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Title: Paperman (2012)
Post by: InformationGeek on January 30, 2013, 07:54:59 PM
This is actually an animated short that was featured before the movie Wreck-It Ralph rather than a full length movie.  Disney Animation just put it up on their YouTube account, so I thought I share it with you guys.  Here's the whole thing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTLySbGoMX0

It's up for nomination for Best Animated Short and thought it would be a good to show.  Plus, it's what I hope wins that award.   :teddyr:


Title: Re: Paperman (2012)
Post by: BoyScoutKevin on February 07, 2013, 05:43:02 PM
It's already won an Annie Award for Best Animated Subject. The Annie being animation's equivalent of the Oscar. Which increased the odds that it will win the Oscar for Animated Subject.But more than that . . .

Having heard a Disney animator speak, confirming what I already knew, how animated short subjects are used as the testing grounds for full length animated features, if "Paperman" is not itself expanded into a full length animated feature, we are then likely to see its style of animation used in a later full length animated feature.


Title: Re: Paperman (2012)
Post by: Bushma on February 07, 2013, 07:06:58 PM
That was REALLY good! Thanks for posting it.


Title: Re: Paperman (2012)
Post by: BoyScoutKevin on February 08, 2013, 04:07:02 PM
That was REALLY good! Thanks for posting it.

You're welcome!


Title: Re: Paperman (2012)
Post by: Kaseykockroach on February 11, 2013, 10:58:59 PM
Why did this cost millions of dollars? An independent studio could do this well-worn story for less than half of what Disney spent on this. Not that the company doesn't have a history of wasting money, of course.


Title: Re: Paperman (2012)
Post by: ulthar on February 12, 2013, 07:15:47 AM
Why do you care? It was their money.

Maybe a small independent could NOT have done it cheaper. Is it possible it involved some innovation YOU don't know about?


Title: Re: Paperman (2012)
Post by: dean on February 12, 2013, 07:35:06 AM


I have to admit I was pretty surprised at how many people were in the credits.  That being said, it probably meant they were able to crank it out in a fraction of the time a 'lone ranger' would have been able to, so I assume speed was a factor.  And there's that age old saying that if you want something done quality quickly it won't come cheap.

The quality shows though: it's an excellent short film.


Title: Re: Paperman (2012)
Post by: BoyScoutKevin on February 18, 2013, 04:07:41 PM
Why did this cost millions of dollars? An independent studio could do this well-worn story for less than half of what Disney spent on this. Not that the company doesn't have a history of wasting money, of course.

"Paperman"
What it is not.

Collage -- ccomputer generated -- cut-out --direct -- mixed media -- object -- pin -- pixilation -- puppets -- silhouette -- still painting -- stills -- traditional

I bet no one knew that there were that many types and styles of animation.

What it is.

It is a whole new type and style of animation blending the best of old traditional animation and new computer generated animation. Which is why it cost so much. And which is why only Disney/Pixar could do it. As they are the only ones with the talent and money to do it. And while most animation is now done in color, it is one of the few that goes back to the old days of doing it in black-and-white.