Cutscenes - switching locations

[sentient]

From what I can see in the help files the only way to create a cutscene in a different location, where the player isn't present is to:
use the newroom command
then hide the main player
run script for the cutscene
use newroom to go back to original room

Am I right? Or am I barking up the wrong tree?
Oh and is there a way to display an item you pick up as a large picture over the scene you are in say half the screen size? I can only think of using a GUI, but it seems a clunky way of doing it.

[strazer]

If you have another character in the other room, use the SetPlayerCharacter function on this character. The room will change automatically.
After the cutscene, use SetPlayerCharacter again on the player character.

[sentient]

ahh, that sounds a better way. Thanks. Any ideas on my second question? Or is the GUI method the best way?

[Scorpiorus]

Yeah, using a GUI is a good way to go.