Paperman

Poster Illustrated by Jeff Turley

My family and I saw this charming little Disney short when we went to see "Wreck-It Ralph". As as much as our family enjoyed the movie, this little short was what we talked about the most on the way home.

The full version has popped up on YouTube in the last few days and I have had the opportunity to watch it again, and it is just as good the second and third time around.

Not only is the story itself good, in my mind it was the style of animation they used. It is clearly CGI but has the look and feel of old school hand drawn animation. Apparently this is some new "in house" technology developed at Disney they call "Meander". It is truly wonderful style that keeps the warmth and beauty of the more traditional style of animation while keeping a lot of the perks of CGI. I really hope we see more of this coming from Disney.

"Paperman" has been nominated for a "Best Animated Short Film" at the 85th Annual Academy Awards and has won the Annie Award for "Best Animated Short Subject".