Shrek (found "I Feel Good" animation test of CGI-animated film; 1995): Difference between revisions

Revision as of 22:35, 30 July 2022

Screenshot of the test.

Status: Partially Found

Shrek is a 2001 computer-animated film directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson, based on the book of the same name. However, production for the film dates back to around 1995, when Chris Farley was originally cast as Shrek. Around this time, Dreamworks made an animation test featuring an early version of Shrek. It is currently unknown how long the animation test was.

Plot

All that's known about the plot is that Shrek enters a gated city at night, singing "I Feel Good." He comes across a 'Mugger' tied to a rope, who was singing along with Shrek. Shrek proceeds to play with him and then stretches the Mugger on his rope, and sends him soaring into the night sky.

Availability

Very little information has come upon this topic, and all that remains of the actual animation test are still images. In April of 2017, YouTube user "unclesporkums" uploaded a storyboard version of the animation test. He later re-uploaded it in September of 2017 because he found more storyboards of the animatic. Since voices were absent from the original upload, he decided to voice over the missing lines by himself. The upload can be watched down below and is roughly 2 minutes and 23 seconds long. Considering the storyboards' existence, it’s likely that the actual animation is either somewhere in the Dreamworks Archives or the hands of a collector.

On July 30, 2022 at 4pm, LMW user "DingleManBoy" found a sped-up clip of the tape in HD quality on Anders J.L. Beer's Vimeo demo reel. Beer is a previous animator for Dreamworks' pre-production stage of Shrek (1996-1998).

Gallery

Videos

Storyboard of the animation test.

Screenshots

Screenshot of the animation test (1/5).
Screenshot of the animation test (2/5).
Screenshot of the animation test (3/5).
Screenshot of the animation test (4/5).
Screenshot of the animation test (5/5).

Models

A sculpt of the Shrek used in the short (1/4).
A sculpt of the Shrek used in the short (2/4).
A sculpt of the Shrek used in the short (3/4).
A sculpt of the Shrek used in the short (4/4).

Sources

Archive of an eBay listing, containing the above screenshots. Retrieved 06 Jul '20
Description of the eBay listing, containing info about the animation test. Retrieved 06 Jul '20
Demo Reel including Sped-up test footage in HD Quality. Retrieved 30 Jul '22

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-'''''Shrek''''' is a 2001 computer-animated film directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson, based on the book of the same name. However, production for the film dates back to around 1995, when [Shrek (partially found original Chris Farley dialogue of CGI-animated comedy film; 1990s) Chris Farley was originally cast as Shrek]. Around this time, Dreamworks made an animation test featuring an early version of Shrek. It is currently unknown how long the animation test was.
+'''''Shrek''''' is a 2001 computer-animated film directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson, based on the book of the same name. However, production for the film dates back to around 1995, when [https://lostmediawiki.com/Shrek_(partially_found_original_Chris_Farley_dialogue_of_CGI-animated_comedy_film;_1990s) Chris Farley was originally cast as Shrek]. Around this time, Dreamworks made an animation test featuring an early version of Shrek. It is currently unknown how long the animation test was.
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