# Control Masked MovieClip

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/control-masked-movieclip/41436>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [January 29, 2004, 12:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/control-masked-movieclip/41436 "2004-01-29T00:40:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![nick\_g](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f475e1/32.png) [@nick\_g](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nick_g)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2004, 12:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/control-masked-movieclip/41436/1 "2004-01-29T00:40:16Z")

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Hey,

I have a movieclip with a few frames and stop actions on each frame. This movieclip is being masked. What I want to do is be able to change the frame of that movieclip while the mask animation is running (mask expands to reveal content below). However, when I try to use a gotoAndStop(2); command to the movieclip during the masking animation, the frame that movieclip is on does not change… Is there any way I can control the frame that movieclip is on during the masking animation?

-Nick