Says: Not a valid directing command

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This is where the error is. He is doing his animations in zone 1 then running across the screen so you can’t see what he’s doing. @/ZACK MCLEAN enters from left to screen left in zone 2

How do I get this to work?
Here is my script for this scene.
INT. SAVANNHS SCHOOL HALL - DAY
music off
@/MARIE COPPER changes into MARIE COPPER_SCHOOL
@/ZOEY changes into ZOEY_SCHOOL
music int_academichall_busy
&ZOEY spot 0.696 122 189 in zone 1 AND ZOEY moves to layer 1 AND ZOEY faces right AND ZOEY is talk_armscrossed_condescending_loop AND OMAR RAHAL spot 0.741 197 186 in zone 1 AND OMAR RAHAL faces left AND OMAR RAHAL moves to layer 1 AND OMAR RAHAL is listen_nod_neutral_loop
&MARIE COPPER spot 0.516 292 311 in zone 1 AND MARIE COPPER faces right AND MARIE COPPER is tinker_stand_neutral_loop_rear
@transition fade in magenta in 1.4
@pause for a beat
@/EMILY changes into EMILY_SCHOOL
&TEACHER ALARIC ABLE spot 0.525 101 334 in zone 2 AND TEACHER ALARIC ABLE moves to layer 1 AND TEACHER ALARIC ABLE faces right AND TEACHER ALARIC ABLE is think_rubchin AND EMILY spot 0.147 267 470 in zone 2 AND EMILY faces right AND EMILY moves to layer 1 AND EMILY is flirt_shy
&SALLY spot 0.192 284 448 in zone 2 AND SALLY faces left AND SALLY moves to layer 1 AND SALLY is talk_flirt_coy
@pan to zone 2 in 1.4
@/ZACK MCLEAN enters from left to screen left in zone 2
@/ZACK MCLEAN is think_rubchin
@pause for a beat
@/ZACK MCLEAN is admire_happy THEN ZACK MCLEAN exits right AND ZACK MCLEAN is run_super_speed_loop
TEACHER ALARIC ABLE (talk_armscrossed_angry_loop)
Hey no running in the halls.
TEACHER ALARIC ABLE (talk_exhausted)
Oh, I give up.
@/TEACHER ALARIC ABLE faces left AND TEACHER ALARIC ABLE walks to spot 0.525 -30 333 in 2 AND TEACHER ALARIC ABLE is walk_exhausted_loop
@/DEVON enters from right to screen center AND DEVON moves to layer 2 THEN DEVON faces right THEN DEVON is think_rubchin
@/SAVANNAH enters from right to screen right AND SAVANNAH moves to layer 2 THEN SAVANNAH is idle_shiftweight_neutral_loop

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Get rid of the / before the @ symbol. So it would be: @ZACK MCLEAN enters from left to screen left in zone 2

Hope this helps! :blush:

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I have that for this so that it doesn’t tag anyone in my scripted the / aren’t there.

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Oh, whoops, sorry! Which line is the error on?

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@/ZACK MCLEAN enters from left to screen left in zone 2

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He runs across the screen like he should but he dose not enter zone 2 so hes doing all his animations in zone 1 and you don’t get to see them. Then he runs across the screen.

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Remove “in zone 2” from that command. You can’t add the zone to an “enters” command.

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Okay he’ll enter in zone 2 with out it?

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If the scene is already in zone 2, yes he’ll enter in zone 2

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Yes I start in zone 1 then pan to zone 2 and just tried it thank you so much. :slight_smile:

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Closed: Marked as solved by op :yay:

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