Paperman
- Studio
- Walt Disney Animation Studios
- Distributor
- Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Synopsis
A relatively simple tale of a boy meets girl chance encounter leads to the hero desperately attempting to re-introduce himself to a pretty girl via the medium of paper planes from his office skyscraper to hers. His failed attempts and passion for his original goal manifest in the hundreds of discarded planes as they try to guide, prod, poke and shove him towards his destination whilst gently persuading the goal of his affections along to a possible reconciliation too.
Characters
George, Meg, The Boss, Coworkers
Credits
Directing
- Director
- John Kahrs
Producing
- Producer
- Kristina Reed
- Executive Producer
- John Lasseter
Writing
- Writer
- Kendelle Hoyer, Clio Chiang
Animation
Voices
- Voice
- Kari Wahlgren (Meg), John Kahrs (George), Jeff Turley (The Boss)
Music
- Music
- Christophe Beck
Crew
- Art Director
- Jeff Turley
- Supervising Animator
- Patrick Osborne
- Animators
- Claudio de Oliveira, Jason Figliozzi, Adam Green, Jennifer Hager, Robert Huth, Amy Lawson Smeed, Andrew Lawson, Kira Lehtomaki, Hyrum Osmond, Joel Reid, John Wong
- Lead Character Technical Director
- Carlos Cabral
- Senior Lighting Artist
- Winston Quitasol
- Lighting Artist
- Ryan DeYoung
- Digital Score Recordist
- Larry Mah
Production notes
Premiered at the Annecy Film Festival in France. General release was with Wreck-It Ralph on November 2, 2012.
Blend of 2D and CGI using Meander software.
This is John Kahrs' first film as a director.
Kahrs said that the concept for the short materialized when he was working as an animator at Blue Sky Studios. Kahrs went on to say, "We brought together as best we could the expressiveness of 2D drawing immersed with the stability and dimensionality of CG. It really goes back to working with Glen Keane on Tangled, watching him draw over all the images."
Blend of 2D and CGI using Meander software.
This is John Kahrs' first film as a director.
Kahrs said that the concept for the short materialized when he was working as an animator at Blue Sky Studios. Kahrs went on to say, "We brought together as best we could the expressiveness of 2D drawing immersed with the stability and dimensionality of CG. It really goes back to working with Glen Keane on Tangled, watching him draw over all the images."
Awards
Academy Award Winner, Best Animated Short Film, 2013.
Winner, Annie Award, Best Animated Short Subject, 2013
Winner, Annie Award, Best Animated Short Subject, 2013
