Overlay & Character Not Shifting Together

[Briana_M]

I don’t know why I am having problems with shifting an overlay while the character is moving at the same exact time. Idk if I am coding something wrong, but here’s my code:

INT. TEAL BEDROOM ELZBIET - DAY
@cut to zone 3 AND zoom on 799 346 to 173% in 0
@NORLANI spot 1.280 400 -8 in zone 3 at layer 3 AND NORLANI faces right
@NORLANI walks to spot 1.280 165 -8
@NORLANI spot 1.280 165 -8 in zone 3 at layer 3 AND NORLANI faces right
&zoom reset

&overlay BLUE LIVING ROOM create
&overlay BLUE LIVING ROOM moves to layer 2
&overlay BLUE LIVING ROOM shifts to 161 5 in zone 3
&overlay BLUE LIVING ROOM opacity 1

&NORLANI spot 1.280 94 -7 in zone 3
&NORLANI moves to layer 3
&NORLANI faces right
&NORLANI is listen_phone_sigh

&CARMELLA spot 1.280 241 -10 in zone 3
&CARMELLA moves to layer 3
&CARMELLA faces left
@CARMELLA is listen_phone_confused

&CARMELLA walks to spot 1.280 241 -10 in zone 3 in 3 AND CARMELLA faces left AND CARMELLA does it while listen_phone_confused THEN CARMELLA is listen_phone_confused
@overlay BLUE LIVING ROOM shifts to 161 5 in zone 3 in 3

[Winteronepisode]

@Briana_M

&CARMELLA walks to spot 1.280 241 -10 in zone 3 in 3 AND CARMELLA faces left AND CARMELLA does it while listen_phone_confused THEN CARMELLA is listen_phone_confused
@overlay BLUE LIVING ROOM shifts to 161 5 in zone 3 in 3

Change this ^

to…

&CARMELLA walks to spot 1.280 241 -10 in zone 3 in 3 AND CARMELLA faces left AND CARMELLA does it while listen_phone_confused
@overlay BLUE LIVING ROOM shifts to 161 5 in zone 3 in 3 THEN CARMELLA is listen_phone_confused

This would also work…

@CARMELLA walks to spot 1.280 241 -10 in zone 3 in 3 AND CARMELLA faces left AND CARMELLA does it while listen_phone_confused and overlay BLUE LIVING ROOM shifts to 161 5 in zone 3 in 3 THEN CARMELLA is listen_phone_confused

[Briana_M]

I tried both of those codes and it still didn’t really work because they overlay and the character didn’t move.

[Winteronepisode]

@Briana_M

&CARMELLA spot 1.280 241 -10 in zone 3
&CARMELLA moves to layer 3
&CARMELLA faces left
@CARMELLA is listen_phone_confused

It appears that you placed her in that spot in the code before. I’d either cut that out or change the start position.

[Briana_M]

What do you mean?

[Winteronepisode]

In simple terms, say you wanted “CHAR” to stand screen right and move to screen left at the same time an overlay moved. You’d have a pre-moving spot (screen right), and a final destination (screen left). In your example, it appears those are the same. If CARMELLA is offscreen at spot 1.28 241 -10, you’ll want to spot her to walk on screen somewhere in 3 seconds (in other words, just change the x coordinate—the second number).

If she’s onscreen at spot 1.28 241 -10, you’ll want to change the x coordinate (second number) to have CARMELLA offscreen.

[Briana_M]

Oh okay. So it would be this instead:

&CARMELLA spot 1.280 400 -10 in zone 3
&CARMELLA moves to layer 3
&CARMELLA faces left
@CARMELLA is listen_phone_confused

Also, the character moved but the overlay didn’t.

[Adrija]

@Briana_M

&overlay BLUE LIVING ROOM shifts to 161 5 in zone 3

You are positioning the overlay at the spot it’s supposed to shift to. Like the character first place the overlay outside the frame and then use the shifts to # command.