HOW TO: Spotlight Format

[JemU776]

It’s the same thing. If a character is customized, you still treat them like a character. So, you’d include them in your script using their script name along with other characters.

Example:

CHAR
Hey.

YOU
Hi.

CHAR is the character you made and YOU is the character the reader customized as well as named.

[NiiceyRedd]

THANK YOU!

[JemU776]

NP

[elenshefe]

Hey.
Do you know why is it like that?
It looks like 1 character is texting, but they are 2 different.

[JemU776]

Hi there, if you scroll a little up and read through the comments, you’ll find your answer!

Answer right here (it’s above):

HOW TO: Spotlight Format

So, I only know of two colors lol and if you have them appearing on the same side, you need to place your characters on opposite sides of the screen. So, here’s an example: set format phonetext EXT. GREEN - DAY @GIRL stands screen left AND BOY stands screen right GIRL Hey. BOY Hello. GIRL Talk to you soon. BOY OK, bye. …and bla bla bla, more text messages go here until you set format back to cinematic. Also, since GIRL is standing on the left, her messages will be on the left and th…

[elenshefe]

I haven’t pay attention to this first. Thank you so much

[JemU776]

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[JemU776]

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[JemU776]

A Cool peasant is bumping this thread, bump! Also just a reminder everybody :

@JemU776

So, I only know of two colors lol and if you have them appearing on the same side, you need to place your characters on opposite sides of the screen. So, here’s an example:

set format phonetext

EXT. GREEN - DAY

@GIRL stands screen left AND BOY stands screen right

GIRL
Hey.

BOY
Hello.

(can read more above or expand this quote dudes )

[JemU776]

Ha ha, cool trick I discovered (credit goes to @ Dara.Amarie for this):

For set format phonetext you can use @YOU left or @YOU right which will determine which sides of the screen the texts will show up.

By writing:
@YOU right
It means YOU’s texts will show on the right side, these are in blue.

Bu writing:
@YOU left
It means YOU’s texts will show on the left side, these are in white.

Wow, this is seriously so freaking epic, all you write is left or right for the character when it comes to texts (it’s error free)

Also, YOU is just the character’s name I used, it can be any name you wish-CHARACTER, RAVEN, TONY, JEM, ALEXANDRIA, ANNIEWAYS, AMBEROSE, NELIDA, MIDNIGHTMAIDEN, LANA, THEYCALLMETOASTY, etc. the list is endless

[Kayla.Episode]

FOR SPOTLIGHT USERS:

set format phonetext

KEATON
Why won’t you respond?

KATHERINE
Because there is nothing left to say.

KEATON
There’s lot to be said.

KATHERINE
Please leave me alone.

set format spotlight

You cannot set format to cinematic! It has to be spotlight.

[JemU776]

@JemU776

Note that if you select for your story to be in Spotlight Format, you cannot use set format cinematic in these stories-your whole story has to be in spotlight.

Yep, you’re so right

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[amberose]

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[JemU776]

Thank u, I almost clicked the checkmark lol, then this topic would be marked as solved and closed and i’d have to make it again probably

[JemU776]

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[erosinair]

Is there any specific coding for CC template for Spotlight? Since its a different format, characters tend to swipe out when the readers are choosing features. Is there a way to make them stay onscreen with each choice? Would you have to use ((character_stays)) under every option or…?

[amberose]

@erosinair

Would you have to use ((character_stays)) under every option or…?

Yes. You do hahaha. I have one you can use. Do you need it for male, female or both?

[erosinair]

Hi, thank you so much for responding. I need it for both, definitely. Would really appreciate it.