When I play my script back, the fade fades in, and the charcters aren’t on stage. Then they pop up. How do I fix that? Here’s my script…
EXT. JUVIE POOL HOUSE INTERIOR - DAY
@cut to zone 2
@set hsl 0 -100 0 no_colorize with blendMode NORMAL to 100%
@YOUNG MAGGIE spot 1.226 127 -20 in zone 2 at layer 2 AND YOUNG MAGGIE faces right
@MOM spot 1.280 89 21 AND MOM faces right
@DAD spot 1.343 229 3 in zone 2 at layer 0 AND DAD faces left
@transition fade in white 2.0
@YOUNG MAGGIE is cry_sniff_loop AND DAD is cry_sob_loop AND MOM is cry_sob_loop
I don’t know if this will work, but try to set an & sign instead of @ on the transition…
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That happens to me but what I would normally do is:
EXT. JUVIE POOL HOUSE INTERIOR - DAY
@YOUNG MAGGIE spot 1.226 127 -20 in zone 2 at layer 2 AND YOUNG MAGGIE faces right AND MOM spot 1.280 89 21 AND MOM faces right AND DAD spot 1.343 229 3 in zone 2 at layer 0 AND DAD faces left
EXT. JUVIE POOL HOUSE INTERIOR - DAY
@cut to zone 2
@set hsl 0 -100 0 no_colorize with blendMode NORMAL to 100% in 0
@YOUNG MAGGIE spot 1.226 127 -20 in zone 2 at layer 2 AND YOUNG MAGGIE faces right
@MOM spot 1.280 89 21 AND MOM faces right
@DAD spot 1.343 229 3 in zone 2 at layer 0 AND DAD faces left
@YOUNG MAGGIE is cry_sniff_loop AND DAD is cry_sob_loop AND MOM is cry_sob_loop
@transition fade in white 2.0
Just put it all together and right at the start. That way when you cut to zone # they will already be there
Thank you so much!
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By default, filters take around 2 seconds. Because you didn’t specify the time, it did it in 2 seconds.
Adding “in 0”, makes it do it immediately.
I moved the animations before the transition, otherwise your characters would be idle, and then do their animations.
Do any of yall know how to make an overlay that would make the background blur?
You need to make an overlay of the background blurred. If you know which background I can do that for you.
INT. BLACK - DAY
@set hsl 0 -100 0 no_colorize with blendMode NORMAL to 100%
#so the filter shows up when the scene starts rather than fading in
EXT. JUVIE POOL HOUSE INTERIOR - DAY
&cut to zone 2
&YOUNG MAGGIE spot 1.226 127 -20 in zone 2 at layer 2 AND YOUNG MAGGIE faces right
&MOM spot 1.280 89 21 AND MOM faces right
&DAD spot 1.343 229 3 in zone 2 at layer 0 AND DAD faces left
@transition fade in white 2.0
@YOUNG MAGGIE is cry_sniff_loop AND DAD is cry_sob_loop AND MOM is cry_sob_loop
INT. WALKINCLOSET - DAY
Thats the background.
Is this too little/much?
And to be honest, you can upload it as a background, instead of an overlay.
thats great.
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how do i make them crying before it fades in?
INT. BLACK - DAY
@set hsl 0 -100 0 no_colorize with blendMode NORMAL to 100%
#so the filter shows up when the scene starts rather than fading in
EXT. JUVIE POOL HOUSE INTERIOR - DAY
&cut to zone 2
&YOUNG MAGGIE spot 1.226 127 -20 in zone 2 at layer 2 AND YOUNG MAGGIE faces right
&MOM spot 1.280 89 21 AND MOM faces right
&DAD spot 1.343 229 3 in zone 2 at layer 0 AND DAD faces left
&YOUNG MAGGIE is cry_sniff_loop AND DAD is cry_sob_loop AND MOM is cry_sob_loop
@transition fade in white in 2.0
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