Who can help me with my overlays?

[nawepisode]

Hi!
Can someone help me with a template or just help me with my script?
I have a scene where a boy enters the schoolyard and someone is running in to him and he falls en drops 2 papers. I want the overlays to go in the air and fall on the ground. And then I zoom in on the characters, The only problem is, I’m pretty new with writing and coding, and I already watched tutorials on how to add overlays, but now they just appear. I want them to fall in the air and fall on the ground.

You can dm me on Instagram if you want to help me! Tysm <3
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[anon6748744]

Can you post your code?

[nawepisode]

Yes! Ofcourse!

I did nothing with the overlays yet because it looked so weird. I just added them in the script and dragged them out of it

[anon6748744]

Huh, it looks like it should work! Could you copy and paste the code? I’ll put it into my own script and see what happens.

[nawepisode]

Yes ofcourse! And tysm btw! I appreciate this a lot!

EXT. ST ANDREWS HIGH SCHOOL - DAY

@overlay WHITE PAPER 1 create
@overlay WHITE PAPER 2 create
@overlay WHITE PAPER 1 opacity 1
@overlay WHITE PAPER 2 opacity 1

@overlay 5163798686269440_WHITE PAPER 1 shifts to -73 63 in zone 1
@overlay 5163798686269440_WHITE PAPER 1 scales to 0.261 0.261
@overlay 5163798686269440_WHITE PAPER 2 shifts to -80 60 in zone 1
@overlay 5163798686269440_WHITE PAPER 2 scales to 0.279 0.279

@pan to zone 2
@pan to zone 3

    NARRATOR (OLIVER)
Westwick High

@pan to zone 2

    NARRATOR (OLIVER)
Hell on earth.

@pan to zone 1

@JAXON spot 0.659 -29 190 in zone 1
@JAXON moves to layer 3
@OLIVER spot 0.659 -38 243 in zone 1
@OLIVER moves to layer 3
@RANDOM 1 spot 0.461 200 299 in zone 1 AND RANDOM 1 faces right AND RANDOM 1 is listen_nod_neutral_loop
&RANDOM 2 spot 0.461 242 298 in zone 1 AND RANDOM 2 faces left AND RANDOM 2 is talk_neutral_loop
&RANDOM 3 spot 0.479 82 298 in zone 1 AND RANDOM 3 is text_phone_neutral_loop
&RANDOM 1 moves to layer 3
&RANDOM 2 moves to layer 2
&RANDOM 3 moves to layer 2
@zoom reset

@OLIVER walks to spot 0.659 149 203 in zone 1 in 2 AND OLIVER faces right AND OLIVER is walk_worried_loop
&OLIVER moves to layer 3
&JAXON walks to spot 0.659 50 192 in zone 2 in 0.5 AND JAXON is run_super_speed_loop
&JAXON moves to layer 3

    NARRATOR (JAXON)
MOVE!

@OLIVER is fall
@overlay 5163798686269440_WHITE PAPER 2 shifts to 147 206 in zone 1 in 0.5
@overlay 5163798686269440_WHITE PAPER 2 scales to 0.226 0.226
@overlay 5163798686269440_WHITE PAPER 2 shifts to 144 187 in zone 1 in 0.5
@overlay 5163798686269440_WHITE PAPER 2 shifts to 156 59 in zone 1 in 0.5

@pause for a beat

sound audience_laughter_young
@pause for 1

@OLIVER is standup_neutral

@zoom on OLIVER to 150% in 2

@OLIVER is idle_sad_serious_loop

[Writer1]

Does anyone know how to change the size of an overlay? I’m trying to fit a phone overlay into my background, to make it look like the character is looking at a website but it wont work. I don’t seem to have the “Overlay Helper” tab in my portal. Please help! I’ve been trying to do this for ages and it won’t work!

[anon6748744]

Awesome! Can you try this?

EXT. ST ANDREWS HIGH SCHOOL - DAY

&overlay WHITE PAPER 1 create
&overlay WHITE PAPER 2 create
&overlay WHITE PAPER 1 opacity 1
&overlay WHITE PAPER 2 opacity 1
&overlay WHITE PAPER 2 shifts to -83 170 in zone 1
&overlay WHITE PAPER 2 scales to 0.279 0.279
&overlay WHITE PAPER 2 moves to layer 5
&overlay WHITE PAPER 1 shifts to -77 177 in zone 1
&overlay WHITE PAPER 1 scales to 0.261 0.261
&overlay WHITE PAPER 1 moves to layer 4

&JAXON spot 0.659 -29 190 in zone 1
&JAXON moves to layer 3
&OLIVER spot 0.659 -38 243 in zone 1
&OLIVER moves to layer 3
&OLIVER faces right
&RANDOM 1 spot 0.461 200 299 in zone 1 AND RANDOM 1 faces right AND RANDOM 1 is listen_nod_neutral_loop AND RANDOM 1 moves to layer 1
&RANDOM 2 spot 0.461 242 298 in zone 1 AND RANDOM 2 faces left AND RANDOM 2 is talk_neutral_loop AND RANDOM 2 moves to layer 1
&RANDOM 3 spot 0.479 82 298 in zone 1 AND RANDOM 3 is text_phone_neutral_loop AND RANDOM 3 moves to layer 1
&RANDOM 1 moves to layer 3
&RANDOM 2 moves to layer 2
&RANDOM 3 moves to layer 2
@zoom reset

@pan to zone 2
@pan to zone 3

    NARRATOR (OLIVER)
Westwick High

@pan to zone 2

    NARRATOR (OLIVER)
Hell on earth.

@pan to zone 1

&overlay WHITE PAPER 1 shifts to 114 128 in zone 1 in 2
&overlay WHITE PAPER 2 shifts to 110 124 in zone 1 in 2

@OLIVER walks to spot 0.659 149 203 in zone 1 in 2 AND OLIVER faces right AND OLIVER is walk_worried_loop
&OLIVER moves to layer 3
&JAXON walks to spot 0.659 50 192 in zone 2 in 0.5 AND JAXON is run_super_speed_loop
&JAXON moves to layer 3

@speechbubble is 160 332 to 100%
NARRATOR (JAXON)
MOVE!

&OLIVER is fall
&overlay WHITE PAPER 2 shifts to 209 334 in zone 1 in 0.3 THEN overlay WHITE PAPER 2 shifts to 284 262 in zone 1 in .7 THEN overlay WHITE PAPER 2 shifts to 174 190 in zone 1 in .7 THEN overlay WHITE PAPER 2 shifts to 297 120 in zone 1 in .9 THEN overlay WHITE PAPER 2 shifts to 180 15 in zone 1 in .9
&overlay WHITE PAPER 1 shifts to 192 292 in zone 1 in 0.3 THEN overlay 5641313762607104_WHITE PAPER 1 shifts to 138 215 in zone 1 in 0.8 THEN overlay WHITE PAPER 1 shifts to 217 175 in zone 1 in 1 THEN overlay WHITE PAPER 1 shifts to 136 74 in zone 1 in 1.2 THEN overlay WHITE PAPER 1 moves to layer 6 AND overlay WHITE PAPER 1 shifts to 227 20 in zone 1 in .6

@pause for 4

sound audience_laughter_young
@pause for 1

@OLIVER is standup_neutral

&zoom on OLIVER to 150% in 2
@OLIVER is idle_sad_serious_loop

[anon6748744]

On the right hand side of the portal previewer, you need to click “Show Helpers”, then “Spot Directing”, then “Change Overlay”, and then click onto “Switch Tool: Scale” to change the size

[nawepisode]

Omg thank you!! This helped me a lot. It looks good now!!

[anon6748744]

Great! You’re very welcome

[Writer1]

That is so helpful thank you so much!!! FINALLY I can fix this!!!

[anon6748744]

Happy to hear it! Let me know if you need any help