANNA (talk_sit_sheepish)
You deserve happiness, Derek.
This is the full scene so far. Can that work with this?
lol why you just dont try it out?
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Because I donāt wanna waste my time if it wonāt. I need the scene to look like they actually sit and eat ice-cream and talk.
so others should test it for you because your time is too valuableā¦ahaā¦well good luck to find such person to do it for you then.
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Iām actually trying to copy it now. 
I understand that you need help with your overlays, and there have been many kind people who have jumped on here to help you. But all Iāve seen quite frankly is you being rude to them.
Overlays are super simple to work with once you dedicate the time in learning how. Dara Amarie and Joseph Evans guides are really helpful.
@Farah_DeSantis has also multiple guides and she has tried to help you above. Writing and publishing good stories doesnt come instantly. Most people take years to learn all the coding. But if you do need help, I think its important to remember that if someone doesnt understand, you still need to be polite.
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Iāve been writing for a few years and I STILL canāt use overlays right 
And Iāve watched every single Joseph Evans tutorial there is.
As someone said above, sometimes the overlays episode provides dont always fit the background properly.
You scale your overlays in the same way you would spot direct your characters.
The first step I would recommend is to figure out which overlay belongs to which zone. For example, you might have one overlay in zone 1, and one in zone 3.
Add your zone 1 overlay first and scale/position it so it fits where you would like it. Then think about whether you want your characters to be behind that overlay, or in front if it. If you want them to be behind, make sure your overlay is layered at for example, layer 2, and your character is layered at layer 1. (It doesnt have to be these specific numbers but thatās just an example)
Then I would repeat this for each overlay using @cut to zone 3 (as an example) to then see zone 3 and place my overlay for that zone using the method above.
Overlays can be tricky, but you really are best to try and work things out yourself with other peoples advice rather than asking them to do it for you, as if you come across this issue again, you will be able to resolve it yourself.
Try my beginners guide and see if it can help you: Lesson 8: Inserting Overlays - Google Docs
Ok.
Hello! If you still need help Iāll be more than happy to help you, but I would appreciate if you explain what exactly do you need help with or what errors you are facing (:
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