As you certainly red, the Oscar for best short animated movie went to the Disney's black and white "Paperman". Paperman was the animated short showcased in cinema before the latest Disney movie "Wreck-it Ralph".
Realized by John Khars, an animator from Pixar who worked on Ratatouille and other animated movies, Paperman is a true technological achievement because it mixes both traditional hand drawing with computer design. This was feasible thanks to a software called "Meander", which was developed by Disney's Engineer Brian Whited. The program allowed Khars and his team to rework by hand 3 images to give the illusion to be hand drawn.
As Yom (from Suchablog) pointed out, the similarity with the non-animated short 'Signs', a Schweppes' production, is quite uncanny. On the other hand you have to get your inspiration from somewhere!
Yet Paperman remain a true pleasure to watch.
Realized by John Khars, an animator from Pixar who worked on Ratatouille and other animated movies, Paperman is a true technological achievement because it mixes both traditional hand drawing with computer design. This was feasible thanks to a software called "Meander", which was developed by Disney's Engineer Brian Whited. The program allowed Khars and his team to rework by hand 3 images to give the illusion to be hand drawn.
As Yom (from Suchablog) pointed out, the similarity with the non-animated short 'Signs', a Schweppes' production, is quite uncanny. On the other hand you have to get your inspiration from somewhere!
Yet Paperman remain a true pleasure to watch.
