THE BASICS OF MAKING A CUTSCENE

So lemme guess, you came here in need of help on making cutscenes. Well fella, you came to the right place!
Making cutscenes in RM2K/3 is fairly easy. In this tutorial, I will teach you the basics and some of the necessary tools for making a cutscene.

STEP 1 - MAKE THE SCENE
When I make a cutscene, I like to think of it as a play. In plays, you need a background. This is the same for a cutscene in your maker.

Make sure you decorate the scene a lot. You may also use a section of a map you already made.

(obviously, this is a sample scene. Not much effort was made into making it. BUT yours shouldn't be like this.)

STEP 2 - ADD THE "PUPPETS"
What do you get if your cutscene only has a background? A slap in the face. Cutscenes need atleast one character for it to be... Well... a cutscene. Just make events with charsets of the character you want to add in the scene. MAKE SURE YOU GIVE THEM A NAME. If you do not do that, it will get confusing later on.

As you can see, I named this event "bobby" Do the same with your events.

STEP 3 - THE ACTION
A cutscene is interesting because stuff happens. If your characters don't do anything, the player will probably move your project into the trash. In order for you not to make that happen, add action.

Create a event with no charset in the corners of your map and set them as "Auto-Start"
In this event, make sure you add the text, the movements, the tints, the flashes, ANYTHING related to the scene.

Here are some of the commonly used tools for making cutscenes.


1 and 2 is very obvious and I think you know what it does at this point of your RM life.

3
Tint Screen - This makes your screen tint. For example, if you raised the Green, the screen's tint will be dominated with green.
Flash Screen - This command flashes a specific color in your screen. You can use this for thunder or any other special effect.
Shake Screen - This command shakes your screen as if a earthquake is occurring ingame. Very useful if your cutscene involves a meteor crashing or a ship being attacked.
Pan Screen - This command moves the "Camera" into your directions without moving the protagonist.
4
This command allows your cutscene to be set in the rain, snow, sandstorm, or fog.
5
This command is very useful if you want to display magic or attacks. You can use this if your cutscene is set on a battlefield.
6
This command, in my opinion, is crucial for a cutscene. This makes the event you've chosen to move into certain directions. It adds "life" to your characters and to your cutscene.
7
This command allows your cutscene to run smoothly. You may need to play around with this while making your cutscene. (Keep in mind 10 = 1 second in the command.)

There are many more commands crucial for a cutscene, but these are the ones that you need right now. Feel free to play around with other commands. Who knows, it might make your cutscene awesomer.

This is how your "Action" event should look like.


Reminder : MAKE SURE YOU TEST PLAY FREQUENTLY!