Shrek Retold
Shrek Retold is a recreation of the 2001 film Shrek, made by fans. It was released on November 29, 2018 to YouTube. YouTuber Grant Duffrin ("3GI") led the process of making the film. It features the work of over 200 creators, each making a single short part of the film.
| Shrek Retold | |
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| Directed by | Grant Duffrin |
| Produced by |
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| Based on | Shrek by DreamWorks |
| Music by | Peter Vartanian
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| Edited by | Grant Duffrin |
Production company | 3GI Industries |
Release date | November 29, 2018 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Language | English |
Format
As a recreation, Shrek Retold has the plot of the original film with only a few changes.[1] The biggest difference between Shrek Retold and the original film is the strange ways each creator made their scene. As a group effort with over 200 creators,[2][3][4][5] the art style, voice acting, and music change from scene to scene, and are usually very different from the original.[6][7] Unlike the original Shrek which is completely 3D animated, Shrek Retold is made with 2D and 3D animation, live action, stop motion, and other methods.[8] The film's creators include many internet personalities and actors, such as David Liebe Hart,[9] Michael Cusack,[10] Ratboy Genius,[10] Anthony Fantano,[11] Noah Munck, KC Green, Jamie Loftus, Doug Lussenhop, and SiIvaGunner.[lower-greek 1]
Production and release
I have no idea if it's possible to like something ironically. It's like, could you enjoy ice cream ironically? Could you eat ice cream as a joke?
Shrek Retold was made as group effort, although each creator made their part of the movie on their own. Director Grant Duffrin separated the film into scenes of different length, then each scene was remade by a creator.[6] In an interview with Quartz, Duffrin said his love of Shrek was real, not like the "ironic" Shrek internet memes that were popular at the time.[12] Soon before the film's release, a trailer for the film was uploaded to the 3GI channel which was talked about by many news outlets.[4][5][7][lower-greek 1] The film was first shown on YouTube to a live audience on November 29, 2018, and is still on the site.[13][lower-greek 2] On November 29, 2019, 3GI announced that the film would be able to be purchased in VHS format and as a free digital download.[lower-greek 3] In March 2020, Shrek Retold was followed up by Sonic Rebuilt, a similar recreation of the 1999 Sonic the Hedgehog film.[lower-greek 4]
Reception
Shrek Retold was received well by reviewers, who mostly complimented its impressive scope for a fan creation and its strange content.[3][13][14]
References
Primary
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 3GI. Shrek Retold - Official Trailer. YouTube (2018-11-15). Retrieved 2020-05-31.
- ↑ 3GI. Shrek Retold. YouTube (2018-11-29). Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- ↑ 3GI. Shrek Retold VHS. YouTube (2019-11-29). Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- ↑ 3GI. Sonic Rebuilt. YouTube (2020-03-06). Retrieved 2020-06-07.
Secondary
- ↑ LaCerte, Marcie. How I became one of the animators of "Shrek Retold," a crowdsourced remake of "Shrek" (in en). Quartz (2018-11-17). Retrieved 2020-05-31.
- ↑ Heisler, Yoni. 200 'Shrek' fans created a spectacular shot-for-shot remake of the original film (in en). BGR (2018-12-01). Retrieved 2020-05-31.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kooser, Amanda. 200 people remade Shrek and now it's totally hallucinogenic. CNET (November 30, 2018). Retrieved December 1, 2018.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mufson, Beckett. More Than 200 Artists Remade 'Shrek' Scene-by-Scene and Boy It Looks Weird (in en). Vice (2018-11-19). Retrieved 2020-05-31.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Hernandez, Patricia. Over 200 artists got together to remake Shrek (in en). The Verge (2018-11-16). Retrieved 2020-05-31.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Stokel-Walker, Chris (2018-11-30). "How a ragtag bunch of Shrek fans remade the film scene by scene". Wired UK. . https://www.wired.co.uk/article/shrek-retold-crazy-fan-remake. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Neilan, Dan. Shrek is getting the deranged, scene-by-scene remake it deserves. The A.V. Club (2018-11-19). Retrieved December 1, 2018.
- ↑ Lieu, Johnny. 'Shrek Retold' is a bizarre fan-made remake of the classic animated film (in en). Mashable (2018-11-19). Retrieved 2020-05-31.
- ↑ Lee, Anna. The problem with David Liebe Hart: Shrek Retold to be screened in Grass Valley (in en-US). www.theunion.com (2019-02-28). Retrieved 2020-05-31.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Britton, David. 'Shrek Retold' is the fan remake that's going to blow your mind (in en-US). The Daily Dot (2018-11-19). Retrieved 2020-05-31.
- ↑ Kacperski, Kamil. Zobaczcie zwiastun remake'u "Shreka" przygotowanego przez ponad 200 artystów (in pl). AntyRadio.pl (2018-11-20). Retrieved 2020-05-31.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Quartz. Shrek fandom and its weird, crowdsourced, movie remake. YouTube (2018-11-09). Retrieved 2020-05-31.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Sorto, Gabrielle. 'Shrek Retold' is the bizarre fan remake you need to watch (in en-US). The Daily Dot (2018-11-30). Retrieved 2020-05-31.
- ↑ Fisher, Kieran. 'Shrek Retold' and the Magic of Positive Fandom (in en-US). Film School Rejects (2018-12-03). Retrieved 2020-05-31.
Other websites
- Shrek Retold at YouTube
- Shrek Retold on IMDb