How do I add people to this back ground

Well overlays are important for any good story so learning how to use them is something you need to learn.

Basics -

How to add an overlay to the start of a scene?

INT. BACKGROUND with OVERLAYNAME

How to add it in to the middle of a scene?

@overlay OVERLAYNAME create
@overlay OVERLAYNAME opacity 1

How to move and scale an overlay?

moving and scaling an overlay is like spot directing a character.

Once you have the code copy it into your script

It can look like this -

or like this

Screenshot 2021-01-29 at 20.17.09

if you need help with overlays I would recommend watching Episode Notes or Joseph Evans videos

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