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|title=<center>The Duck</center>
|title=<center>The Duck</center>
|image=The Duck concept art.png
|image=The Duck concept art.png
|imagecaption=Concept art of "Clarence" (The Duck)
|imagecaption=Concept art of "Clarence" (The Duck).
|status=<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Lost'''</span>
|status=<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|datefound=03 Oct '17
|foundby=[https://vimeo.com/user7055488 Uli Meyer]
}}
}}
'''The Duck''' is a 1997 production created by Uli Meyer. The film was a cartoon set in the real world, similar to the film Space Jam, which Uli Meyer had worked on beforehand. The story line involving a scientist making a formula to solve devastation in the world, his pet duck ends up sampling some of the formula, transforming him into a cartoon duck. However the movie never came into production due to funding being pulled last minute by the company signed on with the film. Though, test footage was created as a pitch.
'''''The Duck''''' is a cancelled animated/live-action film created by Uli Meyer, developed in 1998.
 
==Premise==
Set in the real world, it had a concept similar to the film ''Space Jam'', which Uli Meyer had worked on beforehand (which also explains protagonist' resemblance to Daffy Duck in the test footage, even though he doesn't look like that at all in the concept art).
 
The storyline involved a scientist making a formula to solve devastation in the world; however, his pet duck ends up sampling some of the formula, which transforms him into a cartoon duck.
 
The movie never went into production due to funding being pulled at the last minute, though test footage was produced to help pitch the project.


==The Production==
==The Production==
Online there exist only 2 minutes of the test footage created for the film. As evident by stills released by Uli Meyer himself, there is more to it, as well as an animated clip separate from the test footage itself. The test footage was estimated to be around 4-5 minutes long <ref>[http://overlookedtoon.tumblr.com/post/147146634696/the-duck-test-footage-from-uli-meyer-german-born "The Duck production information"]. From the ''Overlookedtoon'' blog, explaining the information known about the test footage. July 27th, 2016. [http://archive.is/sCejQ Archived]</ref>, most likely involving the scenes seen in the released stills.  
There were only 2 minutes of the test footage created for the film available online, as well as a separate animated clip. The test footage was 8 minutes long <ref>[http://overlookedtoon.tumblr.com/post/147146634696/the-duck-test-footage-from-uli-meyer-german-born "The Duck production information"]. From the ''Overlookedtoon'' blog, explaining the information known about the test footage. July 27th, 2016. [http://archive.is/sCejQ Archived]</ref>, involving the scenes seen in the released stills.  


{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJHilBd6HS4|320x240|right|The released 2 minutes of test footage|frame}}
On the other hand, the other clip had gone missing. It was available on YouTube for some time before becoming a private link. It involved a Jessica Rabbit-esque character interacting with a live-action male actor. Not much was known about the dialogue, as there is no source describing what happened in the scene.  


The clip on the other hand has gone missing. For a long time the clip existed on Youtube, the scene involved a "Jessica Rabbit"-esque character interacting with a live-action male. Not much is known about the dialogue, as there is no source describing what happened in the scene. Stills of the clip and a choppy GIF derived from the Youtube video still exist online though.
On October 3, 2017, Uli Meyer, the creator of the footage as well as the entire concept, uploaded the complete test footage to his Vimeo account.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
Most the gallery features stills released by Uli Meyer himself and concept art found by online users. The concept art, as well as a model of the main character were found online and saved from Uli Meyer's now defunct blogspot.  
{{Video|perrow  =1
 
  |service1    =vimeo
  |id1          =236624998
  |description1 =The complete test footage.
}}
<gallery mode=packed heights=175px>
<gallery mode=packed heights=175px>
The duck still 1.png|From Uli Meyer's Official Website
Clarence concept art 2.png|Concept art by Uli Meyer.
The duck still 2.png|cont. (2)
Clarence concept art 3.png|Concept art by Uli Meyer.
The duck still 3.png|cont. (3)
Clarence concept art 4.png|Concept art by Uli Meyer.
The duck still 4.png|cont. (4)
Minor characters concept art.png|Concept art by Uli Meyer.
The duck still 5.png|cont. (5)
Unknown character concept art.png|Concept art by Uli Meyer.
The duck still 6.png|cont. (6)
Possible villain concept art.png|Concept art by Richard Dolan.
The duck still 7.png|cont. (7)
The duck still 8.png|final. (8)
Surviving gif of clip.gif|The surviving GIF of the privated YT clip.
Clarence concept art 2.png| Concept art by Uli Meyer
Clarence concept art 3.png| Concept art by Uli Meyer
Clarence concept art 4.png| Concept art by Uli Meyer
Minor characters concept art.png| Concept art by Uli Meyer
Unknown character concept art.png| Concept art by Uli Meyer
Possible villain concept art.png| Concept art by Uli Meyer
</gallery>
</gallery>


==References==
==References==
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{{reflist}}
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Revision as of 16:31, 9 December 2018

The Duck concept art.png

Concept art of "Clarence" (The Duck).

Status: Found

Date found: 03 Oct '17

Found by: Uli Meyer

The Duck is a cancelled animated/live-action film created by Uli Meyer, developed in 1998.

Premise

Set in the real world, it had a concept similar to the film Space Jam, which Uli Meyer had worked on beforehand (which also explains protagonist' resemblance to Daffy Duck in the test footage, even though he doesn't look like that at all in the concept art).

The storyline involved a scientist making a formula to solve devastation in the world; however, his pet duck ends up sampling some of the formula, which transforms him into a cartoon duck.

The movie never went into production due to funding being pulled at the last minute, though test footage was produced to help pitch the project.

The Production

There were only 2 minutes of the test footage created for the film available online, as well as a separate animated clip. The test footage was 8 minutes long [1], involving the scenes seen in the released stills.

On the other hand, the other clip had gone missing. It was available on YouTube for some time before becoming a private link. It involved a Jessica Rabbit-esque character interacting with a live-action male actor. Not much was known about the dialogue, as there is no source describing what happened in the scene.

On October 3, 2017, Uli Meyer, the creator of the footage as well as the entire concept, uploaded the complete test footage to his Vimeo account.

Gallery

The complete test footage.

References

  1. "The Duck production information". From the Overlookedtoon blog, explaining the information known about the test footage. July 27th, 2016. Archived