So I almost have this scene how I want it, except at the beginning of the scene it always shows the scene before everything gets in position for a second, totally ruining the flow of the scene. This is how I have it set up right now.
INT. SCIENCE CLASS - DAY with DESK SCIENCE @overlay DESK SCIENCE shifts to -34 63 in 0 in zone 2 @overlay DESK SCIENCE scales to 0.820 0.820 in 0 in zone 2 @ELLA spot 0.542 160 255 in zone 2 AND ELLA starts idle @JAMIL spot 0.542 228 264 in zone 2 AND JAMIL starts idle
&cut to zone 2 @transition fade in black 3 @zoom on 533 241 to 253% in 2
I’ve tried moving stuff around a bit, but nothing has worked yet. Does anybody know what I’m doing wrong here?
Try this =)
I used the & command for the character’s animation. You can use that for the whole command (&ELLA spot …), but I personally do it this way. This prevents the characters from “popping” into the scene.
The reason everything loads first, is the @overlay commands. It’s best to put everything next to the title if you can (like I’ve done below).
INT. SCIENCE CLASS - DAY with DESK SCIENCE to .820 -34 63 in zone 2
@/ELLA spot 0.542 160 255 in zone 2 AND ELLA faces right
&ELLA starts idle @JAMIL spot 0.542 228 264 in zone 2 AND JAMIL faces left
&JAMIL starts idle @cut to zone 2 @transition fade in black 3 @zoom on 533 241 to 253% in 2
Everything above the transition command needs to have the & sign instead of the @ sign.
INT. SCIENCE CLASS - DAY with DESK SCIENCE & overlay DESK SCIENCE shifts to -34 63 in 0 in zone 2 & overlay DESK SCIENCE scales to 0.820 0.820 in 0 in zone 2 & ELLA spot 0.542 160 255 in zone 2 AND ELLA starts idle & JAMIL spot 0.542 228 264 in zone 2 AND JAMIL starts idle & cut to zone 2 @transition fade in black 3 @zoom on 533 241 to 253% in 2
