Animation. Shrek was originally set up to be a live-action/CG animation hybrid with background plate miniature sets and the main characters composited into the scene as motion-captured computer graphics, using an ExpertVision Hires Falcon 10 camera system to capture and apply realistic human movement to the characters.
Although the movie was originally supposed to be animated with traditional 2D animation, Shrek was ultimately created using computer animation. Overall, the look was much different from what audiences were used to and made the film stand out from the typical Disney movies being released at that time.
The first computer animated fairy tale, "Shrek" takes audiences into a fantasy world comprised of 36 separate locations, more than any previous computer animated feature.
Shrek is a fictional ogre character created by American author William Steig. Shrek is the protagonist of the book of the same name, a series of films by DreamWorks Animation, as well as a musical. The name "Shrek" is derived from the German word Schreck, meaning "fright" or "terror".
It refers to scenes, effects and images created with computer software. CGI can be static or dynamic, 2D or 3D and used in either subtle or obvious ways.
His anxiety was 'irrational' and became a barrier to making friends. But Shrek is stubborn, it took hundreds of fairytale creatures invading his swamp and a fight with a dragon for him to eventually trust Donkey (though it did happen in the end).
While the plots of the original 2D animations were usually solid, they grew less and less so over the years. According to Digital Spy, John Lasseter, who pioneered 3D animation at Disney, said that the amount of work that was needed for the hand-drawn 2D animation somehow outweighed the content of the film.
But when all is said and done, the Shrek story arc is an entirely independent entity from Walt Disney Pictures. It's a surprising yet true fact that some fans of this Christmas-themed computer-animated motion picture from 2004 believe this to be a Walt Disney Pictures production.
The studio originally made some traditionally animated films, as well as three stop-motion co-productions with Aardman Animations, but now exclusively relies on computer animation.
In the case of the Shrek franchise, Shrek's Scottish accent was a much-needed addition to the film for character background, historical depth, and individuality.
Shrek was actually based on a real person named Maurice Tillet. He was a French wrestler who married an extremely beautiful woman named Olga. Maurice developed a disease called Acromegaly which made his bones keep growing and growing.
In Shrek the Musical, it is claimed that Fiona was imprisoned in a tower on Christmas Eve when she was 7 years old. She spent at least 16 years in that tower until Shrek rescued her. She was rescued at age 23.
He is very opprobrious, despicable and abhorrent, so he loathes creatures of any kind and sought to relocate the fairytale creatures to Shrek's swamp. He attempts to cut a deal with Shrek by promising to remove the fairy tale creatures from his swamp if Shrek could bring Fiona to him, as he wanted to marry her.
Dragon, is Donkey's wife from the Shrek franchise. She initially started out as an antagonist, charged with guarding Princess Fiona in her castle, but later befriends Shrek.
She does end up marrying Farquaad, but it is sunset, and she turns into an ogre, horrifying everyone but Shrek and Donkey. The king arrests the both of them, but the dragon eats him. Shrek and Fiona declare their love for one another, and after they kiss, she still changes into an ogre.
Prince Charming (simply known as Charming) is the secondary antagonist of DreamWorks' 8th full-length animated feature film Shrek 2 and the main antagonist of DreamWorks' 14th full-length animated feature film Shrek the Third. He is an English-accented prince-to-be with "softy and bouncy" blond hair.
It was 100 years ago that Walt Disney founded The Walt Disney Company The company has become a pop culture empire — with movies such as Fantasia and Frozen. To celebrate the milestone anniversary, Disney is releasing a restored 4k version of the 1937 film Snow White.
Everyone's favorite mouse is turning 94. On Nov. 18, 1928, Mickey Mouse made his debut in the short film "Steamboat Willie." Since then, his birthday has been honored by his loving fans all around the globe. To celebrate, we've compiled some interesting facts about Disneyland.
Roundhay Garden Scene is a short silent motion picture filmed by French inventor Louis Le Prince at Oakwood Grange in Roundhay, Leeds, in Northern England on 14 October 1888. It is believed to be the oldest surviving film. The camera used was patented in the United Kingdom on 16 November 1888.
