Meet the Cast is the obligatory behind-the-scenes look at the voice acting process, running 11 minutes. Four “lost” scenes are a breakdown of sequences that never made it to animation, delivered via storyboards by the creators. Tech of Shrek is a 10 minute rundown of how improved the tools are since the original Shrek was animated, while the countless plugs for two computer corporations are aggravating.
Donkey Dance is a 30 second clip of, well, Donkey dancing. Big Green Goofs lasts two minutes, diving into a number of animation errors that results in some amusing after effects. Dreamwork’s Video Jukebox has clips from eight different animated movies set to music, and as a bonus for visual buffs, all of these clips are in HD. The Shark Tale portion is a perfect showcase for that new HDTV.
Online features include a running trivia track, and at some point in the future, an online coloring book. Some goodies for the kids, including a rundown on how to do the Donkey Dance, are the final pieces to this disc. 
The idea of downloadable extras on HD DVD are nice, but Shrek is the perfect example of how they can go wrong. Why are these features not on the disc in the first place if they’re available the day the disc is released? Secondly, why not have all of the features laid out on day one instead of making users wait for content that’s advertised?
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