South Park is known for its mocking nature when it comes to the portrayal of politicians, celebrities, and fads. In order to keep its audience laughing, the production team is known to work 120 hour work weeks and around the clock for nearly 24 hours in order to produce shows in a timely manner.
"Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the show's creators and chief authors, need the ability to spoof yesterday's presidential news conference or parody Britney Spears' latest hairdo," writes Dustin Driver, media spokesperson for Apple, Inc.
South Park began its production with the use of construction paper which eventually led to the use of Adobe Photoshop and Maya. As technology advanced, special effects were becoming more and more common through the use of Motion. All these advancements led the team to switch from PCs to Macs. They noticed that alot more was accomplished in a smaller amount of time on a Mac because Maya was more compatible with that workstation. PCs constantly delayed production due to Maya crashing on the Windows workstation which would cause the entire computer to crash.
As you can see, technological advancements have played a vital role in making sure that these animated shows can be created in an efficient and timely manner.
For further reading, please refer to the link below:
"South Park Studios: No Walk in the Park."
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