Hi guys, we all spend hours trying to place background characters with overlays in a flawless way.
So, I thought why not make a thread where we can share our templates and help everyone!
Here are some rules you can follow:
- Post the name of the background
- Post a picture of the background and overlays
- Post the template under it
I used an episode background for this and worked on it for almost 70 minutes:
Background name:
INT. CLASSROOM WITH WINDOW - DAY
Background picture:
Spot template with overlays:
readerMessage spot template by @nina.stories
INT. CLASSROOM WITH WINDOW - DAY
@zoom reset
&overlay INT. SCHOOL CLASSROOM TABLE - DAY create
&overlay INT. SCHOOL CLASSROOM TABLE - DAY opacity 1
&overlay INT. SCHOOL CLASSROOM CHAIR 3 - DAY create
&overlay INT. SCHOOL CLASSROOM CHAIR 3 - DAY opacity 1
&overlay INT. SCHOOL CLASSROOM CHAIR 2 - DAY create
&overlay INT. SCHOOL CLASSROOM CHAIR 2 - DAY opacity 1
&overlay INT. SCHOOL CLASSROOM CHAIR - DAY create
&overlay INT. SCHOOL CLASSROOM CHAIR - DAY opacity 1
&overlay INT. CLASS ROOM WITH WINDOW TABLE FAR - DAY create
&overlay INT. CLASS ROOM WITH WINDOW TABLE FAR - DAY opacity 1
&overlay INT. CLASS ROOM WITH WINDOW FAR CHAIR 2 - DAY create
&overlay INT. CLASS ROOM WITH WINDOW FAR CHAIR 2 - DAY opacity 1
&overlay INT. CLASS ROOM WITH WINDOW FAR CHAIR - DAY create
&overlay INT. CLASS ROOM WITH WINDOW FAR CHAIR - DAY opacity 1
&overlay INT. SCHOOL CLASSROOM TABLE - DAY shifts to 135 -3 in zone 2
&overlay INT. SCHOOL CLASSROOM TABLE - DAY scales to 1.000 1.000
&overlay INT. SCHOOL CLASSROOM TABLE - DAY moves to layer 10
&overlay INT. SCHOOL CLASSROOM CHAIR 2 - DAY shifts to 129 -30 in zone 2
&overlay INT. SCHOOL CLASSROOM CHAIR 2 - DAY scales to 1.000 1.000
&overlay INT. SCHOOL CLASSROOM CHAIR 2 - DAY moves to layer 3
&overlay INT. SCHOOL CLASSROOM CHAIR - DAY shifts to 121 2 in zone 2
&overlay INT. SCHOOL CLASSROOM CHAIR - DAY scales to 1.000 1.000
&overlay INT. SCHOOL CLASSROOM CHAIR - DAY moves to layer 4
&overlay INT. CLASS ROOM WITH WINDOW FAR CHAIR - DAY shifts to 77 -174 in zone 3
&overlay INT. CLASS ROOM WITH WINDOW FAR CHAIR - DAY scales to 1.612 1.612
&overlay INT. CLASS ROOM WITH WINDOW FAR CHAIR - DAY moves to layer 11
&overlay INT. CLASS ROOM WITH WINDOW TABLE FAR - DAY shifts to -23 -23
&overlay INT. CLASS ROOM WITH WINDOW TABLE FAR - DAY scales to 1.000 1.000
&overlay INT. SCHOOL CLASSROOM CHAIR 3 - DAY shifts to 256 -2 in zone 2
&overlay INT. SCHOOL CLASSROOM CHAIR 3 - DAY scales to 1.162 1.162
&overlay INT. SCHOOL CLASSROOM CHAIR 3 - DAY moves to layer 2
&overlay INT. CLASS ROOM WITH WINDOW FAR CHAIR 2 - DAY shifts to 67 37 in zone 3
&overlay INT. CLASS ROOM WITH WINDOW FAR CHAIR 2 - DAY scales to 1.072 1.072
&overlay INT. CLASS ROOM WITH WINDOW FAR CHAIR 2 - DAY moves to layer 7
&RR spot 1.388 204 -10 in zone 2
&RR moves to layer 6
&UN1 spot 1.001 248 164 in zone 1
&UN1 moves to layer 2 AND UN1 faces right
&UN2 spot 1.028 115 151 in zone 1
&UN2 moves to layer 3 AND UN2 faces right
&UN3 spot 1.145 305 107 in zone 1
&UN3 moves to layer 6 AND UN3 faces right
&UN1 is idle_sit_anklescrossed_neutral_loop AND UN2 is talk_sit_armscrossed_neutral_loop AND UN3 is idle_sit_neutral_loop_rear
&RR is idle_sit_anklescrossed_neutral_loop
&UN5 spot 1.460 246 -37 in zone 3
&UN5 moves to layer 10 AND UN5 faces right AND UN5 is idle_sit_neutral_loop_rear
&UN6 spot 1.028 93 177 in zone 2
&UN6 moves to layer 3 AND UN6 faces right
&UN7 spot 1.010 137 140 in zone 3
&UN7 moves to layer 7 AND UN7 faces right AND UN7 is idle_sit_anklescrossed_neutral_loop AND UN7 faces right
&UN6 is idle_sit_neutral_loop
&RON spot 0.902 266 242 in zone 3
&RON moves to layer 4 AND RON faces left
*Copy and paste the above template in a word document and change into your desired character names * 
Don’t forget to credit me in your story if you used this template <3
You can also follow me on IG: @nina.stories i
*Have a nice day and stay safe * 
