Overlay problem for more overlays

Creator's Corner Directing Help & Tips
#1

I know iff you want a table for example befor to people in a certain background u use

INT. COZY RESTAURANT - DAY with TABLE FANCY

But what do you write when you want on other overlay in it too for example i have an overlay off a bottle champagne and i want to set it on that table.

What do i write then?

I tried:
INT. COZY RESTAURANT - DAY with TABLE FANCY with CHAMPAGNE
but it does not work i don’t see the bottle off champagne.

And what iff the overlay is to big can you make it smaller in the director helper?

thanks

#2

So you want to make sure the champagne bottle is at a higher layer than the table:

INT. COZY RESTAURANT - DAY with TABLE FANCY at layer 2 with CHAMPAGNE at layer 3

If the overlay is too big than you use the Overlay Directing to lower it’s size and you add those coordinates in your overlay command.

#3

I tried that but now my people are before the table and not behind it i used for the 2 people that are sitting the spot director and i did not say a layer and then the waitress is coming in and she needs to stand behind the people so i gave her 0

And know???

#4

Give the people layer 0 and give the waitress layer -1

#5

No i did this;
INT. COZY RESTAURANT - DAY with TABLE FANCY at layer 5 with CHAMPAGNE at layer 6

everything is good but the champagne is not standing on the table, can you move an overlay?

thanks

#6

Yes.
Here’s a guide on overlay placement:

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#7

i don’t understand the xy things i just want to know what i have to write and were with the direction helper to place my champagne, i have a seen a tutorial with someone who is doing it with the app. but when i place the champagne with the app wich is really easy i can use my finger were do i save it so it will stay in that direction and that it is seeing in my writhers portal too.

#8

When you place it with your finger in the app, there should be a code at the bottom left of your screen.
Write that code into your script

#9

yes, but where?
INT. COZY RESTAURANT - DAY with TABLE FANCY at layer 2 with CHAMPAGNE at layer 3

#10

INT. COZY RESTAURANT - DAY with TABLE FANCY at layer 2 with CHAMPAGNE to % x y in zone # at layer 3

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