Overlay Script Help needed!

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Okay, so I go to preview my story… But the background appears black and the overlays aren’t in position nor are they moving etc… Also the characters are not appearing… Last time this happened there was a spelling mistake in the background but I checked and there isn’t.

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Script:

EXT. CITY HIGHWAY LOOP - DAY

@zoom reset

@cut to zone 2

&overlay CAR SIDE PINK create
&overlay CAR SIDE PINK shifts to -478 33 in zone 2
&overlay CAR SIDE PINK moves to layer 1
&overlay CAR SIDE PINK scales to 0.766 0.766
&overlay CAR SIDE PINK opacity 1

&overlay PINK CAR TYRE create
&overlay PINK CAR TYRE shifts to -25 -5 in zone 2
&overlay PINK CAR TYRE moves to layer 2
&overlay PINK CAR TYRE scales to 1.360 1.360
&overlay PINK CAR TYRE opacity 1
@overlay PINK CAR TYRE rotates 360 anchor point 0.5 0.5 in 5 loop INFINITE times

&overlay PINK CAR TYRE 2 create from PINK CAR TYRE
&overlay PINK CAR TYRE 2 shifts to 0 0 in zone 2
&overlay PINK CAR TYRE 2 moves to layer 2
&overlay PINK CAR TYRE 2 scales to 1.360 1.360
&overlay PINK CAR TYRE 2 opacity 1
@overlay PINK CAR TYRE 2 rotates 360 anchor point 0.5 0.5 in 3 loop INFINITE times

&ASHLYNN stands screen center AND SOCIALWORKER stands screen center AND BGCHARACTERFEMALE1 stands screen center AND ASHLYNN moves to layer -6 AND ASHLYNN is idle_sad AND ASHLYNN faces right AND SOCIALWORKER is write_notepad AND SOCIALWORKER moves to layer -6 AND SOCIALWORKER faces right AND BGCHARACTERFEMALE1 moves to layer 0 AND BGCHARACTERFEMALE1 faces right

@transition fade in black in 4

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Try this

EXT. CITY HIGHWAY LOOP - DAY with CAR SIDE PINK with PINK CAR TYRE
&overlay CAR SIDE PINK shifts to -478 33 in zone 2
&overlay CAR SIDE PINK moves to layer 1
&overlay CAR SIDE PINK scales to 0.766 0.766
&overlay CAR SIDE PINK opacity 1
&overlay PINK CAR TYRE shifts to -25 -5 in zone 2
&overlay PINK CAR TYRE moves to layer 2
&overlay PINK CAR TYRE scales to 1.360 1.360
&overlay PINK CAR TYRE opacity 1
&overlay PINK CAR TYRE rotates 360 anchor point 0.5 0.5 in 5 loop INFINITE times
&overlay PINK CAR TYRE 2 create from PINK CAR TYRE
&overlay PINK CAR TYRE 2 shifts to 0 0 in zone 2
&overlay PINK CAR TYRE 2 moves to layer 2
&overlay PINK CAR TYRE 2 scales to 1.360 1.360
&overlay PINK CAR TYRE 2 opacity 1
&overlay PINK CAR TYRE 2 rotates 360 anchor point 0.5 0.5 in 3 loop INFINITE times
&ASHLYNN stands screen center AND SOCIALWORKER stands screen center AND BGCHARACTERFEMALE1 stands screen center AND ASHLYNN moves to layer -6 AND ASHLYNN is idle_sad AND ASHLYNN faces right AND SOCIALWORKER is write_notepad AND SOCIALWORKER moves to layer -6 AND SOCIALWORKER faces right AND BGCHARACTERFEMALE1 moves to layer 0 AND BGCHARACTERFEMALE1 faces right
&zoom reset
&cut to zone 2
@transition fade in black in 4

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When you loop an overlay, you must use the & sign. If you use @, your scene will forever be stuck in that loop and will not continue.

Also, when you want to rotate an overlay in a loop, you have to reset the overlay’s rotation back to 0.

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