The final part of the Shrek series can be enjoyed in 3D (too)

A 3D version of “Shrek is over, run with it” was made with HP technology.

Combining the power of HP technology with the creativity of DreamWorks, the 3D version of the last part of the Shrek series, “Shrek is over, run with it,” will be unveiled at European cinemas this summer.  Technologies used in the fourth Shrek film:  HP Z800 Workstations, HP ProLiant blade servers, HP Halo Telepresence Solutions, HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array, HP StorageWorks X9000 Network Storage Systems and HP DreamColor displays.
“Shrek is over, run with it” required 76 terabytes of data and more than 46 million man-hours, while the first part of the series required 6 terabytes of data and 5 million hours.

Curiosities from the movie:

•  The beast's Fiona's hair took nine months to form.
• Shrek is more than 2 feet tall, has 22 teeth, a palm of 34,3 inches, and a foot size similar to Shaquille O’Neal.
• Rumpel wears 4 different wigs in the film: business, eloquent, angry and victorious wig.
• Rumpel's foot is the size of a 2-3 year old child.
• The battle between ogres and witches was done with motion-capture technique.  Three actors with more than 22 years of martial arts experience modeled the scene.
• 65 scenes were written and directed during filmmaking. 32 were included in the final version.
• The “Shrek is over, run away” team created 74.016 different ogre shapes, 51 of which were used.
• There are 430 witches on the dance floor and balconies when Shrek is brought in front of Rumpel.
• The ogres ’dance was based on a video of a 12-person professional dance team. Micheal Rooney and his son were the choreographers for the scene.
• In Fiona's old castle room, 449.166 grains of dust fly through the air.