TREY PARKER

He was born on October 19th, 1969 in Conifer, Colorado.

Trey Parker was an actor, animator, producer, screen writer and director.

He studied at the University of Colorado, where he also met his creative partner and best friend Matt Stone. They worked together to produce South Park.

Influences

In third grade, he got into and was inspired by the comedy Monty Python. From viewing this program he was influenced by Terry Gilliam, who was part of the Monty Python troupe.At the age of fourteen his father bought him a video camera, which he used with a group of friends to produce short films on the weekends.

Techniques

For the production of South Park he used traditional cut paper stop motion, to give it an effect unlike any other television program. Similar programs such as The Simpsons and Family Guy are also created through computer animated stop motion.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMpXUd_kesA

Purpose of their work

The purpose of their work was to show adults and kids that this is a life that’s made up and some people can learn from their ‘real life’ experiences.