Help!i need my character to walk into a cafe!

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So my main focus here is Desiree and Elora and i need them to walk in naturally it just seems odd also i dont want the to overlap the counter.

HERES THE SCRIPT PLEASE HELP!!

INT. COFFEE CAFE - DAY with COFFEE CAFE DESK with CAFE CHAIRS 1 with CAFE TABLE with COFFEE CUP with CAFE 4 with RIGHT CHAIR HANDLE 2 with RIGHT CHAIR HANDLE 3
music int_bakery_day
&cut to zone 1
&overlay 4969813944107008_COFFEE CAFE DESK shifts to -2 1 in zone 1
&overlay 4969813944107008_COFFEE CAFE DESK scales to 1.414 1.414
&overlay 4969813944107008_COFFEE CAFE DESK moves to layer -14
&overlay 4969813944107008_CAFE CHAIRS 1 shifts to 17 175 in zone 2
&overlay 4969813944107008_CAFE CHAIRS 1 scales to 0.964 0.964
&overlay 4969813944107008_CAFE CHAIRS 1 moves to layer 5
&overlay 4969813944107008_CAFE TABLE shifts to -8 -4 in zone 1
&overlay 4969813944107008_CAFE TABLE scales to 2.854 2.854
&overlay 4969813944107008_CAFE TABLE moves to layer -4
&overlay 4969813944107008_COFFEE CUP shifts to 101 224 in zone 3
&overlay 4969813944107008_COFFEE CUP scales to 0.190 0.190
&overlay 4969813944107008_COFFEE CUP moves to layer 3
&overlay 4969813944107008_CAFE 4 shifts to -23 -5 in zone 1
&overlay 4969813944107008_CAFE 4 scales to 2.872 2.872
&overlay 4969813944107008_CAFE 4 moves to layer -19
&overlay 4969813944107008_RIGHT CHAIR HANDLE 2 shifts to 241 219 in zone 2
&overlay 4969813944107008_RIGHT CHAIR HANDLE 2 scales to 0.496 0.496
&overlay 4969813944107008_RIGHT CHAIR HANDLE 2 moves to layer -27
&overlay 4969813944107008_RIGHT CHAIR HANDLE 3 shifts to 93 102 in zone 2
&overlay 4969813944107008_RIGHT CHAIR HANDLE 3 scales to 1.270 1.270
&overlay 4969813944107008_RIGHT CHAIR HANDLE 3 moves to layer -28
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###################### CHARACTERS IN ZONE 1 & ZONE 2 #########################
&zoom on 29 568 to 218% in 0
&CHRISTAL spot 1.038 76 172 in zone 1
&CHRISTAL moves to layer -49
@pause for 2
&zoom on 311 394 to 481% in 0
&MALEEK spot 0.677 290 391 in zone 1 AND MALEEK faces right AND MALEEK is talk_sit_anklescrossed_neutral_loop AND MALEEK moves to layer -15
@pause for 2
&cut to zone 2
&zoom on 360 369 to 306% in 0
&DAN spot 0.551 80 401 in zone 2 AND DAN faces right AND DAN is idle_sit_neutral_loop_rear AND DAN moves to layer 4
###################### CHARACTERS IN ZONE 1 & ZONE 2 ##########################

###################### CHARACTERS IN ZONE 3 ###################################
@pause for 2
&cut to zone 3
&zoom on 839 292 to 240% in 0
&ARIKA spot 0.785 179 292 in zone 3 AND ARIKA faces left AND ARIKA is idle_sit_neutral_loop AND ARIKA moves to layer -26 AND VENEZIA spot 1.019 218 198 in zone 3 AND VENEZIA faces left AND VENEZIA is idle_sit_anklescrossed_neutral_loop AND VENEZIA moves to layer -26
###################### CHARACTERS IN ZONE 3 ###################################

###################### CHARACTERS IN ZONE 2 ###################################
@pause for 2
&cut to zone 2
&zoom on 839 292 to 169% in 0
&LUNA spot 0.677 304 282 in zone 2 AND LUNA faces right AND LUNA is talk_sit_neutral_loop AND LUNA moves to layer -20 AND ZOSIA spot 0.641 11 335 in zone 3 AND ZOSIA faces right AND ZOSIA is idle_sit_neutral_loop AND ZOSIA moves to layer -21
###################### CHARACTERS IN ZONE 2 ###################################

@pause for 2
@zoom on 603 440 to 237% in 2

######## U CAN LET YOUR CHARACTER ENTER THE SCENE THERE ######
@ELORA stands back far right
@ELORA spot 0.452 242 452 in zone 2
@ELORA moves to layer -50

@DESIREE stands back far left
@DESIREE spot 0.488 275 450 in zone 2
@DESIREE moves to layer -50

@pause for 1
@zoom reset

@pan to zone 2 in 5
@cut to zone 1
@ELORA walks to spot 0.992 241 195 in zone 1 AND ELORA faces left
@ELORA moves to layer 6

@DESIREE walks to spot 1.019 174 191 in zone 1
@DESIREE moves to layer 6
@pause for 1

@cut to zone 2
@pause for 1

@cut to zone 3
@pause for 1

@pause for 1
@transition fade out black in 2

All feedback is apprecciated thanks in advance darlings xoxo

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In this spot you have the two characters spotted two ways ( you’ve put Elora and Desiree “stands far back left/right” but you’ve also spotted them with spot direction.)
Since “stands” code auto-sets the character size to the system full (1.280), having both spotting that’s much smaller than full size and a full size command might make the character “jump” from full to scaled on screen.
So, I’d get rid of the “ELORA stands back far right” and “DESIREE stands back far left” since you’ve spot directed them in the line below each.

What do you not like about how this code plays out? Is one coming in then the other? Are they ‘jumping’ or coming into the screen very very fast?

If you want them to come in together from opposite sides, you’d use “and” like:
@/ELORA walks to spot 0.992 241 195 in zone 1 and ELORA faces left and DESIREE walks to spot 1.019 174 191 in zone 1

(I’d add a “and DESIREE faces left(or) right” in there, to make sure the system faces them correctly – I’ve seen characters that faces right on preview, facing left in the app preview. Always face a direction to avoid that :).

If they’re walking too fast:
@/ELORA walks to spot 0.992 241 195 in zone 1 in # (number of seconds) and ELORA faces left and DESIREE walks to spot 1.019 174 191 in zone 1 in #

If you want one to enter and then the other:
@/ELORA walks to spot 0.992 241 195 in zone 1 in # AND ELORA faces left
&/DESIREE walks to spot 1.019 174 191 in zone 1 in #

^^^^this allows Elora to enter alone and finish getting to her spot BEFORE Desiree begins her walk onto screen. You could also change it to:

&/ELORA walks to spot 0.992 241 195 in zone 1 in 2 AND ELORA faces left then ELORA starts idle_shiftweight_neutral_loop (add an idle animation to whoever enters the scene first so that they aren’t awkwardly idle for the # of seconds you have the second character walking in.)
@/pause for 1
&/DESIREE walks to spot 1.019 174 191 in zone 1 in 2

^^ This pauses for 1 second so that Desiree enters on a 1 second delay from Elora.

Truly hopes this helps a little and feel free to ask me to clarify anything I’ve written as I’m sick and a little brain-foggy so I may not have explained well. lol

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