How do I get the character to lay on the bed?

[Jade.epi]

Laying animations you can’t have them up/down only laying left-right unfortunately

[Episode89]

How do pan into a different zone?

[Apes]

@Apes

@pan to zone 2

Check this thread for basics:

HOW TO: Stage Direction

First, I will talk about zones. According to the Episode guides each background is divided into a zone and each zone is the width of a standard smartphone screen. [Episode%20Zones] Background from the Episode guides. Backgrounds from Episode usually have three zones, but some will have only 1, 2, or 4. Every background is different. Next, I will talk about the positions that are possible when you want a character in your scene: Generic code for it: @CHARACTER stands POSITION The backgro…

[JemU776]

Thank you for linking

[Episode89]

I am still confused lol.

[JemU776]

You read the basic guide so fast

HOW TO: Stage Direction

Now, to talk about cuts and pans to another zone in a background:

First, the generic command for cutting to a different zone within a background:

@cut to zone #

An example:
@cut to zone 2

Second, the generic command for panning to a different zone:
@pan to zone # in T

An example:
@pan to zone 2 in 3
This means the camera will pan (slide) to zone 2 from the current zone it’s in, and this pan will last 3 seconds.
It doesn’t have to be three seconds. It can be any number of seconds you want it to be.

[Episode89]

My character keeps stopping and I am trying to get him into zone 2

[JemU776]

HOW TO: Stage Direction

Following a character to a different zone:

The follow command:
@follow CHARACTER to POSITION in zone # and CHARACTER does it while animation

An example using this command:
@follow CHARACTER to screen center in zone 2 AND CHARACTER does it while run_jog

The follow command using spot directing:

&pan to zone # in T
@CHARACTER walks to spot S X Y in zone # in T and CHARACTER does it while animation

An example for it:
&pan to zone 2 in 3
@CHARACTER walks to spot 1.280 200 0 in zone 2 in 3 AND CHARACTER does it while run_jog

Use Spot Directing so they don’t stop. That’s what i use.

Also refer to this: Tip: Conversion between Main Positions to Spots

If they’re still stopping, show that part of your code.

[Episode89]

I did that and he is still in the other half of the screen I don’t know how I made it work before………I am so sorry I am bugging you.

[JemU776]

No, u aren’t bugging me, we are all here to help, you can ask whatever u want

And can you show that part of ur script that’s not working the way u want it to (screenshot it or copy and paste it here)?

[Episode89]

This is the first problem I’m having.

[JemU776]

First =

1. @cut to INT. YOUR BEDROOM - DAY
   @cut to INT. KITCHEN - DAY
   This is not correct.

You can’t cut to a background. You can only cut to zone within a background. Just write the background without cutting to it.

[JemU776]

Do you want her to go from the bedroom to the kitchen?

[Episode89]

I want her to walk into the bedroom and show the whole room if that makes sense?

[JemU776]

OK, so you just want her to walk into the bedroom, show the whole room and zoom back to where she’s standing, not have her walk across the whole room, right?

[Episode89]

that’s right.

[JemU776]

OK, so you just want her to walk into the bedroom, show the whole room and zoom back to where she’s standing, not have her walk across the whole room, right?

Here’s an example:

INT. YOUR BEDROOM - DAY

@ERIN enters from left to screen left
@ERIN is think
@pan to zone 4 in 2.5
@pause for 0.7
@pan to zone 1 in 2.5

P.S check out: "List" of Helpful Threads and "List" of Script Templates (From other threads) and I recommend watching Joseph Evans’ tutorials on YouTube as well as reading the Episode guides. If u have questions, don’t hesitate to ask on this thread: "Stupid" questions that never get answered? Get The Help Here! or make a thread of your own in the “Directing Helps and tips” category in Creator’s Corner asking a question.

[JemU776]

Let me know how it goes

[Episode89]

Amazing thanks. Second is this

[JemU776]

It is:
@ADAM enters from right to screen right

Also u don’t need to spot direct Britney again if u already spot directed her in the scene.