Could someone help me with a somewhat advanced directing?

[hitzy]

Hey! I’m having trouble with my directing, I wanted this scene to go smooth without the guy stop for a weird second:

My script:
@HOLLOW walks to spot 1.550 274 -115 in 0.2 AND HOLLOW is kiss_playful_rear AND HOLLOW faces right AND HALEY is talk_startled
(This is where the weird stop for a sec happens)
&HOLLOW walks to spot 0.934 185 150 in 0.3 AND HOLLOW is kiss_playful_rear AND HOLLOW faces right AND zoom on 79 261 to 276% in 1
&HALEY walks to spot 0.810 105 180 in 0.3 AND HALEY starts slap_face_receive AND HALEY faces right
@pause for 0.4

I’d love if someone knew how to fix this lol😸

[ccrisan]

try this to see if it works

@HOLLOW walks to spot 1.55 274 -115 in 0.2 AND HOLLOW faces right THEN HOLLOW is kiss_playful_rear AND HALEY is talk_startled

@zoom on 79 261 to 276% in 1
&HOLLOW walks to spot 0.934 185 150 in 0.3 AND HOLLOW faces right AND HALEY walks to spot 0.810 105 180 in 0.3 AND HALEY faces right THEN HOLLOW is kiss_playful_rear AND HALEY starts slap_face_receive
@pause for 0.4

[Dara.Amarie]

When you have a character walking while doing an animation, you need to use does it while instead of “is”

But are you trying to make your character walk while doing the kiss_playful_rear animation? Or do you want them to walk first, then do the kiss_playful_rear animation? Because right now they are walking at the same time they are kissing.

[BrookeTurner]

You are using a & sign rather than an @ sign for &HOLLOW and &HALEY two times. I recommend only using & when a character is doing something and you want to fade in.
Ex:
INT. ISLAND BEDROOM - DAY
&BRITTNEY is lay_basic_awake_loop
@transition fade in black in 3
@BRITTNEY is stand_up
BRITTNEY (think)
(I better get something to eat!)
@BRITTNEY exits left
@transition fade out black in 3

[BrookeTurner]

Try this

@HOLLOW walks to spot 1.550 274 -115 in 0.2 AND HOLLOW starts kiss_playful_rear AND HOLLOW faces right
@HALEY is talk_startled
@HOLLOW walks to spot 0.934 185 150 in 0.3 AND HOLLOW is kiss_playful_rear AND HOLLOW faces right
@zoom on 79 261 to 276% in 1
@HALEY walks to spot 0.810 105 180 in 0.3 AND HALEY starts slap_face_receive AND HALEY faces right
@pause for 0.4

[Sydney_H]

Moved to Directing Helps and Tips since this is about coding. Make sure to check out our Forum Tutorial for more info about where to correctly create topics, and feel to PM me if there are any questions.

[hitzy]

It did, thank you! But I wanted things to happen more fast

[hitzy]

I want to make my character walk while doing the animation! Thank you, I didn’t know about the does it while thing

[hitzy]

aww it didn’t work but thank you anyway!

[ccrisan]

u just need to change the time

here:

How do i make a character walk really fast as if she is a vampire

Generic Example: @CHARACTER walks to spot S X Y in T AND CHARACTER does it while animation Another example: @YOU walks to spot 1.280 452 -93 in 0.5 AND YOU does it while run_jog So T=0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, and etc. These seconds are REALLY fast! They’re all less than 1

[hitzy]

ok, thank you!

[hitzy]

I just figured it out guys thank you so much for helping!

[BrookeTurner]

I’m pretty sure you can’t have them doing multiple animations at once or walking/running while doing an animation sorry!