Losing Mind

Disney/Pixar's Finding Nemo presents a 3D animated short film, Dory in: Losing Mind

One morning in the reef, Dory was swimming in circles, trying to remember something, but since she has Short-term memory loss, she couldn't remember. She took 20 more spins, but she still couldn't remember so she decides to ask Marlin and Nemo for help. When she reaches their anemone, she looked around to see if Marlin and Nemo were around, then she looks in the anemone "Marlin? Nemo? Are you in here?" She called out, but Marlin and Nemo were asleep. When Dory approaches the anemone, the anemone tentacle stings her, which woke Up Marlin and Nemo. "Dory, what are you doing here?" Asked Marlin "Oh, sorry to wake you up. Anyway, can you help me?" Dory asked "um.. Okay, what can we do to help you?" Marlin asked "Well, I'm trying to remember something that I just saw, but I can't remember." Said Dory "What was the last thing you remembered?" Marlin asked "I don't know." Replied Dory "Well, We can't help you if you don't know." Said Marlin, Dory thought for a second "wait. I think I remembered something." She said "what did you remember?" Asked Marlin "I was near some coral reef, and then I saw a leg and I didn't know what it was. But I don't know where it is." Dory said, Marlin was confused "then, how are we gonna know where it is and what it was?" He asked, Then, Nemo got an idea "I think I know where Dory was." He said, so he swam out "Follow me, guys." He said, so Marlin and Dory followed Nemo, as they swam to the coral reef at the bottom of the sea, which was where Dory saw a leg "are you sure this is it, Dory?" Asked Marlin, Dory nodded in agreement "yes, this is the one I saw. I remembered!" She said happily, until she saw the leg again "Hey, look at that. I want to touch it." Dory said curiously "Dory! Don't!" Marlin shouted, but Dory had already touched the leg, so an octopus came out. The three fish got scared and swam away, however, the octopus followed them, wanting to be friends with them. When Marlin, Dory and Nemo look back, they realized that the octopus was friendly, so the octopus wanted to play a game with them, so they decided to play. The octopus grabs a rock to play catch "Pass it to me!" Dory called out, so the octopus throws the rock to Dory. Then, Dory passes it to Nemo "Dad! Catch!" He called to Marlin, but Marlin didn't see the rock, so it just hits his head, which made him dizzy. Dory and Nemo laughed a little, while the octopus grinned. And Marlin just smiled and tosses the rock back to the octopus. They played all day long, and all because Dory remembered.

Characters

. Marlin, an overprotective Clownfish, Nemo's father

. Dory, a Regal Blue Tang, the sweetest and forgetful fish in the reef

. Nemo, a young Clownfish, son of Marlin

. The Octopus

Transcript

(Scene opens in the reef with Dory Swiming in circles)

Dory: oh..what was it? Ugh, (takes 20 more spins) what do I do?....what would Dory do?...I would ask for help...ask for help, that's it. I'll ask Marlin and Nemo for help.

(Dory swims off to find Marlin and Nemo until she reaches their anemone)

Dory: (looks in the anemone) Marlin? Nemo? Are you in there?

(Marlin and Nemo were sleeping inside the anemone)

(When Dory touches the anemone tentacle, it stings her)

Dory: owww!

(Marlin and Nemo wake up)

Marlin: (yawn) Dory, what are you doing here?

(Nemo yawns as well)

Dory: oh, sorry to wake you up. Anyway, can you help me?

Marlin: um...okay, what can we do to help you?

Dory: well, I'm trying to remember something that I just saw, but I can't remember.

Marlin: what was the last thing you remembered?

Dory: I don't know

(Marlin and Nemo look at each other)

Marlin: well, we cant help you if you don't know

(Dory thought for a second)

Dory: wait, I think I remembered something.

Marlin: what did you remember?

Dory: well, I was near some coral reef and then I saw a leg and I didn't know what it was. But I don't know where it is.

(Marlin was confused)

Marlin: then, how are we gonna know where it is and what it was?

(Nemo got an idea)

Nemo: I think I know where Dory was.

(Nemo swims out)

Nemo: follow me, guys.

(Marlin and Dory follow Nemo to the coral reef at the bottom of the sea)

Marlin: are you sure this is it, Dory?

(Dory nods in agreement)

Dory: yes, this is the one I saw. I remembered!

(Dory saw the leg again)

Dory: hey, look at that. I want to touch it.

Marlin: (gasps) Dory! Don't!

(Dory touches the leg, then, an octopus came out)

Marlin/Dory/Nemo: AHHHH!!!!

(Marlin, Dory and Nemo swim away and the octopus follows them)

(They look back and notice that the octopus is friendly)

Nemo: what's it doing?

Dory: hmm, I think it wants to play with us.

Marlin: um, Dory, I don't think...

Dory: woah, big rock, I think it wants to play catch with us

Nemo: that sounds like fun! c'mon dad, let's play!

Marlin: uh, okay.

Dory: pass it to me!

(The octopus tosses the rock to Dory)

Nemo: good catch, Dory!

Dory: it's all yours, Nemo!

(Dory passes the rock to Nemo)

Nemo: dad! Catch!

Marlin: huh?

(The rock hits Marlin's head, which made him dizzy)

(Nemo and Dory laugh a little, while the octopus grins)

Marlin: here! Catch!

(Marlin tosses the rock back to the octopus, as they played all day long)

(Scene closes)

Credits

Written directed and animated by: Daniella Lara and Morr Meroz

Cast

Marlin: Albert Brooks

Dory: Ellen DeGeneres

Nemo: Hayden Rolence

Music: Ayal Tsubery

Character modeling: Tavvon Reynolds

Sound design: Morr Meroz

Thesis instructors: Anca Risca and Jeffery Lerrer