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Oh, thanks for your help.

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How do I add fire to a scene and turn it off? How do I do one of those cool intros where it explains the character’s backstory? You know…the one’s where it swicthes and pans from background to background with narration?

If you’re looking for a camp fire check @rude_in on Instagram, she has overlays and template ready to use (don’t forget to credit :wink: )

As for intro, you just switch backgrounds :thinking: although, I’m not sure if this is what you meant

Thank you but i was just talking about the fire effect not an overlay I wanted to show how my MC’s parents died. Like the kitchen burning and them lying in the fire if that’s possible…also i don’t have social media like Instagram and Facebook, etc.

Still you would need to use overlays but maybe just add a smoke overlay? There’s one already in the portal called EFFECT SMOKE

Okay! Thank you, that makes sense! I’ll use that.

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I Have a scene where i want a bunch of background character and i know i will probably use them again but is there an easier way then to have like a bunch of background characters and a million different outfits for them or do you use different characters for different situations?

Hi! Can I have the ‘‘camera/zoom’’ in middle of 2 zones. Heres my bakground:


I want to see the WHOLE door, but I can’t because it’s middle of 2 zones. Help lmao.
If you want to send script: my mc is coming from the right (where the lightswitches are., the other charachter is standing infront of the door, and the third character at the umbrella stand on the left of charachter 2.
Sorry for bad english- I’m from Sweden lmao ok bye plz help

You can’t zoom in between zones unfortunately, but you could re-upload the background in the create your own background part of episode, select one panel for the background instead of two and then move the viewer around so that all of the door is in that one panel.

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Oh tahnk you! I could just use 2 zooms, because epsiode take to long to reviw the background. Thnx anyways! <3

my cup overlay won’t show up:
@cut to zone 2

@overlay 4723358450843648_RED CUP scales to 0.820 0.820 in zone 2
@overlay 4723358450843648_RED CUP shifts to -54 224 in zone 2

@overlay 4723358450843648_RED CUP shifts to 296 236 in zone 2
@overlay 4723358450843648_RED CUP scales to 0.820 0.820 in 3 in zone 2

@remove Red Cup from JANE

my overlay: image

Is that the exact code you use in the portal?

yes

You might want to change the opacity. The default opacity is 0 which means the overlay would be invisible until you code it otherwise:

@overlay RED CUP opacity 1

I have two of these scripts:
INT. SIXES AND NINES BAR - DAY with SIXES AND NINES BAR to 1.089 -17 -13 in zone 1 at layer 1

readerMessage credits to @amepisode for the background and overlays

readerMessage script template written by @beesepisode

@add Red Cup to BACKGROUND33
@add Red Cup to BACKGROUND1
@add Red Cup to BACKGROUND5
@add Red Cup to NEWSLADY
@add Red Cup to BACKGROUND7
@add Red Cup to BACKGROUND9

@overlay RED CUP create
@overlay RED CUP opacity 0

@zoom on 0 0 to 100% in 0
@cut to zone 1

@overlay GUITAR create
@overlay GUITAR opacity 1 in 0
@overlay GUITAR shifts to 161 293 in zone 3
@overlay GUITAR scales to 0.322 0.322
@overlay GUITAR moves to layer 2
@overlay GUITAR rotates -75 anchor point 0.5 0.5 in 0

@remove NEWSLADY

&BACKGROUND28 spot 0.552 190 287 in zone 1 AND BACKGROUND28 moves to layer 0 AND BACKGROUND28 starts nod_loop AND BACKGROUND28 faces left AND BACKGROUND7 faces left AND BACKGROUND7 spot 0.835 210 41 in zone 1 AND BACKGROUND7 moves to layer 3 AND BACKGROUND7 starts talk_airquotes AND BACKGROUND7 faces right AND BACKGROUND8 spot 0.835 293 28 in zone 1 AND BACKGROUND8 moves to layer 3 AND BACKGROUND8 starts nod_loop AND BACKGROUND8 faces left AND BACKGROUND33 spot 0.438 169 311 in zone 2 AND BACKGROUND33 faces right AND BACKGROUND33 starts talk_sit AND BACKGROUND33 moves to layer 0 AND BACKGROUND1 spot 0.482 65 282 in zone 1 AND BACKGROUND1 faces right AND BACKGROUND1 starts idle_sit_ankles_crossed AND BACKGROUND1 moves to layer 1 AND BACKGROUND2 spot 0.44 118 319 in zone 2 AND BACKGROUND2 starts idle_sit_slouch AND BACKGROUND2 moves to layer 2 AND BACKGROUND2 faces right AND BACKGROUND3 spot 0.464 212 309 in zone 2 AND BACKGROUND3 faces right AND BACKGROUND3 starts idle_sit_ankles_crossed AND BACKGROUND3 moves to layer 1 AND BACKGROUND4 spot 0.481 266 311 in zone 2 AND BACKGROUND4 faces right AND BACKGROUND4 starts idle_sit_ankles_crossed AND BACKGROUND4 moves to layer 1 AND BACKGROUND5 spot 0.636 206 166 in zone 2 AND BACKGROUND5 moves to layer 3 AND BACKGROUND5 starts nod_loop AND BACKGROUND5 faces left AND BACKGROUND6 spot 0.572 150 177 in zone 2 AND BACKGROUND6 moves to layer 3 AND BACKGROUND6 starts talk_neutral_deny AND BACKGROUND6 faces right AND BACKGROUND9 spot 0.835 307 7 in zone 2 AND BACKGROUND9 moves to layer 3 AND BACKGROUND9 starts dance_phone_raise_loop AND BACKGROUND9 faces right AND BACKGROUND10 spot 0.771 50 98 in zone 3 AND BACKGROUND10 moves to layer 3 AND BACKGROUND10 starts dance_phone_raise_loop AND BACKGROUND10 faces right AND NIX spot 0.478 179 348 in zone 3 AND NIX moves to layer 1 AND NIX faces left AND NIX starts play_airguitar_loop AND BACKGROUND11 spot 0.835 113 -75 in zone 3 AND BACKGROUND11 moves to layer 3 AND BACKGROUND11 starts dance_phone_raise_loop AND BACKGROUND11 faces right AND BACKGROUND13 spot 0.578 282 232 in zone 3 AND BACKGROUND13 moves to layer 3 AND BACKGROUND13 starts dance_hands_up_loop AND BACKGROUND13 faces right AND BACKGROUND14 spot 0.578 154 205 in zone 3 AND BACKGROUND14 moves to layer 2 AND BACKGROUND14 is dance_kpop AND BACKGROUND14 faces left AND BACKGROUND15 spot 0.579 45 245 in zone 3 AND BACKGROUND15 moves to layer 1 AND BACKGROUND15 starts dance_drop_it AND BACKGROUND15 faces right AND BACKGROUND16 spot 0.579 210 182 in zone 3 AND BACKGROUND16 moves to layer 1 AND BACKGROUND16 starts dance_groove_loop AND BACKGROUND16 faces right AND JANE moves to layer 2 AND JANE spot 0.731 39 166 AND JANE faces right AND JANE starts idle_jawdrop

&zoom on 43 271 to 922% in 0

@pause for 3

@zoom on 0 0 to 100% in 6

@speechbubble is 113 359 to 100% with tail_bottom_right
BACKGROUND28 (talk_greet)
Well hello to you too, Jane.

@pause for 2

    BACKGROUND28 (talk_shrug)
Are you just going to stand there or.....

@speechbubble reset

@BACKGROUND7 walks to spot 0.835 376 38 AND BACKGROUND8 walks to spot 0.835 376 38 AND JANE walks to spot 0.569 124 247 in 4 AND JANE is walk_trudge

@JANE is sit

@JANE is idle_sit_ankles_crossed

@zoom on 158 271 to 284% in 0

    BACKGROUND28 (talk_notepad)
So...what'll it be?

Choice - Simple {

choice
“Why does heaven have a bar?”{

    JANE (talk_sheepish)
Why does heaven have a bar?

    JANE (talk_shrug)
I mean.....isn't it kinda counterintuitive?

@BACKGROUND28 is laugh_guffaw

    BACKGROUND28 (talk_excited)
Well you see , a couple centuries ago heaven was as dry as a bone.


    BACKGROUND28 (talk_gossip)
But the lack of alcohol lead to everyone jumping ship.


    BACKGROUND28 (talk_sad)
It was practically a ghost town.


    BACKGROUND28 (talk_happy_smile)
So, in order to meet their quota they made alcohol legal and set up bars all over the sky.


    JANE (talk_think)
That makes sense....I guess?


    BACKGROUND28 (talk_notepad)
Are you going to order something?

}“Rum and coke”{

    JANE (talk_think)
I'll have a rum and coke.

@BACKGROUND28 is tinker_loop_rear

@transition fade out black

@add Red Cup to JANE

@JANE is idle_hold_drink

@JANE is drink

    JANE (talk_hold_drink)
Ahh, how refreshing.

@cut to zone 2

@overlay 4723358450843648_RED CUP scales to 0.820 0.820 in zone 2
@overlay 4723358450843648_RED CUP shifts to -54 224 in zone 2

@overlay 4723358450843648_RED CUP shifts to 296 236 in zone 2
@overlay 4723358450843648_RED CUP scales to 0.820 0.820 in 3 in zone 2

@remove Red Cup from JANE

}“Champagne”{

    BACKGROUND28 (talk_think)
Uh, ma'am this is a bar....

    JANE (talk_angry_defensive)
| bold , animation:shuffle-sideways: 5 |DO YOU WANT ZERO STARS?


    BACKGROUND28 (tinker_loop_rear)
Ok fine, I have some stale champagne from my bachelor party.




    BACKGROUND28
(jeez, lady.)

@transition fade out black

@add Red Cup to JANE

    BACKGROUND28 (talk_apathetic)
I was going apologize for the presentention, but I remembered you're an *sshole.

@JANE is idle_hold_drink

@JANE is drink

    JANE (talk_hold_drink)
Ahh, how refreshing.

@cut to zone 2

@overlay 4723358450843648_RED CUP scales to 0.820 0.820 in zone 2
@overlay 4723358450843648_RED CUP shifts to -54 224 in zone 2

@overlay 4723358450843648_RED CUP shifts to 296 236 in zone 2
@overlay 4723358450843648_RED CUP scales to 0.820 0.820 in 3 in zone 2

@remove Red Cup from JANE

}“No, I’m good” {

    JANE (talk_read_phone_neutral_loop)
No, I'm good.

    BACKGROUND28 (talk_apathetic)
Then why are you here?

}

#}

I want the overlays to show up when it cuts to zone 2

First, You can’t move props like overlays. Props will show in zone 2 if the character is in zone 2 also.

And I think this code:

Should be:

Unless you’re trying to clear your character (which I don’t think you can).

I turned the prop into an overlay

and if I don’t remove NEWSLADY it looks off

How to I make the title appear and then fade out?