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I& #39;m trying to fact check if it is true that Shrek animators took mud showers to better understand the "fluid dynamic simulation." A Seattle Weekly writer reported this in 2001, saying it came from the Shrek DVD bonus features. I am watching them on YouTube & can& #39;t find this fact.
It is possible that this fact appears NOT in this YouTube video, but... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcHechCO7AM">https://www.youtube.com/watch...
"Shrek‘s developers actually took mud showers to study & #39;fluid dynamic simulation.& #39; [...] art director Doug Rogers visited a magnolia plantation and got chased by an alligator." https://www.seattleweekly.com/film/shrek/ ">https://www.seattleweekly.com/film/shre...
Like... is it bad journalism to say this is fact? I just... I feel like this one writer duped the whole internet 20 years ago, unless if there are lost "how we animated Shrek" features that are not online, which is possible tbh
This is an elaborate way of procrastinating from actually writing. But also, I MUST get to the bottom of this internet mystery that no one else seems to have fact-checked.
I found another 20 minute behind-the-scenes video about the animation of Shrek. Still, no confirmation of mud showers.
I found a quote from visual effects supervisor Ken Bielenberg on cinema dot com and digital media fx dot com that says: "We took one of the guys, put him in a yellow slicker, and dumped mud all over him. Besides being fun, it gave us a good reference to see how mud behaves."
Someone made a Google Drive folder of all the Shrek DVD extras. Videos #4 and 5 are missing. Why is the internet trying to conceal the truth about the mud bath?
I think I& #39;m gonna call it quits here, but like. is this a legitimate source??? idk man https://www.cinema.com/articles/462/shrek-production-notes.phtml">https://www.cinema.com/articles/...
This same quote also appears at design week dot co dot uk, another website I have never heard of
Ken Bielenberg does not have an email address on IMDB pro, @tatianatenreyro reports.
He is on Linkedin, but I cannot message him because we are only 3rd level connections and I do not have Linkedin Premium because I& #39;m not a narc
I found his faculty page at the school he works at, but his email is not on the page. http://www.artcenter.edu/about/get-to-know-artcenter/people/detail.html?breadcrumb=565f1aae4d9b6fce4bd8c5f2&accdID=0331385">https://www.artcenter.edu/about/get...
I requested to add him on Linkedin.
Anyway, my goal of the day was to write this article, and it& #39;s 2:30 PM and I& #39;ve written 88 words. The article isn& #39;t even about the mud shower thing, I just wanted to include it as a fun detail, but then I became obsessed with where this fact came from! Aghhhh!
With a layup from @elorisea, we found out the email format for the place where he works. I emailed him asking if he can confirm the truth of the mud bath. The email has not bounced. Cross your fingers. Now, to write this article, which is not about the mud shower.
The email just bounced. I used "Kenneth," so now I& #39;m trying it as "Ken." Cross your fingers.
HOLY SHIT IT& #39;S TRUE
