Character is disappearing after spot directing

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This is an entire scene but I really don’t know what my mistake is so I figured it is somewhere in the beginning of the scene. It is pretty hectic and a lot is happening but I hope someone can help me find out, a the end of my script, why my character, AMETHYST, is disappearing.

@transition fade out black 3
INT. BLUE SCHOOL HALLWAY - DAY with OPEN LOCKER
@zoom on 0 0 to 100% in 0
@overlay 6218061217267712_OPEN LOCKER shifts to 13 129 in zone 3
@overlay 6218061217267712_OPEN LOCKER scales to 1.000 1.000
@overlay 6218061217267712_OPEN LOCKER moves to layer 1
@overlay 6218061217267712_OPEN LOCKER opacity 0
@cut to zone 1
&STANLEY spot 0.704 202 227 in zone 3 AND STANLEY faces left AND STANLEY is read_phone_neutral
&STANLEY moves to layer 3
&BB4 spot 0.659 128 248 in zone 1 AND BB4 is kiss_passionate_loop AND BB4 faces left
&BB4 moves to layer 3
&BB5 spot 0.650 87 250 in zone 1 AND BB5 is kiss_passionate_loop_rear AND BB5 faces left
&BB5 moves to layer 3
&GABRIEL spot 0.812 69 212 in zone 2 AND GABRIEL faces right AND GABRIEL is nod_loop
&GABRIEL moves to layer 3
&ALEX spot 0.785 148 217 in zone 2 AND ALEX faces left AND ALEX is talk_neutral_think_loop
&ALEX moves to layer 3
@transition fade in black 3

@AMETHYST spot 1.280 -95 3 in zone 1
@AMETHYST moves to layer 6
@AMETHYST walks to screen center in zone 1
@AMETHYST starts search
@pause for a beat
@pan to zone 3 in 5
@zoom on 865 262 to 274% in 5
@pause for a beat
@STANLEY starts dustoff_loop
@pause for a beat
@STANLEY starts think
@pause for 2
@STANLEY starts wave_extreme
@pause for a beat
@cut to zone 1
@zoom on 216 307 to 167% in 0
@AMETHYST starts dance_jazzhands AND STANLEY is flirt_fingersnap
@pause for 2
@cut to zone 3
@zoom on 865 262 to 274% in 0
@pause for 2
@cut to zone 1
@zoom on 216 307 to 167% in 0
@AMETHYST starts laugh_giggle
@pause for 2

&follow AMETHYST to screen right in zone 4 in 4.5
@AMETHYST walks to spot 0.641 76 230 in zone 3

@pause for a beat
@AMETHYST starts laugh_guffaw

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Try this:
@transition fade out black 3
INT. BLUE SCHOOL HALLWAY - DAY with OPEN LOCKER to 1 13 129 in zone 3 at layer 1
&zoom reset
&STANLEY spot 0.704 202 227 in zone 3 at layer 3 AND STANLEY faces left AND STANLEY is read_phone_neutral
&BB4 spot 0.659 128 248 in zone 1 at layer 3 AND BB4 is kiss_passionate_loop AND BB4 faces left
&BB5 spot 0.650 87 250 in zone 1 at layer 3 AND BB5 is kiss_passionate_loop_rear AND BB5 faces left
&GABRIEL spot 0.812 69 212 in zone 2 at layer 3 AND GABRIEL faces right AND GABRIEL is nod_loop
&ALEX spot 0.785 148 217 in zone 2 at layer 3 AND ALEX faces left AND ALEX is talk_neutral_think_loop
&AMETHYST spot 1.280 -95 3 in zone 1 at layer 6
@transition fade in black 3

@AMETHYST walks to screen center in zone 1
@AMETHYST starts search
@pause for a beat
@pan to zone 3 in 5
@zoom on 865 262 to 274% in 5
@pause for a beat
@STANLEY starts dustoff_loop
@pause for a beat
@STANLEY starts think
@pause for 2
@STANLEY starts wave_extreme
@pause for a beat
@cut to zone 1 AND zoom on 216 307 to 167% in 0
@AMETHYST starts dance_jazzhands AND STANLEY is flirt_fingersnap
@pause for 2
@cut to zone 3 AND zoom on 865 262 to 274% in 0
@pause for 2
@cut to zone 1 AND zoom on 216 307 to 167% in 0
@AMETHYST starts laugh_giggle
@pause for 2

@AMETHYST walks to spot 0.641 76 230 in zone 3 in 4.5 AND pan to zone 3 in 4.5

@pause for a beat
@AMETHYST starts laugh_guffaw

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It almost worked… I have an idea though, let me test it.

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4

Wdym almost?
What happened?

5

So instead of zooming onto the characters at the end it zoomed in zone 2 for some reason

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6

Try this for the end part:
@zoom reset
@AMETHYST walks to spot 0.641 76 230 in zone 3 in 4.5 AND pan to zone 3 in 4.5

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It worked! Do I know just zoom into to where I want it after the reset?

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Yeah, you can zoom onto wherever you want, the reset basically just put the zoom back to 100% so that it panned to the right spot

9

Oh… that makes sense. Thank you so much!

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