You’ll sometimes need to move your characters around the scene, whether that be having them face a different direction or walk to a different spot.

Facing A Certain Direction Syntax:

@CHARACTER faces SIDE

Examples:

@ANGIE faces right

@YOU faces left

Walking to A New Position Syntax:

@CHARACTER walks to POSITION

Examples:

@ANGIE walks to screen left

@YOU walks to back far right

You can also have a character walk off screen and into a different zone. This allows you to pan over to a character a reader may not have seen yet, without forcing them to walk on screen or pop into existence.

Walking to A Different Zone Syntax:

@CHARACTER walks to POSITION in zone Z

Examples:

@YOU walks to screen left in zone 2

@HAYES walks to back left in zone 2

And finally, you can have a character walk through/across the different zones while the camera follows them.

Following A Walking Character Syntax:

@follow CHARACTER to POSITION in zone Z

Examples:

@follow YOU to screen right in zone 3

Building on the prior command, you can also have two characters be followed by the camera while walking together.

Following 2 Walking Characters Syntax:

@follow CHARACTER to POSITION in zone Z AND CHARACTER2 walks to POSITION in zone Z

Examples:

@follow YOU to screen right in zone 3 AND HAYES walks to upscreen left in zone 3