none of the effects are working it just goes straight into the next scene with no fade or anything
This is a symptom that you are creating your display objects in the enterScene() event not the createScene() event. BTW, the best way to post code is to not shoot screen shots, but to simply use your devices copy and paste method (select the text in your editor, CTRL-C (or CMD-C on a Mac) to copy the text. Then click on the <> button in the button bar here in the forums. Paste your text in with CTRL-V (or CMD-V).
This is a symptom that you are creating your display objects in the enterScene() event not the createScene() event. BTW, the best way to post code is to not shoot screen shots, but to simply use your devices copy and paste method (select the text in your editor, CTRL-C (or CMD-C on a Mac) to copy the text. Then click on the <> button in the button bar here in the forums. Paste your text in with CTRL-V (or CMD-V).