Dialogue Timing

[maezzepi]

Hello I’m not sure if I’ll say this in a way that makes sense… In the beginning of a new scene I want the dialogue to be automatic (appear directly after the scene change) but there’s just a long akward pause lol I took a screenshot of the scene.

[Angel.L]

You can replace everything before the dialogue with “&”. So it would be:

&cut to zone 2…

&overlay CHAIRARM…
&overlay…
&overlay…
&overlay…

&DOCTOR spot…

[maezzepi]

OMG LOOKS SOOO MUCH BETTER! Thank you

[Matilda_the_lovely]

Do you want the doctor to sit for a second before he talks?

You can also write it like this:

EXT. HOSPITAL - DAY with CHAIRARM at 0.649 83 2 in zone 2

&DOCTOR spot xx , etc

or if you want him to sit for 1 second before he talks.

@DOCTOR spot xx AND DOCTOR faces left AND DOCTOR is animation

[maezzepi]

Thank you! I actually wanted him to talk immediately so no pause