Throwing a Ball at another Character

[Briana_M]

I have this scene where I’m trying to show a basketball being thrown at a character, and I don’t exactly know how to show that. I can’t explain what I mean, but here is what my script looks like:

INT. LOFT BEDROOM - NIGHT
music music_stringpluckbeat
@cut to zone 2
@zoom reset
@LOUIS changes into Louis_lounge
@add Basketball Rubber Orange to LOUIS
@LOUIS spot 0.519 55 415 in zone 2 at layer 3 AND LOUIS faces right AND LOUIS is idle_ball_toss_happy_loop
@cut to zone 3 AND zoom on 805 365 to 162% in 0
@RAIN changes into Rain_lounge
@RAIN enters from right to screen center AND RAIN does it while walk_angry_loop
RAIN (talk_accuse_angry)
Louis, if you don’t-
sound slap
@LOUIS is pass_ball_happy AND RAIN is slapface_receive_angry

[Kbail]

You have to move the Basketball by using a basketball overlay. You shift it in the preview and type down the coordinates in the script every time you want to move the basketball overlay so that it goes to the other person. Here is a link about how to do this.

Placing & Animating Overlays

Please visit my website for more templates and guides! https://www.dara-amarie.com/ ​ OVERLAYNAME is the overlay name x coordinate is where the overlay is placed on the screen horizontally (side to side) y coordinate is where the overlay is placed on the screen vertically (up and down) % is the scale size T stands for time in seconds # means “number” ​ NOTE: When you test your story and move your overlay around, you will see 2 codes that look something like this (examples): @overlay O…

This is another link

Spot Direct Overlays (FOR BEGINNERS!)

The first thing you would like to do is put INT./EXT. BACKGROUND with OVERLAY in zone _ [image] Make sure to cut to the zone the overlay is in: [image] Put a Narrator Box with the word pause inside so you can work on things. [image] Save it Your overlay should be somewhere on the page. [image] (Mine’s pretty big lol) Click on Directing Helper. [image] Overlay Helper. Start by Scaling the overlay. Click on the button that says Switch Tools: Scale [image] Now m…

@Briana_M

[Briana_M]

Thank you!

[Kbail]

Your welcome