title: changing movieclip properties, the alpha of it, inside of multiple movieclips
body: <p>i have a movieclip that's inside another movieclip which is also inside of another movieclip</p>
  
  <p>SniperGun.Sniper.SniperScope.MC_ScopeEdge.</p>
  
  <p>i set the alpha of MC_ScopeEdge to 50% of the color white but when i run my flash app it turns to full white, not semi-transparent white. but when i change the alpha to 0% it shows a completely transparent white movieclip.</p>
  
  <p>i also tried placing a code that will change the alpha of the movieclip</p>
  
  <pre><code>ScopeEdgeColorEffect();
  function ScopeEdgeColorEffect():void{
      stop();
      MC_ScopeEdge.alpha = 50;
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>but still the same effect.</p>