Shrek’s First Test Animations, Thought to Be Lost, Revealed from 1995

Shrek, one of the most iconic characters of our childhood and with whom we formed an emotional bond with his animations at one point, “has won the hearts of people of all ages, from 7 to 70.” It wouldn’t be wrong to say. The first test animations have emerged that will change your perspective on this series, which has timeless messages, animation quality and sympathetic characters.

In these animations, we can see that our main character, Shrek, is quite different from what we are used to. These early stages, where we can see a darker approach in the modeling of the characters and the atmosphere in general, raise the question “could this series have grown this much if the plans had never changed?” It makes you think.

Here is the lost Shrek media that has been sought for more than 20 years:

In the description of the video shared by Zoom Art Studio, it is said that Shrek started as a low-budget movie with a dark atmosphere. Stating that he took part in the animation, the channel owner also points out that Shrek has evolved into a very big budget animation over the years.

If we look at the animation itself, we can see that it has absolutely nothing to do with Shrek as it is now. Here, the facial expressions and facial expressions of the character, who was designed to be weaker, were taken to extremes. In fact, this excess has the potential to cause tension at some point.

On the other hand, it should be noted that the dance animation accompanied by James Brown’s song I Got You is far beyond 1995. The facial expressions of the other character in the short cut are also quite successful and look a bit ‘excessive’. When he first lands on the stage, you may think he is floating in the air, but let us point out that he is tied to a rope when he jumps down. In other words, the reason why your character is floating in the air is not because it is a test animation.
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