# Simple question - confining animation to movieclip?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-question-confining-animation-to-movieclip/219272>\
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**Created:** [March 15, 2007, 9:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-question-confining-animation-to-movieclip/219272 "2007-03-15T09:49:38Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 15, 2007, 9:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-question-confining-animation-to-movieclip/219272/1 "2007-03-15T09:49:38Z")

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Hi all,  
In advance thanks for all the help already on this forum.  
I’m trying to create the effect of a map zooming in to a specific country on flash! To do this i’m using embedded movieclips - I’ve converted the map to a different movieclip for each country, and in the movieclip i’m expanding the map to make the chosen country bigger - ie zooming in on that country!!  
The problem is - when I expand the map, part of the expanded map covers my stage which has buttons and other stuff - ehen i play my movie i just want to see the map expanding in the movieclip area i’ve created!!!  
I was wondering if anyone could tell me how to confine the expansion of the map to my movieclip so that when i play my movie, the map doesn’t rollover onto the stage??  
Thanks a mil guys,  
Derm