Crush...how do they do it?

[MouseTrainer]

Just got back from the Disneyland Resort and was wondering how they made Crush from Nemo fame interactive? I'm thinking a guy with a microphone behind the crowd. Hoping someone out there can give me some insight into how this works. Thanks!

[duckiedianne]

Re: Crush...how do they do it?

My friend told me that it's this crazy real time animation program that they have. Basically, there's a window that is above the screen that the employees look through to see the audience. The actor talks as the animator works the computer program.

[Loomis]

Re: Crush...how do they do it?

That's pretty much it. I only know from the job application to the Stitch Encounter in Hong Kong (I didn't apply, just looked) that you were required to be able to speak like Stitch while operating a real-time interactive Stitch animated thing.

I'm assuming that the Turtle Talk works on roughly the same engine...

[DisneyCraig]

Re: Crush...how do they do it?

Aw, MAN! And here I thought it was a real turtle.

Another illusion shattered...

[Hector]

Re: Crush...how do they do it?

MAGIC!!!!!





















*fingers in ears, eyes closed*

[barfownz]

Re: Crush...how do they do it?

So is it a crush voice changer? anyone who uses it talks like crush?

[symbolic]

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they feed him carrots?

[Zeus]

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K I've seen the "magic" first hand here...It is just a person who can talk like Crush & who uses a joystick like computer thingy...I have no idea what it is..it's a huge nice LCD screen backstage with a joystick and a switchboard like thing..it's really cool.

[MouseTrainer]

Re: Crush...how do they do it?

Sha dudes...righteous. Many thanks for the help!

[jiminysgurl]

Re: Crush...how do they do it?

you so totally rock....dudeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[Sadako]

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So is it a crush voice changer? anyone who uses it talks like crush?

Nope, just voice actors. And unfortunately most of the time it's pretty bad ones who can't maintain the pitch of the character very well. I've only been impressed with the voice actor playing Crush once out of the 4 times I've seen the show.

[jiminysgurl]

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sadako, do you think you could pull it off, it would be totally sweet job dude

[Walt Jr.]

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Basically it is a video that can respond to a voice! Like how some telephone companies have those messages "Please put your serial id" and you say it and they give you a reply!

[figment1986]

Re: Crush...how do they do it?

I hear they use a PS2 like controller at Epcot's... then again who knows what imagineering has been doing to upgrade this stuff.. (epcot's was near perfect like the 3 times i saw it dudes...)

[aaronpaulcustoms]

Re: Crush...how do they do it?

Its quite a complicated setup. You see...its kinda hard to explain but here goes nothing! 2 words: DISNEY MAGIC