So I need my script for Summer Tides to have the characters already standing in their positions before the scene starts, so when it goes over there, it’ll have them standing there.
HERE’s THE BACKGROUND I’M USING:
EXT. ST JEZEBEL ISLAND BEACH - SUNSET
Script
@cut to zone 3 @zoom on 0 0 to 100% in 0
@/AUGUST spot 1.280 150 12
@/AUGUST moves to layer 7
@/AURORA spot 1.253 114 21
@/AURORA moves to layer 1
@/AURORA is holdwaist_receive_idle_rear
@/AUGUST is holdwaist_give_idle_rear @cut to zone 3 @transition fade in black
Try this: @zoom on 0 0 to 100% in 0
&/AUGUST spot 1.280 150 12 AND AUGUST is holdwaist_give_idle_rear
&/AURORA spot 1.253 114 21 AND AURORA is holdwaist_receive_idle_rear and AURORA faces right @cut to zone 3 @transition fade in black
I tend to have no issues when I code it like this:
EXT. ST JEZEBEL ISLAND BEACH - SUNSET
@/AUGUST spot 1.280 150 12 in zone 3 at layer 7
@/AURORA spot 1.253 114 21 in zone 3 at layer 1 @cut to zone 3 @zoom on (whatever zoom you like)
&/AURORA is holdwaist_receive_idle_rear (Also don’t forget to state the direction they should be facing)
&/AUGUST is holdwaist_give_idle_rear @transition fade in black in 1 (Always specify how long you want the fade in to take. If you want less time, try 0.5 or whatever you like.)
I always use & for anything before the @transition. So I would write this script like:
&cut to zone 3
&zoom on 0 0 to 100% in 0
&/AUGUST spot 1.280 150 12
&/AUGUST moves to layer 7
&/AURORA spot 1.253 114 21
&/AURORA moves to layer 1
&/AURORA is holdwaist_receive_idle_rear
&/AUGUST is holdwaist_give_idle_rear @transition fade in black 1
This should solve your problem! If you use @zoom or @cut before the transition in, it will probably show a blip of your scene before transitioning in. That’s a problem I used to have, anyway. Note: This doesn’t seem to be an issue when placing overlays in a scene before a transition, but I always use & anyway just to be safe.