A Box of Kittens

Action Figure Stop-Motion Animation Theater

Page 2: The Product — “A Box of Kittens”

Here are the visual character profiles for imagINe nation’s jINgle House Background Singers (The Trio), designed as highly customized ‘Dummy 13’ action figures

The modified ‘Dummy 13’ highly-articulated 3D printed action figures immediately change the aesthetic of our characters to something more technical, modern, and ‘maker’-focused, which fits perfectly with a series highlighting frame rates and production specs.

Character Profile 1: Berita

  • Vocal Range: Soprano (The Melody, The Highs)
  • Filament Color: Electric Cyan
  • Role: The shimmering top layer of the harmony.
    • Visual ‘Dummy 13’ Modifications:
    • Berita is built for high frequencies. Her print settings were set to “fine detail,” making her look sleeker and slightly more aerodynamic than the others.
    • Head/Helmet: Her standard ‘Dummy 13’ helmet is modified with sweeping, upward-curving “antenna” fins that resemble treble clefs or tweeter cones. Her visor is a bright, glowing cyan LED strip.
    • Torso/Armor: Her chest plate features integrated, crystalline structures that look like high-frequency acoustic diffusers. She has extra articulation in her neck to allow for dramatic head tilts when hitting the high C notes.
    • The Vibe: She looks fragile but sharp, like glass.
  • Personality & Performance Style:
  • Berita is high-energy, sometimes frantic, and always focused on the melody. She is the one most likely to complain about “animator fingerprints” on her glossy cyan finish. In the stop-motion animation, her movements are quick, darting, and sometimes jittery, matching her high vocal pitch.

Character Profile 2: Bucie

  • Vocal Range: Alto (The Foundation, The Lows)
  • Filament Color: Deep Magenta
  • Role: The soulful anchor and rhythm bass

Visual ‘Dummy 13’ Modifications:

Bucie is printed for durability and resonance. She looks physically heavier, perhaps printed with a higher infill density, giving her a solid, grounded presence on screen.

  • Torso/Armor: Her chest chassis is bulked up, featuring a large, circular grill design that resembles a subwoofer integrated right into her sternum. Her shoulder pads are thicker, designed like bass traps to absorb vibration.
  • Legs/Feet: She has oversized, flared boots that give her a wide, unwavering stance. She rarely gets knocked over during difficult animation movements.
  • The Vibe: Solid, industrial, and unbreakable.

Personality & Performance Style:

Bucie is the “mother hen” of the studio. She is calm, practical, and deeply soulful. When the others get out of sync, her deep, resonant hum pulls them back together. In the animation, her movements are slow, deliberate, and smooth. She doesn’t twitch; she grooves.

Character Profile 3: Msaki

Vocal Range: Mezzo (The Texture, The Bridge)

Filament Color: Sunny Yellow

Role: The versatile glue that connects the high and low.

Visual ‘Dummy 13’ Modifications:

Msaki is the “patch bay” of the group. Her design is all about connectivity and balance.

  • Cabling: Unlike the clean prints of the other two, Msaki has visible, colorful patch cables (red, white, and yellow wires) brightly threaded through the gaps in her yellow armor plating, connecting her arms to her torso.
  • Head/Helmet: Her helmet features an integrated visual equalizer display on the visor that lights up yellow and orange, showing the balance between bass and treble. One “ear” is slightly larger than the other, acting as a varied receiver.
  • The Vibe: A walking piece of studio equipment; functional, bright, and busy.

Personality & Performance Style:

Msaki is the mediator and the technician. She understands both the artistic side (Berita) and the practical side (Bucie). She is quirky, observant, and always the first to notice when the frame rate count is off. In animation, her movements are the most varied—sometimes quick like Berita, sometimes slow like Bucie, depending on who she is harmonizing with at that second.

• Section 1: The Unboxing

    ◦ Copy: Explain that “A Box of Kittens” is not for pets, but is a complete “Action Figure Theater” in a box.

    ◦ Inventory List: List the contents: 5 fully assembled 150% scale figures, 10 standard figures, lighting rigs, camera rigs, and 20 branded backdrops.

    ◦ Visual Prompt: A photo of the open kit showing the organized compartments, figures, and “Husky Digital” boxes.

• Section 2: The Figures

    ◦ Focus: Highlight the “Dummy 13” armature. Describe it as “Customizable, Articulated, Scalable”.

    ◦ Visual Prompt: A close-up photo of the “Standard Figure” assembly kit in the box, showing the breakdown of parts.