Editing DreamWorks Animation (section)

== Process ==
Many of DreamWorks Animation's films are animated internally at their Glendale campus. Some of their films were animated/co-produced by [[Pacific Data Images]]; films include ''[[Antz]]'', ''[[Shrek]]'' and [[Shrek 2|its two]] [[Shrek the Third|sequels]], [[Madagascar (franchise)|the ''Madagascar'' film series]], ''[[Megamind]]'', and ''[[Mr. Peabody & Sherman]]''. ''[[Puss in Boots (2011 film)|Puss in Boots]]'' and ''[[Penguins of Madagascar]]'' were partially animated at its [[Bangalore]] campus called DreamWorks Dedicated Unit (DDU).

Additionally, DreamWorks occasionally outsources its animation production to other studios. For example, ''[[Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie]]'' was animated by [[Mikros Animation|Mikros Image]] alongside [[Technicolor Animation Productions]], and ''[[Spirit Untamed]]'' and ''[[Dog Man (film)|Dog Man]]'', along with production assets for ''[[The Boss Baby: Family Business]]'', ''[[The Bad Guys (film)|The Bad Guys]]'' and ''[[Kung Fu Panda 4]]'' were provided by [[Jellyfish Pictures]], which also did the marketing custom animation for ''[[Trolls World Tour]]'' alongside Minimo VFX, which provided rigging for ''Spirit Untamed'' and ''Dog Man''. ''[[The Bad Guys 2]]'' is expected to be the first film to use a mixed production model in conjunction with [[Sony Pictures Imageworks]], in which pre-production would be done in-house at DreamWorks along with approximately 50% of the asset build and one hour of production, while Imageworks would handle the other 50% of asset builds and 20 minutes of shot production. It is currently unknown what outside animation studio(s) will animate ''Forgotten Island'', ''[[Shrek 5]]'', or the animated scenes for ''[[Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie]]''.

Since 2014, DreamWorks has used the in-house animation software Premo for their films, and since 2018, the studio has used their in-house renderer [[MoonRay]], which was first used on the short film ''[[Bilby (film)|Bilby]]''.

Most of DreamWorks' films tend to cost between $125–165 million, but ''[[Monsters vs. Aliens]]'' is the studio's most expensive film to date, with a budget of $175 million. After the release of ''[[How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World]]'', DreamWorks films started to have much lower costs in the $65–100 million range, similar to its sister studio, Illumination. ''Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie'' ''Spirit Untamed'', and ''Dog Man'' cost $38 million, $30 million, and $40 million respectively.

DreamWorks does not have a house style. In an interview with ''[[Animation Magazine]]'' in 2012, Bill Damaschke stated that the studio doesn't stick to one specific film tone and that it's about leaning into the sensibilities of the filmmakers who work on their films, citing ''[[Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted]]'' and ''[[Rise of the Guardians]]'' contrasting each other.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Zahed |first1=Ramin |title=A Conversation with Bill Damaschke, CCO of DreamWorks |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2012/04/a-conversation-with-bill-damaschke-cco-of-dreamworks/ |access-date=28 March 2024 |work=Animation Magazine |date=April 2, 2012}}</ref> Margie Cohn reaffirmed not having a house style in December 2022, stating that the studio can release a film that looks like ''The Bad Guys'', ''[[Puss in Boots: The Last Wish]]'', or ''[[Trolls (franchise)|Trolls]]''.<ref name="eCartelera"/>