Now it's time to start telling your virtual cast what to do. This is the Director's view, represented by the clapperboard icon at the top of the screen. Place your actors where you want them to begin the scene. Click on their icons at the bottom left in succession, and for each one click in the set and select 'Place here at start of scene'.

Choose a point in the timeline that you want an action to occur, then click on an item or character and choose from the options given for each. You can also select floor positions for the character to move between. If your movie starts running out of frames, use the 'Insert time' icon to increase its duration.

Your next task is to film the action with Moviestorm's virtual camera, represented by a film camera icon at the top of the screen. You can frame your production just as if you were using a real camera, with long shots to establish the scene and medium shots and close-ups to home in on the action.

It's possible to set the camera to follow the action. Select keyframe positions using the timeline, then move the camera to the desired position by clicking mouse buttons and scrolling. The Change Lens icon provides zoom control. The upturned blue triangle then adds your keyframe to the timeline.