Instructions
Press the "Esc" key during the video playback to skip to the full character creator.
Open the character creator folder on your computer. Enter the "\packages\core\data\movies" directory. Rename or delete the "dragon_age_main" BLK file to permanently disable the opening video.
Press and hold "Ctrl," "Alt" and "Delete" during the opening to open the Task Manager. Disable the video player to skip the video intro for the character creator.