There are five foreground positions for characters to be positioned in (refer to the image below).


Behind that, there are 4 background positions.  In these positions, characters will appear smaller, so as to appear in the background.

 

  • back far left
  • back left
  • back right
  • back far right

 

 

Once you determine which zone you’re working in, place a character on screen.

 

Character Placement Syntax:

@CHARACTER stands POSITION

 

Examples:

@ANGIE stands upscreen right

@YOU stands screen left
 @DANIEL stands back far right

 

When you position a character using the above command, you are positioning them in whatever zone the camera is currently or already looking at. There are also times when we need to place a character in a different zone (e.g. off screen).

 

Specific Zone Character Placement Syntax:

@CHARACTER stands POSITION in zone Z

 

Examples:

@YOU stands screen center in zone 3

@HAYES stands upscreen right in zone 1
 @ANGIE stands back left in zone 2