Betsy Baytos

About Betsy Baytos

A wonderful interview about my experience in animation & the Muppet Show! https://toughpigs.com/muppet-gals-talking-betsy-baytos/ I will transform your idea into an unforgettable character brand and make your characters dance!

Experience

1. Character Movement Consultant

   Universal Studios Hollywood

   Apr 2014 — Present · Osaka, JP

   Make your brand come alive!’ No matter what the medium, your character IS your brand, and should be instantly recognizable through body language, the pose, how it walks and moves. Choreography imprints your character with personality and character recognition, while expanding your story and product appeal in accordance with the design. I infuse my expertise in character movement to all my work as a designer, and as a consultant, working with experts in every field, including Disney feature animation, Muppets, Faerietale Theatre, Ringling Bros, Cirque Du Soleil and Universal Studios Osaka. My character movement workshops bring me to museums, private coaching and the classroom at Cal Arts, UCLA, Disney Artists Development, Walker Arts Museum and Oxford University. Whether for campaign licensing, a character costume or sports mascot, motion capture or animation, physical theatre, live action or theme parks, I will make your characters dance! A two time Jerome Robbins grant recipient, I am applying my expertise as an Eccentric Dance historian to an upcoming Documentary film, to be screened at the Motion Picture Academy 2019!

Education

• CCAC, Walt Disney Animation, Jim Henson Prod.

  Design & Animation

  1975 — 1982