DARA’S GUIDE: Overlays

Catz · June 16, 2020, 9:25am

hey there! you’re using the ‘&’ it normally allows the first ‘shift’ and ‘scale’ to occur, so you can try

EXT. DUPRES PALACE WATERSIDE WALKWAY - DAY with TND in zone 1 at layer 1 with CLOUDS in zone 1 at layer 1
@cut to zone 1
@zoom reset
&overlay 5575261017669632_CLOUDS shifts to -80 315 in zone 1
&overlay 5575261017669632_CLOUDS scales to 0.604 0.604
@transition fade in black
&overlay 5575261017669632_CLOUDS shifts to -168 315 in 3
&overlay 5575261017669632_CLOUDS scales to 0.604 0.604 in 3

or

EXT. DUPRES PALACE WATERSIDE WALKWAY - DAY with TND in zone 1 at layer 1 with CLOUDS in zone 1 at layer 1
@cut to zone 1
@zoom reset
&overlay 5575261017669632_CLOUDS shifts to -80 315 in zone 1
&overlay 5575261017669632_CLOUDS scales to 0.604 0.604
@pause for s
&overlay 5575261017669632_CLOUDS shifts to -168 315 in 3
&overlay 5575261017669632_CLOUDS scales to 0.604 0.604 in 3

Catz · June 16, 2020, 9:25am

lmk if it works

imonawrites · June 16, 2020, 3:28pm

It did work! now i am trying to fix the other overlay but i think i can manage thank you so much!

Catz · June 17, 2020, 1:25am

np!

imcconfusd · June 26, 2020, 10:52pm

how do i add the copies of an overlay into a scene? for example if I had the streetlamp overlay copies and I want them all to already be in place (EXT. HIGH SCHOOL EXTERIOR - DAY with STREETLAMP to 0.341 182 83 in zone 3 at layer 3 with STREETLAMP 2 to 0.247 86 114 in zone 3 at layer 0 with STREETLAMP 3 to 0.247 254 114 in zone 3 at layer 1)

Jessicathorn · July 10, 2020, 12:46pm

How do I add a limo as an overlay but get it to come on, not be there automatically?

jaydenaaliyah · July 13, 2020, 3:13pm

I was trying to have a child character walk into a scene that had multiple overlays. I made her enter after a pause for beat, if that has anything to do with it. Since child characters need spot direction, I used: @GIANNA walks to spot 0.875 85 123 in zone 1 at layer 2

When I previewed it, she didn’t even end up on the screen. Can someone help me?

Dara.Amarie · July 13, 2020, 3:33pm

FYI, this isn’t the correct thread to post this, but I’ll help you out anyways

You can’t add “at layer #” to a spot walking command so remove “at layer 2”

jaydenaaliyah · July 13, 2020, 3:44pm

My bad, I’m still trying to navigate the forums… but I will need a lot of help with overlays and spot directing in the future, where do I go to find help for that?

And thank you so much it worked now.

Dara.Amarie · July 13, 2020, 4:15pm

The topic of this thread is overlays, so you can come here for any overlay help you need, or you can create your own thread asking for help.

jaydenaaliyah · July 13, 2020, 5:18pm

So I was removing an overlay and adding another one right after it, the context is a plate of food turning into an empty plate. The empty plate didn’t end up on the same layer, and it ended on top of my character. Can someone fix my coding?

What I have:

The outcome:

Dara.Amarie · July 13, 2020, 5:20pm

You need to add the layer for the overlay

jaydenaaliyah · July 13, 2020, 5:21pm

I’m a bit confused, what would that code look like?

Dara.Amarie · July 13, 2020, 5:22pm

Everything you need to know about overlays is in the guide above.

jaydenaaliyah · July 13, 2020, 5:31pm

Oh jeez I finally got it thank you

Queen19 · July 21, 2020, 1:06pm

HI DARA
FIRST YOU ARE AMAZING AND I NEED YOURE HELP
INT. TBH - NIGHT
@overlay HEART create
@overlay HEART opacity 1 in 0.5

@overlay 5461672350384128_HEART shifts to 78 286
&overlay 5461672350384128_HEART scales to 1.000 1.000 in 0.5
@pause for 10
This is my backround and overlay made by me
and i dont know where i make mistake becauae i want this overlay slowly point then slowly fade until it disappears I have an overlay who I want to add then but is not approved yet
which also begins to begin to appear slowly and then there will be a sound like broken glass and the heart will slowly disappear
Its my first story and i dont know what i make wrong and i dont want heart move but my heart move

episode.kct · July 24, 2020, 7:59am

I was wondering earlier on why my overlay wasn’t moving and i read the thread and it helped so much
Thanks dara

storiesbyjazzy · July 28, 2020, 4:43pm

I dont understand what i am doing wrong it does come out the way i want it too

Bertha · July 28, 2020, 4:46pm

What do you want it to be like?

storiesbyjazzy · July 28, 2020, 5:18pm

i want it to be at one place and them have it being at another and i want to make it look like there is blood comping out of the body.
if that makes sense.