Shrek Retold

Shrek Retold is a fan-made shot-for-shot recreation of the 2001 film Shrek. Released on November 29, 2018 to YouTube, the project was led by YouTuber Grant Duffrin ("3GI") and features the work of over 200 creators, each contributing to a portion of the recreation.

Shrek Retold
The film's thumbnail on YouTube, featuring the titular character in various mediums
Directed byGrant Duffrin
Produced by
  • Christopher Carlone
  • Nolan Cooney
  • Justin Silverman
  • Bryan Stickley
  • Lee Terwilliger
Based onShrek
by DreamWorks
Music by
Edited byGrant Duffrin
Production
company
3GI Industries
Release date
November 29, 2018
Running time
90 minutes
LanguageEnglish

Format

As a recreation, Shrek Retold follows the plot of the original film with only some deviations.[1] The main difference between Shrek Retold and the original is in its reinterpretation; as a collaborative effort with over 200 contributors,[2][3][4][5] the art style, voice acting, and music change from scene to scene, often being wildly different from the original.[6][7] Unlike the original Shrek which is entirely 3D animated, Shrek Retold features 2D and 3D animation, live action, stop motion, and other mediums.[8] The film's contributors include many internet personalities and actors, such as David Liebe Hart,[9] Michael Cusack,[10] Ratboy Genius,[10] Anthony Fantano,[11] 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?

Grant Duffin, interview with Quartz[12]

Shrek Retold was produced as collaborative, but segmented effort; director Grant Duffrin split the film into different scenes of varying length, and each scene was recreated by a contributor.[6] In an interview with Quartz, Duffrin stated his love of Shrek was genuine, contrary to the "ironic" Shrek internet memes of the time.[12] Shortly prior to release, a trailer for the film was uploaded to the 3GI channel which received significant news coverage.[4][5][7][lower-greek 1] The film premiered on YouTube to a live audience on November 29, 2018, and has since remained on the site.[13][lower-greek 2] On November 29, 2019, it was announced that the film would be available for purchase 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 mainly praised its impressive scope for a fan project and its bizarre content.[3][14][13]

References

Primary
  1. 3GI (November 15, 2018). "Shrek Retold - Official Trailer". YouTube. Archived from the original on November 21, 2019. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  2. 3GI (November 29, 2018). "Shrek Retold". YouTube. Archived from the original on May 29, 2020. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  3. 3GI (November 29, 2019). "Shrek Retold VHS". YouTube. Archived from the original on May 18, 2020. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  4. 3GI (March 6, 2020). "Sonic Rebuilt". YouTube. Retrieved June 7, 2020.

Secondary
  1. LaCerte, Marcie (November 17, 2018). "How I became one of the animators of "Shrek Retold," a crowdsourced remake of "Shrek"". Quartz. Archived from the original on November 18, 2018. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  2. Heisler, Yoni (December 1, 2018). "200 'Shrek' fans created a spectacular shot-for-shot remake of the original film". BGR. Archived from the original on April 29, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  3. Kooser, Amanda (November 30, 2018). "200 people remade Shrek and now it's totally hallucinogenic". CNET. Archived from the original on November 30, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  4. Mufson, Beckett (November 19, 2018). "More Than 200 Artists Remade 'Shrek' Scene-by-Scene and Boy It Looks Weird". Vice. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  5. Hernandez, Patricia (November 16, 2018). "Over 200 artists got together to remake Shrek". The Verge. Archived from the original on May 13, 2019. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  6. Stokel-Walker, Chris (November 30, 2018). "How a ragtag bunch of Shrek fans remade the film scene by scene". Wired UK. ISSN 1357-0978. Archived from the original on September 4, 2019. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  7. Neilan, Dan (November 19, 2018). "Shrek is getting the deranged, scene-by-scene remake it deserves". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on December 2, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  8. Lieu, Johnny (November 19, 2018). "'Shrek Retold' is a bizarre fan-made remake of the classic animated film". Mashable. Archived from the original on February 18, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  9. Lee, Anna (February 28, 2019). "The problem with David Liebe Hart: Shrek Retold to be screened in Grass Valley". www.theunion.com. Archived from the original on March 1, 2019. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  10. Britton, David (November 19, 2018). "'Shrek Retold' is the fan remake that's going to blow your mind". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on November 15, 2019. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  11. Kacperski, Kamil (November 20, 2018). "Zobaczcie zwiastun remake'u "Shreka" przygotowanego przez ponad 200 artystów". AntyRadio.pl (in Polish). Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  12. Quartz (November 9, 2018). "Shrek fandom and its weird, crowdsourced, movie remake". YouTube. Archived from the original on May 18, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  13. Sorto, Gabrielle (November 30, 2018). "'Shrek Retold' is the bizarre fan remake you need to watch". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on December 10, 2018. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  14. Fisher, Kieran (December 3, 2018). "'Shrek Retold' and the Magic of Positive Fandom". Film School Rejects. Archived from the original on April 23, 2019. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
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