Chris Farley was initially hired to voice Shrek, and he had recorded nearly all of the dialogue for the character, but died before completing the project. [34] A story reel featuring a sample of Farley's recorded dialogue was leaked to the public in August 2015. [35] DreamWorks then re-cast the voice role to Mike Myers, who insisted on a complete script rewrite, to leave no traces of Farley's version of Shrek. [34] According to Myers, he wanted to voice the character "for two reasons: I wanted the opportunity to work with Jeffrey Katzenberg; and [the book is] a great story about accepting yourself for who you are." [19] During production, animators who failed while working on other projects, such as The Prince of Egypt, were often sent to work on Shrek. The reassignment was known as being "Shreked" and being sent to "the Gulag". [32] Casting Alspector, Lisa (2001). "Shrek". Chicago Reader. Archived from the original on January 12, 2014 . Retrieved January 11, 2014. We did a lot of work on character and set-up, and then kept changing the set up while we were doing the animation," Hui noted. "In Antz, we had a facial system that gave us all the facial muscles under the skin. In Shrek, we applied that to whole body. So, if you pay attention to Shrek when he talks, you see that when he opens his jaw, he forms a double chin, because we have the fat and the muscles underneath. That kind of detail took us a long time to get right." [48] One of the most difficult parts of creating the film was making Donkey's fur flow smoothly so that it did not look like that of a Chia Pet. This fell into the hands of the surfacing animators, who used flow controls within a complex shader to provide the fur with many attributes (ability to change directions, lie flat, swirl, etc.). [30] It was then the job of the visual effects group, led by Ken Bielenberg, to make the fur react to environment conditions. Once the technology was mastered, it could be applied to many aspects of the movie, including grass, moss, beards, eyebrows, and even threads on Shrek's tunic. Making human hair realistic was different from Donkey's fur, requiring a separate rendering system and much attention from the lighting and visual effects teams. [30] Shrek". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019 . Retrieved November 7, 2018.

First, we’ll need to sketch out Shrek’s basic shape. Start by drawing a large oval for his body. Then, add two small circles for his eyes, and a big curved line for his mouth. Next, draw two curved lines for his eyebrows, and add a few small lines for his teeth. Finally, draw two big curved lines for his arms, and two small curved lines for his legs. Now it’s time to add the eyebrows. Start by drawing two curved lines above the eyes. Then, fill in the space between the lines with small, curved lines to create the eyebrow hairs. Shrek FAQ". Digital Media FX. 2001. Archived from the original on January 6, 2012 . Retrieved May 22, 2012. Dawn, Randee (March 18, 2013). "Nicolas Cage: No regrets on turning down 'Shrek' ". Today. Archived from the original on August 10, 2015 . Retrieved August 10, 2015.

Top Ten Animation". afi.com. Archived from the original on June 19, 2008 . Retrieved June 18, 2008. Donkey, afraid to be alone by himself in the dark, goes inside the windmill looking for Princess Fiona. A large green hand grabs the ladder, and then a female ogre looks down on Donkey as he wanders around. All the sights and sounds frighten Donkey. The ogre falls through the wood and screams as she lands on the floor, frightening Donkey even more. He's terrified when she stands up, and he screams for Shrek. Donkey asks her what she did with the princess. She tries to calm and quiet him down, saying that it's her, in this body. He thinks that she ate the princess and shouts at her stomach, then calls for Shrek again. She finally calms him down and convinces him that she is the princess. He wonders what happened to her, telling her that she's... different. She admits that she's ugly. Donkey thinks it's because she ate the weed rat, but she tells him that she's been this way as long as she can remember. She says that it only happens when the sun goes down. She looks at her reflection in a barrel of water and recites a spell: "By night one way, by day another. This shall be the norm until you find love's first kiss and then take love's true form." She tells Donkey that when she was a little girl a witch cast a spell on her; every night she becomes "this, this horrible, ugly beast"; she was placed in a tower to await the day her true love would rescue her. Fiona sits down and tells Donkey that it's why she has to marry Farquaad tomorrow before the suns sets and he sees her like this. She cries, and then Donkey tries to console her. He says that she's ugly, but adds that she only looks like this at night, and that Shrek is ugly all the time. She replies that she's a princess, and it's not how a princess should look. Donkey suggests that she shouldn't marry Farquaad. She insists that she has to, because only her true love's first kiss can break the spell. Donkey tells her that she's an ogre, and Shrek's an ogre, and that they have a lot in common.

Wloszczyna, Susan (May 18, 2001). " 'Shrek' spins jokes from fairy tales". USA Today. Archived from the original on February 5, 2012 . Retrieved January 27, 2012. Rainer, Peter (May 21, 2001). "Troll on a Roll". New York. Archived from the original on June 24, 2013 . Retrieved March 11, 2012.Now let’s move on to Shrek’s mouth. We’re going to use a large curved line to draw his mouth. Make sure to make the line curved so it looks like he’s smiling. That’s it! You now know how to draw Shrek’s wrinkles and facial hair. With these steps, you can make Shrek look as mean and scary as you like. So have fun, and don’t be afraid to experiment. Drawing Shrek’s Body and Clothing a b Wloszczyna, Susan (November 26, 2009). "First look: 'Shrek Forever After': Fourth, final film is first in 3-D". USA Today. Archived from the original on March 21, 2014 . Retrieved January 11, 2014. First, let’s start with Shrek’s eyes. We’re going to draw two big oval shapes for his eyes. Make sure to leave enough space in between the two ovals for his nose.

Finally, let’s give Shrek some hands and feet. Using a dark green crayon or marker, draw two big oval shapes for his hands. Then, add two small oval shapes for his palms, and two curved lines for his fingers. For his feet, draw two big oval shapes, and add two small oval shapes for his toes.Caro, Mark (May 18, 2001). "An ogre in love". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on January 12, 2014 . Retrieved January 11, 2014. A musical version, based on the film, with music by Jeanine Tesori and a book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire, opened on Broadway on December 14, 2008, and closed January 3, 2010, running for a total of 441 performances. [141] It starred Brian d'Arcy James in the title role, Sutton Foster as Princess Fiona, Christopher Sieber as Lord Farquaad, Daniel Breaker as Donkey, and John Tartaglia as Pinocchio. [141] The Broadway production was recorded and released on DVD, Blu-ray and digital media. [142] [143] [144] A North American Tour opened July 25, 2010, in Chicago. [141] A London production opened in the West End on June 7, 2011. [145] The musical received many Tony Award nominations and won the 2009 Tony Award for Best Costume Design. It received five Laurence Olivier Award nominations including Best New Musical. [146]