DARA’S GUIDE: Overlays

[Dara.Amarie]

NOTE: Usually you have to add in the shift, scales, and opacity command along with the create command to make the overlay actually appear in your scene.

So:

&overlay BLUSH create
&overlay BLUSH shifts to x y in 0 in zone #
&overlay BLUSH scales to # # in 0
&overlay BLUSH opacity 1 in 0
@overlay BLUSH to layer 4

[Estefi]

thx

[WolfieWritingMachine]

&overlay OVERLAYNAME shifts to [a spot to the left] in 1 in zone 2 THEN overlay OVERLAYNAME shifts to [a spot to the right] in 1 in zone 2 loop 5 times

so for this part, would a spot to the right be like screen right or is it like the number spots?

[Dara.Amarie]

They’re number coordinates

[eliza1098]

I’m using a car overlay, and I’m confused on how to place the character in the right position in that overlay. I want my character to be placed behind the wheel of the car, yet I’m unsure how to do that.

[Dara.Amarie]

HOW TO: Drive into / Drive Off the scene with Character inside

First. Choose your background and overlay. I’ll use: EXT. BRICK MANSION - DAY with CAR ANGLE SILVER A Guide to Using & Animating OVERLAYS Let’s have two characters in the scene. One waiting and one in the car. I’ve already spotted my “waiting” character: How to move your characters around (Spot Directing) EXT. BRICK MANSION - DAY with CAR ANGLE SILVER @JULIE spot 0.832 173 177 AND JULIE faces left @JAMES stands screen left AND JAMES faces right [place%20hdhdh] I zoomed out the scene s…

[krystianh]

My overlay doesn’t want to show up also I can’t even save it to see because it says parse something and to back up my code.

[Dara.Amarie]

You already added the overlay to the background name so you don’t need to use the create command.

[krystianh]

Thank you! I reread your guide, and with a lot of work I got it just right. You’re amazing!

[Loulou123]

How do you stop weather effects?

[Apes]

You have to switch the background.

[Loulou123]

Ok. thanks

[OfficialPurpleCees]

Hey I was making a story on limelight and I was wondering how do you add the baby swaddle to the character. Is it a thing that is not ready yet for limelight? Or if there is how can i do it?

[Dara.Amarie]

It’s a prop that you have to add to your character. There’s a list of props underneath the list of behaviors in your script.

To add a prop:
@add Prop Name to CHARACTER

To remove the prop:
@remove Prop Name from CHARACTER

[OfficialPurpleCees]

@add Prop Name to CHARACTER

I’ve tried that many time but when ever I add the prop is says that its an error and that the prop does not exists.

[Dara.Amarie]

The first letter of each word needs to be capitalized.

[OfficialPurpleCees]

@add BLACK BABY SWADDLE to YOU
This is what I put and it still says that there is an error.

[Dara.Amarie]

@add Black Baby Swaddle to YOU

[OfficialPurpleCees]

I really don’t know if its just something wrong with my writers portal, but i’ve legit tried everything. I really want to thank you for your help, but I think that ill just go around that part until the error message gets removed.

[Dara.Amarie]

You’re using the overlay name instead of the prop name. The prop name for the black swaddle is Baby Swaddle Black Blanket