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How to block an entrance and a sit-down action

Use the doorway to establish entry, follow the route, show the chair in a wider view, and finish on the sitting action. Align the movement with the furniture before refining cuts so the continuous action is easy to follow.

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Camera blocking and composition

The character walks to a stop in front of the chair. The chair slides into place from 5.5 to 6.5 seconds; the sit-down starts at seven seconds and continues into seated idle. The prop movement is separately staged, without hand-to-chair contact binding. Recheck alignment after moving the furniture.

Shot-by-shot breakdown

  1. Doorway view
    0–2 s

    1. Doorway view

    Establish the entrance.

  2. Following view
    2–5 s

    2. Following view

    Show the route toward the furniture.

  3. Wide view
    5–7 s

    3. Wide view

    The character settles before the chair slides into the sitting position.

  4. Seated medium view
    7–12 s

    4. Seated medium view

    Show the sit followed by seated idle.

Try it in your own scene

Move the chair, update the path endpoint and character position, inspect the sit frame by frame, and refine the final cut.

About this example

Will another chair automatically fit the sitting pose? No. Check height and placement manually.