# Multiple movieclips inside one movieclip

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiple-movieclips-inside-one-movieclip/191044
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [June 16, 2006, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiple-movieclips-inside-one-movieclip/191044 "2006-06-16T16:10:37Z")
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### Author: ![Armored](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Armored](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Armored)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2006, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiple-movieclips-inside-one-movieclip/191044/1 "2006-06-16T16:10:37Z")

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Hi,

This should be simple but I can’t figure it out… I have a master movieclip and I would like to create further movieclips within this one and load images in these. Here is how I did this:

var ThumbHolder:MovieClip = this.createEmptyMovieClip(mcThumbHolder,this.getNextHighestDepth());

var Thumb1:MovieClip = ThumbHolder.createEmptyMovieClip(mcThumb1,mcThumbHolder.getNextHighestDepth());

var Thumb2:MovieClip = ThumbHolder.createEmptyMovieClip(mcThumb2,mcThumbHolder.getNextHighestDepth());

Thumb1.\_x = 0;  
Thumb1.\_y = 0;  
Thumb2.\_x = 250;  
Thumb2.\_y = 250;

loadMovie(“images/thumb\_1.jpg”,Thumb1);  
loadMovie(“images/thumb\_2.jpg”,Thumb2);

The movieclips are created but Thumb1 is not visible, it’s hidden under Thumb2! What am I doing wrong?

Any help is much appreciated!