{"id":55653,"date":"2016-06-02T06:31:20","date_gmt":"2016-06-02T13:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/?p=55653"},"modified":"2017-10-09T13:03:26","modified_gmt":"2017-10-09T20:03:26","slug":"octopus-encounter-hank-the-septopus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/octopus-encounter-hank-the-septopus\/","title":{"rendered":"Octopus Encounter & Animating Hank the Septopus"},"content":{"rendered":"
In Finding Dory<\/em>, which comes out in just a couple of weeks (eek!), there\u2019s a slew of new characters. I had a chance to talk with some of the character designers during the media event I attended. When asking which ones they felt most connected to, they pointed out that the hardest characters to animate often become the most enjoyable since they spend the most time working with them. With this in mind, Hank the septopus was hands-down the staff favorite. This grumpy but caring critter, voiced by Ed O\u2019Neill, plays a major role in Finding Dory<\/em> but, boy was he a toughie to animate! Oh, before we go any further, I should mention that Hank is actually a \u201cseptopus\u201d as he is missing one tentacle (thus the adjusted prefix).<\/p>\n