Jan 14th, 2009 by cm1
This was Pixar’s first attempt at animation. It’s a little short animation, about a kid-lamp, called Luxo Jr., and its father.
I find it amazing that a film which is a minute and a half long, with one fixed camera position, can have such a strong story and characters. And these characters don’t even talk! It’s all about the animation. I can almost see the delight on Luxo Junior’s face (although he doesn’t have a face) as he leaps after that giant ball at the end of the film. Likewise, I love Luxo Senior’s surprised double take as he sees the ball come bouncing towards him, and then his exasperated head shake as his son passes him by. It was a good idea for Lasseter to start out with mechanical objects. He could start slow and work his way to working more with facial expression.
Download Luxo Jr. 1986:
http://rapidshare.com/files/52689051/Pixar-A_Bug_s_Life_outtakes.rar
