DreamWorks

Shrek's production company

DreamWorks is an American entertainment company founded in 1994, best known for animated films like *Shrek*, *Kung Fu Panda*, and *How to Train Your Dragon*.

The name evokes creative imagination—dreams as the raw material of filmmaking.

DreamWorks Animation became particularly associated with computer-animated features that competed with Pixar throughout the 2000s.

animation

Shrek

Animated green ogre

Bee Movie · Megamind · Puss in Boots · Monsters vs Aliens · Antz · Prince of Egypt · Over the Hedge · Flushed Away · Turbo · Home

characters

Shrek

Animated green ogre

  • FionaCeltic feminine name
  • PoElement eighty-four's symbol
  • HiccupProper noun form

Alex · Marty · Gloria · Lord Farquaad · Poppy · Astrid

studio

animation

Technique creating movement illusion

Spielberg · Universal · Paramount · NBCUniversal · blockbuster · franchise · filmmaking · entertainment · moguls · founding

aesthetic

stylized

Given artistic treatment

family-friendly · irreverent · pop-culture · parody · musical · slapstick · heartwarming · ensemble · sidekick · humor

Categories
Opposites
animation studio rivalry

DreamWorksPixar

Digital animation studio

Disney · Studio Ghibli · Hayao Miyazaki · Laika

independent vs. legacy studio

DreamWorksDisney

Major entertainment conglomerate

MGM · Paramount Pictures · Columbia Pictures

Family

dreamwork

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G