Skateboarding tips

Creator's Corner Directing Help & Tips
1

In my story, in the background I want a random character to look like they are skateboarding. Any tips? And maybe a overlay to provide? Please and thank you

2 Likes
2

@lanafrazer_episode didnt you have one?

3

Hi!^^
Here’s an overlay:

PicsArt_03-13-09.20.46
PicsArt_03-13-09.20.461860×449 168 KB

You have to place your character one layer before the overlay.

After that, place the skateboard and the character with spot directing, write something like this:
(you’ll have to change the overlay’s/character’s size and the y coordinates)

&overlay SKATEBOARD shifts to 460 40 in zone 1 and overlay SKATEBOARD scales to 1.000 1.000
@CHARACTER spot 1.280 460 40 in zone 1

@pause for 2

&overlay SKATEBOARD shifts to -100 40 in zone 1 in 3
@CHARACTER walks to spot 1.280 -100 40 in zone 1 in 3 AND CHARACTER is idle

I hope this helps!^^

4

thanks I’ll give it a shot

1 Like
5

any specific animations to use?

1 Like
6

Unfortunately, I don’t think there is one for skating.

7

I think the ones made for roller skating might work. Search up skate and you will find them.

1 Like
8

i know there isnt, i just thought a certain animation, like a pose, would do just fine

9

I think I got it down but it looks like the character is sliding off the board, there the code…

EXT. LA SKATE PARK - DAY with skateboard in zone 1
@zoom reset
@cut to zone 2
@RAYMOND changes into RAYMOND_default
@zoom on 160 284 to 100% in 0
&RAYMOND spot 0.671 19 243 and RAYMOND faces right
@RAYMOND moves to layer 14
&overlay 4987095847010304_SKATEBOARD shifts to 149 40 in zone 1
&overlay 4987095847010304_SKATEBOARD scales to 0.371 0.371 in zone 1
&overlay 4987095847010304_SKATEBOARD moves to layer 13

&RAYMOND walks to spot 0.671 60 229 in zone 3 in 3 and RAYMOND is idle
@RAYMOND moves to layer 14
&overlay 4987095847010304_SKATEBOARD shifts to 272 36 in zone 2 in 3
&overlay 4987095847010304_SKATEBOARD scales to 0.371 0.371
&overlay 4987095847010304_SKATEBOARD moves to layer 13

@pause for 2

&overlay 4987095847010304_SKATEBOARD shifts to 31 41 in zone 1 in 3
&overlay 4987095847010304_SKATEBOARD scales to 0.371 0.371 in 3
@overlay 4987095847010304_SKATEBOARD moves to layer 13
&RAYMOND walks to spot 0.671 281 225 in zone 1 in 3 and RAYMOND faces left and RAYMOND is idle
@RAYMOND moves to layer 14

10

Make him faster/slower, like:
@RAYMOND walks to spot 0.671 60 229 in zone 3 in 3.3

or:

@RAYMOND walks to spot 0.671 60 229 in zone 3 in 2.7

You can also change the overlay’s timing.
I don’t know the number exactly, so it’s trial and error :'D

11

awesome thanks so much

1 Like
12

This topic was automatically closed 30 days after the last reply. New replies are no longer allowed.

13