[...] Paperman (6 1/2 minutes) — Gorgeous. Deservedly won the Oscar. This is how you tell a love story, with determination and wonder and curiosity and magic. And it shows how effective (and universal) wordless storytelling can be. I love the style, where you can see the pencil lines yet it’s still got the smoothness of CGI. I found myself noticing, this time through, the antique details, such as the 40s cars and the old-fashioned train doors and the men’s suits and ladies’ hats. [...]

[...] Paperman — This animated short film played in theaters before Wreck-It Ralph. It tells the story of a young man in an office who sees [...]

Basically, the computer technology now allows a 2-D animator to create traditional 2D cartoons on a computer, and have the computer do the “in-betweens” of animation.

Go look at the videos… it’s quite amazing how flexible the system is!