Help with layers! :)

Hey, can someone explain me how to use layers? What is the layer 1, the layer 2, etc etc?

Thank you in advance,
Marta

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Yeah! So pretty much, its the order things appear. You want background characters in like layer 3, 4, 5.Overlays and regular chracaters should be in 1 or 2. It creates a depth effect, like its more real and 3D. To move characters, just say @CHARACTER moves to layer #.Hope this helps!

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Thank you so much! :smiling_face_with_three_hearts: :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

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Np!

Can some explain to me what I did wrong? It has the characters behind the others but they are not going behind the movies seats.

INT. MOVIESEATS - NIGHT
@JESSICA enters from left to screen left
@JESSICA is sit
@JESSICA spot 1.280 69 -33 in zone 1 at layer -44
@BECKY enters from left to screen right
@BECKY spot 1.280 255 -155 in zone 1
@BECKY is sit
@ANDREA enters from left to upscreen right
@ANDREA is sit
@ANDREA spot 1.132 240 30 in zone 1 at layer -50
@MIKAYLA enters from left to upscreen left
@MIKAYLA spot 1.280 67 -158 in zone 1
@MIKAYLA is sit

That’s how it is. You’d need an overlay to get them behind the seats

I need to make an overlay of the movie seats?

Yes

Okay, thanks for the info.

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Yeah because INT. MOVIESEATS - NIGHT is a background. It’s all in one layer, so there’s no layers or dimensions to it. Set INT. MOVIESEATS - NIGHT to layer 3, the characters to layer 2, and the overlay to layer 1. Hope this helps!

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I have another one I can’t fiqure out. My car isn’t showing greatly and my characters are not into the car how I want them, also the car isn’t moving.

EXT. CITY HIGHWAY - DAY with INT. CAR 2 to 0.851 -41 -39
@transition fade in black 5
@zoom on 43 4 to 99% in 2
@pause for a beat
@CALEB walks to spot 0.554 72 87 in 3.0 AND CALEB faces left AND JOSHUA walks to spot 0.576 86 74 in 3.0 AND JOSHUA faces left
@GLORIA walks to spot 0.848 117 -39 in 3.0 AND GLORIA faces left
@ANGELA walks to spot 0.731 134 9 in 3.0 AND ANGELA faces left

&overlay 5156515979853824_INT. CAR 2 shifts to -213 -91 in 3.0
&overlay 5156515979853824_INT. CAR 2 scales to 1.432 1.430

@GLORIA spot 0.731 115 -1 AND GLORIA faces left AND ANGELA spot 0.713 128 5 AND ANGELA faces left

you should resize and move the position of the overlay. ALso, use a looped background. If its still not working, just search it up on the forums!

What about moving the characters with the car? It’s not working, just the car does.

EXT. CITY HIGHWAY - DAY with INT. CAR 2 to 02.021 -247 -132 in zone 3
@cut to zone 3
@CALEB spot 0.680 180 64 AND CALEB faces left AND JOSHUA spot 0.630 148 88 AND JOSHUA faces left
@GLORIA spot 0.731 228 43 AND GLORIA faces left AND ANGELA spot 0.731 235 41 AND ANGELA faces left
@pause for a beat
&JOSHUA walks to spot 0.630 148 88 in 3.0 AND JOSHUA does it while idle
&CALEB walks to spot 0.680 180 64 in 3.0 AND CALEB does it while idle_phone_hold
&GLORIA walks to spot 0.731 228 43 in 3.0 AND GLORIA does it while read_phone_shocked
&ANGELA walks to spot 0.731 235 41 in 3.0 AND ANGELA does it while idle_notepad
@overlay 5156515979853824_INT. CAR 2 shifts to -247 -132 in 3.0
@overlay 5156515979853824_INT. CAR 2 scales to 2.027 2.024

are you sure that the spots are right?

Yea, I think so. Does something look wrong?

They look the same like spots above

You shouldn’t need to move the characters or the car. It will look like the characters and car are moving, but it’s really the background!

Here are two looping backgrounds! Second and third comments!

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It Worked! Thanks for your help.