The Telegraph
The golden age of Disney animation is over
In November 2012, just before the studio’s 90th anniversary, Disney released a six-and-a-half-minute animation which hinted that revolution was in the air. Directed by John Kahrs, a veteran of Pixar’s explosively creative early years, it was titled Paperman, and had its head in the past in many respects: it was black and white, had no spoken dialogue, and was set in Frank Capra-era 1940s New York. What made it radical was its look. Using a new piece of software called Meander, Kahrs and his arti
