I first saw this animated short movie being shown before a feature movie Wreck-it Ralph in November at the cinema but now Disney is releasing the Oscar nominated "Paperman" on YouTube for everyone to enjoy. It is very creative animated short which blended traditional animation and some complex computer animation methods resulting in an amazing retro style.
Bravo Disney for releasing this so everyone can enjoy it but perhaps February 14th would have been a great day for releasing it since it is a love story.
Paperman is nominated for Best Animated Short Film in the 2013 Oscars.
Go watch and enjoy this short 5 minute animation.
http://youtu.be/aTLySbGoMX0
Background on imdb:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2388725/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Want to know more about the technical nuggets on developing the animation, see these articles.
- The Making of Paperman by It’s Art Mag
- Inside Disney’s New Animated Short Paperman by Animation World
- The inside story behind Disney's Paperman by fxguide
- Disney’s Paperman Is a Perfect Short Film by Wired
- http://youtu.be/-36xCSOFNOA
- Disney's Oscar-nominated Paperman … – 3D World
- A Little More About Disney’s “Paperman” by cartoonbrew.com
- Computer-Assisted Animation of Line and Paint in Disney’s Paperman (pdf) by: Brian Whited, Eric Daniels, Michael Kaschalk ,Patrick Osborne, Kyle Odermatt, Walt Disney Animation Studios
Cheers,
Shaan
My boy loved watching that. He was grunting at the paper planes, almost cheering them on. cheers for posting it Shaan