Transition HELP........I don't even know what's going on

[EvaXxX]

Okay So In my script I transition to a coffee shop scene with many overlays BUT the background shows up first without the characters in place then with the characters in place.

Here’s my code.

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@transition iris out in 3

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INT. PENNYS CAFE with PENNYS TABLES with PENNYS COUNTER with WOOD CHAIR

@zoom reset

@LUIS changes into BARISTA_MALE1

@transition iris in in 3

@overlay 5056731101265920_WOOD CHAIR shifts to 4 -4 in zone 1
@overlay 5056731101265920_WOOD CHAIR scales to 1.000 1.000
@overlay 5056731101265920_WOOD CHAIR moves to layer 4

@overlay 5056731101265920_PENNYS COUNTER shifts to -1 -2 in zone 1
@overlay 5056731101265920_PENNYS COUNTER scales to 1.000 1.000
@overlay 5056731101265920_PENNYS COUNTER moves to layer 0

@overlay 5056731101265920_PENNYS TABLES shifts to -4 -6 in zone 1
@overlay 5056731101265920_PENNYS TABLES scales to 1.036 1.036
@overlay 5056731101265920_PENNYS TABLES moves to layer 7

@RANDOM1 spot 0.785 239 132 in zone 2
@RANDOM1 moves to layer 5
&RANDOM1 is talk_sit_neutral_loop
&RANDOM1 faces left

@RANDOMKID1 spot 0.839 108 123 in zone 2
@RANDOMKID1 moves to layer 5
&RANDOMKID1 is idle_sit_leanforward_impressed_loop
&RANDOMKID1 faces right

@LUIS spot 0.848 21 215 in zone 2
@LUIS moves to layer -1
@LUIS is write_takenotes_neutral
&LUIS faces left

@TRENT spot 1.136 75 50 in zone 1
@TRENT moves to layer 4
&TRENT faces right
&TRENT is idle_sit_anklescrossed_neutral_loop

@SKYLAR spot 1.028 208 53 in zone 1
@SKYLAR moves to layer 4
&SKYLAR faces left
&SKYLAR is idle_sit_anklescrossed_neutral_loop

@RANDOM2 spot 0.749 221 225 in zone 1
@RANDOM2 moves to layer 3
&RANDOM2 faces right
&RANDOM2 is talk_neutral_loop

@RANDOM3 spot 0.758 111 195 in zone 1
@RANDOM3 moves to layer 1
&RANDOM3 faces right
&RANDOM3 is talk_phone_neutral_loop

@cut to zone 2

@pause for 3

@pan to zone 1

@cut to zone 1

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[Yellow.Coconut]

Use & and not @ for the characters and overlays. I hope this works that way!

[EtherealWitch]

@transition iris out in 3

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INT. PENNYS CAFE with PENNYS TABLES to 1.036 -4 -6 in zone 1 at layer 7 with PENNYS COUNTER to 1.000 -1 -2 in zone 1 at layer 0 with WOOD CHAIR to 1.000 4 -4 in zone 1 at layer 4
&LUIS spot 0.848 21 215 in zone 2 and LUIS moves to layer -1 and LUIS faces left and LUIS is write_takenotes_neutral
@LUIS changes into BARISTA_MALE1
&TRENT spot 1.136 75 50 in zone 1 and TRENT moves to layer 4 and TRENT faces right and TRENT is idle_sit_anklescrossed_neutral_loop
&SKYLAR spot 1.028 208 53 in zone 1 and SKYLAR moves to layer 4 and SKYLAR faces left and SKYLAR is idle_sit_anklescrossed_neutral_loop
&RANDOM2 spot 0.749 221 225 in zone 1 and RANDOM2 moves to layer 3 and RANDOM2 faces right and RANDOM2 is talk_neutral_loop
&RANDOM3 spot 0.758 111 195 in zone 1 and RANDOM3 moves to layer 1 and RANDOM3 faces right and RANDOM3 is talk_phone_neutral_loop
&RANDOMKID1 spot 0.839 108 123 in zone 2 and RANDOMKID1 moves to layer 5 and RANDOMKID1 faces right and RANDOMKID1 is idle_sit_leanforward_impressed_loop
&RANDOM1 spot 0.785 239 132 in zone 2 and RANDOM1 moves to layer 5 and RANDOM1 faces left and RANDOM1 is talk_sit_neutral_loop
&zoom reset
&cut to zone 2
@transition iris in in 3

@pause for 3

@pan to zone 1

[EvaXxX]

Thank You so much!!!

[EvaXxX]

Thank YOU THAT helped

[Yellow.Coconut]

You are welcome!