Uploaded June 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Hey Rise Up Fam! Our friend Wayne Unten, character animator at Disney Animation! Wayne will share with you his process and speak about subtext in acting, showing examples from his work on the Disney Features!
Wayne has been a character animator on such films as Meet the Robinsons, Tangled, Wreck-it Ralph, and a supervising animator on Bolt, Frozen, and Frozen 2 where he supervised the animation for Elsa.
Wayne Unten | Animation Supervisor, Walt Disney Animation Studios
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
5:44 Bouncing Ball Demo
12:05 Wayne's origin story
25:32 Post-grad short term ambition goal?
1:03:57 Pledge of Allegiance exercise
1:12:05 Preface to Wayne’s animated work
1:14:29 “Make a positive statement”
1:27:38 "Bolt" scene breakdown
1:34:29 One of Wayne's workflow
1:48:43 "Frozen" Elsa scene breakdown
1:57:01 “Show Yourself” shot from Frozen II
2:30:55 Closing
Rise Up Animation Founders:
Bobby Pontillas
Frank Abney
Trent Correy
Monica Lago-Kaytis
Are you ready to Rise Up together? Join the movement by checking out our upcoming panels and visiting our social media!
Website: riseupanimation.org
Instagram: instagram.com/riseupanimation
Facebook: facebook.com/Rise-Up-Animation-111394517713539
Twitter: mobile.twitter.com/riseupanimation
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/rise-up-animation
Inspire. Educate. Create. #RiseUpAnimation
Hey Rise Up Fam! Our friend Wayne Unten, character animator at Disney Animation! Wayne will share with you his process and speak about subtext in acting, showing examples from his work on the Disney Features!
Wayne has been a character animator on such films as Meet the Robinsons, Tangled, Wreck-it Ralph, and a supervising animator on Bolt, Frozen, and Frozen 2 where he supervised the animation for Elsa.
Wayne Unten | Animation Supervisor, Walt Disney Animation Studios
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
5:44 Bouncing Ball Demo
12:05 Wayne's origin story
25:32 Post-grad short term ambition goal?
1:03:57 Pledge of Allegiance exercise
1:12:05 Preface to Wayne’s animated work
1:14:29 “Make a positive statement”
1:27:38 "Bolt" scene breakdown
1:34:29 One of Wayne's workflow
1:48:43 "Frozen" Elsa scene breakdown
1:57:01 “Show Yourself” shot from Frozen II
2:30:55 Closing
Rise Up Animation Founders:
Bobby Pontillas
Frank Abney
Trent Correy
Monica Lago-Kaytis
Are you ready to Rise Up together? Join the movement by checking out our upcoming panels and visiting our social media!
Website: riseupanimation.org
Instagram: instagram.com/riseupanimation
Facebook: facebook.com/Rise-Up-Animation-111394517713539
Twitter: mobile.twitter.com/riseupanimation
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/rise-up-animation
Inspire. Educate. Create. #RiseUpAnimation
