TV comedy series
Sassy Justice web series created byTrey Parker ,Matt Stone andPeter Serafinowicz that usesdeepfake technology to insert unrelated celebrities and politicians into the fictional world of a television reporter.[ 1] YouTube on October 26, 2020.[ 2]
Production and development [ edit ] The series was created by the newly-formed Deep Voodoo studio, made up of over twenty computer graphics artists.[ 3] COVID-19 pandemic , who made the video based on a series of impressions that Serafinowicz developed of a "sassy"Donald Trump .[ 4] [ 4] [ 4]
Sassy Justice started filming for a second show in Cheyenne, Wyoming between August 23 and August 27, 2021.[ 5] [ 6]
The series follows reporter Fred Sassy ofCheyenne, Wyoming (played byPeter Serafinowicz , whose face is superimposed with adeepfake ofDonald Trump )[ 7] media manipulation andfake news .[ 8] [ 1]
Reception and impact [ edit ] Mark Frauenfelder ofBoingBoing [ 9]
In 2022, Parker and Stone received $20 million in funding for their deepfake studio Deep Voodoo based on this short.[ 10]
Celebrities deepfaked [ edit ] Julie Andrews as Louise "Lou" Xiang, a computer technician; she is actually played bySarah Alexander [ 4] Michael Caine as a fictionalized version of himself (episode 1, actually Serafinowicz)Al Gore as a fictionalized version of himself (episode 1, actually Parker)Jared Kushner as a fictionalized version of himself (episode 1, actually Betty Boogie Parker)[ 4] Donald Trump as a fictionalized version of himself (episode 1) and Fred Sassy, local investigative reporter; both are in reality SerafinowiczIvanka Trump as a fictionalized version of herself (episode 1, actually Parker)Chris Wallace as a fictionalized version of himself (episode 1)[ 4] Mark Zuckerberg as the Dialysis King of Cheyenne (actually Stone)[ 4] Tom Cruise as a fictionalized version of himself (episode 1, actually Parker)^a b Skinner, Tom (October 27, 2020)."South Park Creators Launch New Deepfake Satire SeriesSassy Justice " .NME . RetrievedNovember 6, 2020 . ^ Colburn, Randall (October 28, 2020)."South Park ' s Trey Parker and Matt Stone Deepfake Trump for New Web Series,Sassy Justice " .The A.V. Club . RetrievedOctober 28, 2020 . ^ Gemmill, Allie (October 29, 2020)."Why the South Park Guys Made Surprise Deepfake Video Sassy Justice" .Collider . RetrievedJune 7, 2022 . ^a b c d e f g Itzkoff, David (October 29, 2020)."TheSouth Park Guys Break Down Their Viral Deepfake Video" .The New York Times . RetrievedOctober 30, 2020 . ^ "LOOK! The South Park Guys Are In Cheyenne Filming New Episodes ofSassy Justice " . August 24, 2021.^ "Sassy Justice returns with a deepfaked Trump holiday special" .The A.V. Club . December 14, 2020. RetrievedJune 7, 2022 .^ "The Deepfake Attack" . RetrievedFebruary 19, 2022 .^ " .NME . December 10, 2020. RetrievedJune 7, 2022 .^ Frauenfelder, Mark (October 26, 2020)."Sassy Justice with Fred Sassy : A Terrific Deepfake Satire Show" .BoingBoing . RetrievedOctober 28, 2020 . ^ Spangler, Todd (December 20, 2022)." .Variety . RetrievedDecember 22, 2022 .
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