The positions that are possible when you want a character in your scene:
Generic code for it: @CHARACTER stands POSITION
The background positions: back far left back left back right back far right
The foreground positions: screen left screen right screen center upscreen right upscreen left
Example:@CHARACTER stands back far right
You can also add a zone for where the character is standing:
Generic code for it:@CHARACTER stands POSITION in zone #
An example:@CHARACTER stands back left in zone 3
And you can also add a Direction (the way they are facing, which can either be left or right)
Example:
@CHARACTER stands screen left AND CHARACTER faces right
@CHARACTER stands screen right AND CHARACTER faces left
You can also make them stand at spots using spot directing. Check out this for more info on that: Spot Directing (Moving Characters Around)
To make them walk using spot directing, check out: Spot Walking (Walking w/Spot Direction)
Also, I would encourage you to check out Joseph Evans’ tutorials on YouTube-they’re great way to begin directing on Episode! And the Episode guides are also very helpful ^^
Here’s how to make someone enter and exit a scene:
Good luck and if you need any more tips & help, let me know!
If you’re talking about your characters being on one side in Spotlight format, then check out:
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In spotlight you can change the position of a character. Here’s an example of how to do so:
You can change the position of a character on stage.
For example, let’s say DIANA is the main character, so she appears on stage left and WILLIAM appears on stage right.
You can change his position by writing:
@WILLIAM stands POSITION AND WILLIAM faces DIRECTION
*Please note that POSITION would be the new place where he is appearing at and direction is the way he’s facing. Replace those two words with an actual position and an actual direction.
Example:@WILLIAM stands upscreen left AND WILLIAM faces right
WILLIAM (talk_sad) I’m not that heroic like you, Diana.
