CODING PROBLEM! Can U help me pls?

Creator's Corner Directing Help & Tips
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Hi I am Kalinda. And I have a problem when I am writing the script. I type:
@MOM enters from left to screen center in zone 2 AND YOU enters from left to screen center in zone 2 AND BFF enters from left to screen center in zone 2
@MOM exits right AND BFF exits right AND YOU exits right
Can you help me? (Sorry @MOM for calling you. I didn’t mean it.)

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Try this:

@cut to zone 2
@MUM enters from left to screen center AND YOU enters from left to screen center
&BFF enters from left to screen center
&MUM exits right
&YOU exits right
&BFF exits right
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What is the issue?

4

what’s the issue exactly? :thinking:

5

@MOM enters from left to screen center AND YOU enters from left to screen center in zone 2
&BFF enters from left to screen center in zone 2
@MOM exits right AND BFF exits right AND YOU exits right

6

Remove all the “in zone 2” from all the enters from commands.

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I mean the 3 characters enters from left in zone 1 and exits right in zone 3 while the cameras are following the 3 characters

8

I mean the three characters enters from left in zone 1 and exits right in zone 3 while the cameras are following the three characters

9

What can I do if I want the camera to follow the three characters when they’re walking?

10

Have the walk simultaneously and pan.

EG
&CHAR1 walks to screen right in zone 2 in 2 AND CHAR2 walks to screen center in zone 2 in 2 AND CHAR3 walks to screen left in zone 2 in 2
@pan to zone 2 in 2

11

Um. Sorry not to tell you, but I want the 3 characters to exits right in zone 3.

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&CHAR1 exits right in 2 AND CHAR2 exits right in 2 AND CHAR3 exits right in 2

13

maybe using ampersands?

14

Ampersands?

15

I mean the characters enters from left in zone 1 and exits right in zone 3 while the cameras are following the characters

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&CHAR1 walks to screen right in zone 3 THEN CHAR1 exits right in 2
&CHAR2 walks to screen right in zone 3 THEN CHAR2 exits right in 2
&CHAR3 walks to screen right in zone 3 THEN CHAR3 exits right in 2
@pan to zone 3 in 2

Spot directing will be smoother
&CHAR1 walks to X Y in zone 3 in 2
&CHAR2 walks to X Y in zone 3 in 2
&CHAR3 walks to X Y in zone 3 in 2
@pan to zone 3 in 2

17

Thank you so much! Let me try it. I’LL BE BACK.

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Hi. I tried it, but at the end the characters face left, walk a few steps and disappear.

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Which one did you attempt?
If you used the top one, they will stop and then continue walking. I would suggest using the bottom one, as it is smoother.

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'K. I will try.