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Animation: The technical and creative challenges of Disney Pixar's Finding Dory and Moana




The technical & creative challenges of animating 'Hank the Octopus' from Finding Dory (2016) 

Hank the Octopus wasn't possible with the technology available 13 years ago for Finding Nemo (2003). In this interview Jeremie Talbot (Character Supervisor, Pixar)  and Brian Tong (Senior Editor, Disney) discuss how challenging Hank was to rig and animate, even with todays advancements in technology.



The technical & creative challenges of simulating water effects for Moana (2016) 

Moana is one of Disney's most effects-filled animated movies. In this interview, Kyle Odermatt (Visual Effects Supervisor, Disney) and Brian Tong (Senior Editor, Disney) discuss how they met challenges of simulating complex water effects.

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