Gemmy Prototype Christmas Animated Frosty The Snowman Programming Instructions

I've been asked about how we programmed our items to synchronize the movement to the music. This video from maybe the mid-2000's shows how I typically communicated what I wanted. There are probably hundreds of videos of me showing the sound engineers exactly when to start and stop the movements. You can see a couple of other items lined up for me to give them more videos.
I am in China in this video. Even though I am there, it was easier for the engineers to take a video and play it over and over to make sure they get the movement right. It was necessary to send videos when I wasn't overseas because the ic chips were programmed there.

[@_SkylarStudios]

WOW! THIs is amazing! I'm a huge fan of gemmy's frosties, and frosty in general. It's so cool to see something like this, I always wondered if a frosty vid was gonna pop up here. This is..wow

[@360101]

Same

[@MrSyncOfficial]

This is amazing!!

[@JaydentheHaunter]

Man how I’d love to get my hands on that frosty proto some day.

[@JaydentheHaunter]

@Crazy Collector it has not been destroyed

[@FunkyFrogzDude]

@Crazy Collector you have a Helluva Boss profile picture (which is one of the worst pieces of animation of all time) so every claim you make is a straight up lie

[@ChristopherS768]

@Crazy Collector I don’t understand where you get all this ridiculous information from there’s literally a picture of it on GMA from a few years ago

[@benji_productions.]

@Crazy Collector i think I have a picture of it also

[@benji_productions.]

@Crazy Collector why do I have to send it if you already have a photo of it

[@HolidayTimeProductions]

Brilliant job!

[@AsrielEverything]

This is so cool to see! You able show more or explain how they were programmed? Would love to know how! Always wondered how they were programmed especially on the stooges and snowflake spinners

[@scottyx2423]

Thanks for showing us. This is really cool. Do you also have a way to show us how they programmed it from a computer. I’m very interested in that as well

[@360101]

Can you show us how the movement work while the audio is playing

[@lockenaughtynick1432]

Who voiced the spinning snowflake snowman?

[@user-pm7bn2tr1z]

i need that one it has a 2006 recording

[@ringthegemmycollector]

Good job bud

[@ChristopherS768]

Do you still have all of these videos saved? Or just some of them?

[@lakewi44]

He has a bunch saved on his computer I believe. What we will see in the future, is a mystery.

[@jaketheholidayguy]

OMG

[@hodgepodge3611]

Cool

[@user-pm7bn2tr1z]

I’m I kinda like a little

[@sylvadoandstuff5224]

What is required to become a product developer like the one you once were?

[@joep5300]

Still am. You can listen to a podcast Product Talk (Products That Count) where I talk about what makes a good one. I believe I'm episode 86

[@sylvadoandstuff5224]

@@joep5300 could you send a link to the podcast?

[@joep5300]

@@sylvadoandstuff5224 The key to being a product developer is to be able to figure out things yourself...

[@Gemmygod]

That's very informative. I've always wanted to learn how to program and time the movements of animatronics to songs and other sequences. Though I'd imagine it would require a lot of mathematics and a VERY high IQ. Who knows, maybe there's a type of computer software that can make it easy to do. I've heard of programmable sound chips from a company called "Invite by voice" which adds sound files to a module, so maybe there's one out there that can program animatronic movements to your liking.