Character Integrity
This is the abbreviation of Character in Training
What is CIT?
The most important team of members on a visit
What are magic Makers?
Abbreviated by BSF
What is Brave, Strong, Fearless?
Before taking photos on some visits, you need to give this to the child's parents
What is a photo release form?
Getting lots of sleep the night before, presetting all of the things you need, giving yourself time to get ready, coordinate with your driving group
What is the night before ritual for a visit?
Posture, character canon, voice and walk, how to sing as a character
What are examples of things characters should know for complete integrity?
Character attendant, playmate, character, stage manager, remote worker
What are the types of Magic Maker roles?
The population we serve according to our mission
What is vulnerable and underserved children?
Health Survey, Volunteer forms, driver forms, flu shot proof, covid vaccine proof,
Arriving on time for your pickup, ready to go, listening and hanging out with your driving group, arriving at the visit location early, key leads checking in and escorting characters to where they are meant to go
What is the Morning of/ getting to the visit?
Watching or listening to your character's movie/story, getting into makeup and costume, warming up your voice/body, reviewing phrases before a visit,
What is a character ritual?
Predict costume mishaps (wig or clothing issues), help bridge conversation between child and character, make sure the character is not unattended by a child, take lots of photos and ready to respond in an emergency,
What are the roles of a good Magic Maker on visits?
What are social wellness activities?
Sunscreen. umbrella, outdoor clothing, jackets/ winter wear, advil, water bottles, warm clothes under costumes/ shirts
What are things you may need for outdoor visits?
Hanging out and engaging with children with fun activities, meeting as many as possible and playing lots of games, graceful and discreet goodbyes
What is leaving the visit protocol?
Making connections to your story through mentions in conversation, Perfecting character vocal inflections and habits, having approachable and energetic energy, using the constructive criticism group to your advantage, and always being "on" until you return to your kingdom
What are ways to be your best character self?
More responsibility during visits (coordinating with event staff and volunteers), gathering character costumes and getting magic maker bags, engaging with kids and hanging out with them, easing the scariness of meeting a character, handing out gifts to kids (sometimes)
Something is missing. What is to improve the quality of life for vulnerable and underserved children ... through fun and engaging social wellness activities
If you cannot remember/ wouldn't know a specific fact about your character (ex: favorite color isn't mentioned in your movie/ story) you can do this.
What is asking your character group chats and/or faking it til you make it?
Logging your hours on trackitforward, filling out post-visit surveys honestly, debriefing in the car, grabbing food after, uploading any pictures to shared google drives
What to do after visits?