Imagineering in a Box is designed to pull back the curtain to show you how artists, designers and engineers work together to create theme parks. Go behind the scenes with Disney Imagineers and complete project-based exercises to design a theme park of your very own.

Lesson 3: Build your own character

Who do you want to meet in your land or attraction? (Who lives there?) The lesson introduces a variety of ways that Walt Disney Imagineering brings characters to life and explores the process of character development through character sheets, performance, costume design, armatures, actuation and control (with a focus on animatronics).
You'll walk out of this lesson with a character sheet, a costume, a simple physical armature design and a digital actuated armature.

List of Materials:
Paper, Pencils, pens, colored pencils, crayons, markers, notebook, magazines, printed materials from the internet, scissors, tape, cardboard and/or styrofoam, Lego, tongue depressors, pins, computer-based activities.

Chapters
0:00 Introduction
1:33 Character Types - Lesson 3.1
7:05 Costumes - Lesson 3.2
12:27 Character Sheets - Lesson 3.3
18:01 Armatures - Lesson 3.4
23:52 Actuators - Lesson 3.5
29:33 Armature Exercise - Lesson 3.6
31:33 Control - Lesson 3.7
36:25 Control Exercise - Lesson 3.8

LESSON 1 - Themed Worlds
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LESSON 2 - Attraction Design
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ABOUT
Walt Disney Imagineering is the creative force behind the design and development
of Disney’s theme parks, resorts, attractions and cruise ships worldwide, as well as
merchandise product development and oversight of Disney’s games and publishing
businesses.

Spoken in the video
Tara Von Der Linden - Show Programmer
Ethan Reed - Senior Visual Effects Designer
Margaret Kerrison - Managing Story Editor, Story Development
Josef Lemoine - Story Editor
Shelby Jiggetts-Tivony - Creative & Advanced Development Executive
Mike Honeck - R&D Imagineer Senior
Leigh Slaughter - Creative Entertainment Executive
Avi Tuchman - Senior Show Animator/Programmer
Tanner Rinke, P.E. - Principal Show Mechanical Engineer
Kathryn Yancey - Mechanical Engineer
Ric Turner - Production Designer
Alfredo Ayala - R&D Imagineer
Josh Gorin - Creative Development Executive

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Chewbacca
Dora Milaje
Personality
Walk
Struct
Research
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Grumpy
The Little Mermaid
Ursula FA-601
Audio-Animatronics
Animator
Disney Animation
Trap Door
Theatre
Theater
Stage
Personality
Robin Williams
Wise-Cracking
Improv
Comedy Club
Think on your feet
Believable
Animals
Robots
Princesses
Super Heros
Curiosity
Compassion
Aladdin
Street Rat
Quality
Empathize
Sympathy
Brainstorm
Costumes
Pirates
Presidents
Parade
Performers
Cast Member
Walk Around Character
Attraction Operator
Ride Operator
Food Service
Retail
Collaborate
Specialists
Immerse
Authentic
Clothing
Festival of the Lion King
Mary Poppins
Character Research
Lapel
Jacket
Vest
Shirt
Ruffles
Pants
Jewel
Costume 3
Gloves
Highlights
Fabrics
Sketch
Mockup
Color
Texture
Material
Monsters
Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue!
Twists
Folds
Dark Ride
Rags
Comfortable
Breathable
Weather Conditions
Technical Team
Halloween Party At Disneyland
Frightfully Fun Parade
Sculptor
Engineer
Machinist
Fabricator
Character Sheet
Chris Beatty - Creative Portfolio Executive
Thom Flowers
Jon Georges
Larry Nikolai
Lisa Girolami
Tony Baxter
Rick Elliot
Leo-Shaman
Tech Sheet
Animation
Fluid like manner
Mystic Manor
Albert the Monkey
Joe Lanzisero
Mark Schirmer
Larry Sheldon
Jodi McLaughlin
Hero Rocket Raccoon FA-01
Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission: BREAKOUT!
Functions
Animation Development
Armatures
Skeleton
Olaf Frozen
Actuators
Muscles
Sensors
Nerves
Control Unit
Brain
Segments
Joints
Degree of Freedom
Function
Nose Scrunch
Davy Jones
Plastic
Metal
Proof of Concept
Vyloos
Motion Study
Informed Decision
Pneumatic
Hydraulic
Electric
Linear Motion
Rotary Motion
J4-K3
Jake Robot
Animatronic Simulator
Four Bar Linkage
Rocker
Crank Rocker
Waving
Horse
Snapping Jaws
Backhoe
Rods
Nodes
Computer Controls
Show Control System
Software
Pre-Programmed Performances
Autonomous Controlled
Matterhorn Bobsleds
Yeti
Natural Language Processing
Speech Recognition
Computer Vision
Artificial Intelligence
The International Language of Colour Communication
BluePrint
Drawing

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