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===Animation=== To ensure that the movements of the fish in the film were believable, the animators took a crash course in fish biology and oceanography. They visited aquariums, went diving in Hawaii, and received in-house lectures from an [[ichthyologist]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Lovgren|first=Stefan|title=For Finding Nemo, Animators Dove into Fish Study|url=http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/05/0530_030530_findingnemo.html|work=National Geographic News|access-date=October 30, 2012|archive-date=March 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307142501/https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/05/0530_030530_findingnemo.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> As a result, Pixar's animator for Dory, [[Gini Cruz Santos]], integrated "the fish movement, human movement, and facial expressions to make them look and feel like real characters."<ref name=Annieawards>{{cite web |url=http://annieawards.org/31st-annie-awards |title=31st Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (2003) |website=[[Annie Awards]] |access-date=June 12, 2014 |archive-date=July 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701220856/http://annieawards.org/31st-annie-awards |url-status=live }}</ref> Production designer [[Ralph Eggleston]] created pastel drawings to give the lighting crew led by [[Sharon Calahan]] ideas of how every scene in the film should be lit.<ref name="documentary">{{cite AV media |title=Making Nemo |location=|year=2004 |medium=DVD |publisher=Walt Disney Home Entertainment}}</ref> The [[Great white shark]], Bruce, is in reference to the [[animatronic]] shark used in the [[Universal Pictures|Universal]] film ''[[Jaws (film)|Jaws]]''. The shark they had used on set was nicknamed "Bruce" after Bruce Raiman, who was [[Steven Spielberg]]'s divorce lawyer.<ref name="Shaffer2017">{{cite book|last=Shaffer|first=Joshua C.|title=Discovering the Magic Kingdom: An Unofficial Disneyland Vacation Guide β Second Edition|year=2017|publisher=Synergy Book Publishing|isbn=978-0-9991664-0-6|page=188}}</ref> The line "Here's Brucey!" is a reference to the [[Jack Nicholson]] line from the 1980 horror film, ''[[The Shining (film)|The Shining]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/541362/the-shining-pixar-easter-eggs|title=9 The Shining References Buried in Pixar Films|date=May 3, 2018|access-date=February 3, 2022|archive-date=April 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407223506/https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/541362/the-shining-pixar-easter-eggs|url-status=live}}</ref> Additionally, the music that plays for the dentist's niece Darla is the theme music from the 1960 [[Alfred Hitchcock]] film, ''[[Psycho (1960 film)|Psycho]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theringer.com/tv/2020/5/29/21273680/every-character-from-finding-nemo-ranked|title=Every Character From 'Finding Nemo,' Ranked|date=May 29, 2020|website=[[The Ringer (website)|The Ringer]]|access-date=March 31, 2022|archive-date=February 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227184648/https://www.theringer.com/tv/2020/5/29/21273680/every-character-from-finding-nemo-ranked|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was dedicated to [[Glenn McQueen]], a Pixar animator who died of [[melanoma]] in October 2002.<ref name="Remembering">{{cite web|last=Rizvi|first=Samad|title=Remembering Glenn McQueen, 1960-2002|url=http://pixartimes.com/2010/12/24/remembering-glenn-mcqueen-1960-2002/|work=Pixar Times|date=December 24, 2010|access-date=November 8, 2012|archive-date=January 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115033015/http://pixartimes.com/2010/12/24/remembering-glenn-mcqueen-1960-2002/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Finding Nemo'' shares many plot elements with ''[[Pierrot the Clownfish]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/feb/24/books.film|title=Nemo finds way to French court|first=Jon|last=Henley|date=February 24, 2004|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=October 26, 2017|archive-date=October 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171027125719/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/feb/24/books.film|url-status=live}}</ref> a children's book published in 2002, but allegedly conceived in 1995. The author, Franck Le Calvez, sued Disney for infringement of his intellectual rights and to bar ''Finding Nemo'' merchandise in France. The judge ruled against him, citing the color differences between Pierrot and Nemo.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lagorce |first=Aude |url=https://www.forbes.com/2004/03/12/cx_al_0312nemo.html |title=French Court Denies Disney Ban |work=Forbes |date=December 3, 2004 |access-date=September 30, 2012 |archive-date=November 27, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151127161228/http://www.forbes.com/2004/03/12/cx_al_0312nemo.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
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