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The Disney Dream Reward Dollars you’ve earned can help you 2 purchase Theme Park tickets. 3 Learn more at DisneyRewards.com Learn more at DisneyRewards.com SUMMER 2016 SUMMER 2016 summer vacation summer vacation entertain shop entertain shop Finding Dory has an ocean full of hilarious, fun-loving, adventurous characters, including Dory, Marlin and Nemo, and many new ones who are just as lovable and unforgettable. “We have such a great voice cast,” Lindsey says. “There were never easier casting meetings,” she recalls. “We usually have to ask editors to mock up pretend conversations between two actors from other performances, but since Ellen has interviewed everyone on the planet, we could just watch and listen to her shows to hear how the voices clicked.” It’s critical that voices work well together, according to Lindsey. “In animation, we don’t have the normal visual cues for who’s speaking like you do in live-action film, so if actors’ vocal tones are too similar, it can cause confusion. Plus, there are a lot of great actors whose performances are tied more to physical movement, gestures and expressions. For animation, actors only have their voices to bring the characters to life emotionally. It’s sounding like the original Nemo, I was just myself. I also tried to trickier than you would think.” close my nose when I spoke. It made me sound more as if I was Just Keep Laughing “We’re also listening for a certain indefinable something in a under water.” voice. The microphone has to love the voice,” Lindsey says. “For “You can always tell when the animators love a voice. They instance, Ty Burrell is just charming. He sounds unassuming and immediately want to do a test scene,” Lindsey laughs. “When goofy, but not dumb. Ed O’Neill comes across as gruff, but you the voice and the visuals are right, you can see—and hear—the “ i, I’m Dory and I’m looking for “We went around and around about it,” Lindsey can hear that he has a heart of gold.” character come to life. It’s thrilling to see.” my…wait…do I know you? Why recalls. “We would write and rewrite scenes and am I here? I was looking for continually ask ourselves ‘is this how Dory would Perhaps the hardest new voice to cast was Nemo’s. Since “At first, it felt a little daunting to do a sequel to Finding Nemo,” something…hmm, wait a sec, behave?’ We also did a lot of research. One of the Alexander Gould, who voiced the original Nemo, is now 23, she concludes. “But Finding Dory just feels right in every way. It H things we learned about Dory is that she struggles a new young actor was needed. “Kids can be tough to cast,” is a story that was meant to be told.” it’s coming to me. Oh yeah, that’s right. with memory loss and may not remember facts Lindsey says. “Plus, we needed a voice that would be close to You can see—and hear it for yourself this summer when Finding I’m looking for…wait, do I know you?” about someone, but she does remember that she the original but sound a bit older. In Finding Dory, he’s gained Dory in 3D comes to theaters. Remember to use your Disney She’s delightful, she’s funny, she’s positive, upbeat loves them. Her emotional memory is still there.” confidence and independence. The way he relates to his dad, Dream Reward Dollars toward vouchers for and energetic. Dory, everyone’s favorite forgetful That understanding provided the backbone for Marlin, is different. Hayden Rolence balanced all that really movie tickets and prepare to join Dory blue tang, is swimming back into theaters to Dory’s adventures. nicely. He is perfect,” says Lindsey. and her friends on her search for her delight us as she and her friends, Nemo and Dory’s personality was already well defined “I was a little nervous when I started,” Hayden admits. family.1, 2 Write it down so you don’t Marlin, go on a search for answers about her past. FPO in Finding Nemo and she’s her bubbly self in “But everyone was so friendly and relaxed. It forget! Where is she from? Who are her parents? And Finding Dory thanks in large part to Ellen was a lot of fun, actually. I didn’t worry about where did she learn to speak Whale? Will she In theaters DeGeneres’ delightful voiceover performance. remember? Find out when Finding Dory June 17, 2016 “Ellen brings so much to this role,” Lindsey says. opens in theaters in 3D on June 17. “Her delivery is so charming and quirky. She “There was something about Dory that kept defines the character. She loves Dory, and circling around in Director Andrew Stanton’s it shows!” Make a Splash This Summer head,” explains Lindsey Collins, Producer. Andrew, Although you could assume a voiceover actor who directed the Academy Award®–winning is never seen on screen, that’s not entirely true, Finding Nemo, felt as if there was more to her according to Lindsey. “The actor influences the ummer is here, and whether story that needed to be told. look of the character,” she explains. “We do you’re swimming like Dory Writing a movie about a character with short-term video recordings as well as voice recordings. The and Nemo in the pool or at memory loss is no easy feat, according to Lindsey. animators will watch the videos and choose little the beach, find just what you need “We needed to stay true to Dory’s character, and mannerisms from the actors, such as the way they Sat Disney Store and DisneyStore.com. Take her memory ‘challenges’ are integral to who she is. smile or arch an eyebrow when they’re speaking. advantage of Cardmember savings of 10% It affects how she approaches life,” Lindsey says. 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