Need help with characters overlapping

So I don’t really know what to call what is happening with my characters, but I would like for the girl in white (Claire) to be in front and for the girl in black (Vivian), her legs, to be behind the girl in white.

-script
INT. EURO HOTEL ROOM - NIGHT

@cut to zone 3

@VIVIAN spot 1.235 71 298 in zone 2
@VIVIAN moves to layer 3

@VIVIAN is talk_neutral_lay_exhausted

VIVIAN (talk_neutral_lay_exhausted)
Where am I?

@CLAIRE moves to layer 1

@CLAIRE enters from left to screen left

@pause for 5

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I don’t know if it helps but it does for me. Usually, when I write, I like to keep the coded things together and then write the character’s part.

For example (here’s how I would write your script my way):
INT. EURO HOTEL ROOM - NIGHT

@cut to zone 3

&VIVIAN moves to layer 3
&CLAIRE moves to layer 1

@VIVIAN spot 1.235 71 298 in zone 2 and VIVIAN is idle_lay_exhausted_loop (or something like that) THEN CLAIRE enters from left to screen left

VIVIAN (talk_neutral_lay_exhausted)
Where am I?

@pause for 5

-Let me know if it works. Otherwise contact me @episode.akm

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Try moving the layer command after the enters command.

Edit: Also, sometimes it’s a previewer problem where it doesn’t display them on the right layers, so you can use the layer buttons on the previewer to adjust them. (: But generally I always put the layers after having the characters enter/spotted into the scene.

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OMG IS THIS SHEPARD (or uhm… not be rude but Mia…)? It’s been so long! How have you been?

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Mia is my daughter haha, I’ll PM you!

To OP: To stay on topic, I hope my previous post helps you with your issue!

I tried both but they didn’t work for me.

edit: Nevermind. I’m just stupid, it works. Thank you so much to the both of you! :smile:

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