Luxo Jr

[Nonamearisto]

This is literally as important to computer animated movies as Steamboat Willie was to 2D animation.

[SuperFlyingcookie]

nigahiga might like this

[danys223]

@powergirl901 ... you seem so angry and you actually believe that? Animation is a whole new frontier for film making, it let's films create what couldn't otherwise be possible... animation is literally doing the complete opposite to what you think for films. Lucas didn't have the money to fund the ideas Lasseter had, Jobs gave them that and they have created some amazing films. Any kid that has seen Toy Story has probably loved it, not to mention everything else they made. They earned the money.

[Profedeah]

Thumbs up if Steve Job's book brought you here

[FCastillo000]

@powergirl901 you mad bro?

[richeerich12]

What's The song?

[powergirl901]

This is the beginning of the end of creativity in movies. Now they look all the same and employ effects that make you go, "naw, couldn't happen". Great, they took the magic out of movies. And for this we have to lionize them when they die? Jobs, the great, bought this company from Lucas and developed this crap. I'm glad they could make all that money and keep it for themselves. Wow, I'm so happy.

[GoldfishLight]

@bananaPLEASE that is the magic of pixar

[v1nchynoobs]

Ryan Higa would've loved this video!

[ximoberna]

14 people were playing with a ball and for jumping on it they popped it

[jorojam10]

Terrible quality. I have it on ITunes

[theikizone]

I like this lamp

[RealGuyProductions]

Wow! This is great!

[rosepuff321]

the music kind of reminds me of charlie brown music

[wanako86]

and so began their 25 year odyssey into motion picture infamy. 

[addiople]

I love you John Lasseter

[J6X16]

@andyfinch13 Thank you =)

[cenouralm]

Brutal!

[Gahbrriell]

1986!

[CapricornGames]

steve was the best

[dasBesenWesen]

@CapricornGames

Sorry for being a smart ass, but that wasn't steve jobs, he did not found Pixar, he just gave the money for the development

[Gmoney1955]

That was great....I still remember seeing it for the first time, now look how technology has changed. What a wonderful job. RIP Steve

[centrecefavi]

thumbs up if you came here because steve jobs died

[nitturo]

RIP Steve Jobs, which contributed so much on Pixar

[kuwano134]

なんというクオリティー！とても1986年に作られた物とは思え­ない。



[bananaPLEASE]

Is it possible to assign words like "cute" "aww look at the baby" and "heartbreaking" to lamps? Yes.

[Crampy92]

we just been making this in maya :D

[SpyengoEen]

it's from 1986! Unbelievable!

[onionpiepandarune]

I REMEMBER THIS FROM MY CHILDHOOD, HEEHEE <3

[v1tada]

omg, 1986!

[SuperLolwut123]

DYK:The guy who made this short was based of his luxo lamp that was on his office desk.

[Dontgiveacrap100]

@moozle700 Haha

[Bram25]

Nowadays this means nothing, back than it looked like we saw the next-gen gaming consoles like the PS3 and the Xbox360, like: WHAAAAAT?! That looks so realistic!!!

[QuentrixMovies]

lol i remember being obsessed with this in grade 1 and i made my mom drive me to every lighting store in the city so i could find a luxo lamp and then i did at IKEA like 4 years later and i still have it today!

[SuparrRandom]

@QuentrixMovies hahahaha ;)

[XxmissejaynexX]

@lauren2396 so is A113 but nobody knows where it is on monsters inc because its too long :)

[layzee510]

VERY hard to believe this was 1986

[Bwkjam]

@SuperMarketComicBro it doesn't have a gender but if I was to guess a dad becuase it's playing catch with his son.

[SuperMarkerComicBro]

Here's a very serious question:

Was that a mommy lamp or a daddy lamp?

[Dontgiveacrap100]

@SuperMarkerComicBro Whats the difference?

[SuperMarkerComicBro]

@Dontgiveacrap100 Touche.

[lauren2397]

The lamp and the ball are in EVERY single pixar movie. Look it up pixarplanet/forums/viewtopic or whatever.. It won't let me put a link...

[OusaKhun]

I remember seeing this back in 88. My teacher told me this was the future and us kids didn't even think anything of it. We were used to seeing GI-JOE, Transformers and here it is we're watching a lamp playing with a ball. After learning 3d animation myself I learn to respect this art.

[davick1]

I remember me loving this...

[theyukarimobile]

I used to love this :')

[Smazzybot]

@theyukarimobile Used to?

[dacypher22]

Wow, this was really made in 1986? Look at all of the lighting and shadows! That would be more than passable today as CG animation.

[iOsasu14]

Thats the same ball in Rugrats

[Karin1282]

To be honest, as a kid I would love this short, but when ever I would go up to go to bed, I would look at this kinda sorta lookin lexo lamp in the living room before going upstairs, and I would imagin tillting its head up to look at me. Then i would be in shook, and then it will be like the head startel jump thing like in this short, then it would hop towards me, that used to drive me crazy, but im fine now! :)

[techdeck4life100]

@Karin1282 Dude..... that..... was kinda touching man like, when I watch old films like Toy Story and stuff like that, I feel like a little kid again. I also liked this film too. But I wish I had a Luxo Lamp or "lexo lamp" so I can feel like you or a little kid.

[FienStudios]

As soon as you've finished watching this, type in Cars 2 trailer and watch the newest quality from Pixar. I only have to say "Holy Shi..." the difference

[loperspest]

@FienStudios Even so, I just love this short. From incredibly minimalistic elements, two barely animated lamps lamps and a ball, so much emotion and story is conveyed. Absolutely brilliant.

[sailormoonfaiza]

this is the original idea on how they made this logo

[MattMattMalloy]

@sailormoonfaiza - Yep! Its Pixar's first short film.

[runinpoop]

@MattMattMalloy second

[taylorlol3]

is it me or does the ball look like something off rugrats?

[xTHOSANDJoshx]

I love this video. I first saw it when I was five, and it inspired me to try to work in this field. It's sad that Pixar is being sued for their own ideas by some unknown writer that claims he created Cars. He's doing this now, when the SECOND one is on its way? If that's true he would have sued when they announced the FIRST one. He just wants to make money. Now when Luxo brand lamps sued DISNEY for selling Luxo jr. lamps, that's fine. But then again, Pixar loses a little money to, but not allot.

[MrMazRules]

somebody needs to put this lamp on the Hollywood walk of fame.

[xMidnightNightmares]

That ball is like EVERYWHERE xD

In each of the pixar films, you can always spot it somewhere ^^

[MotorStorM93]

That Ball was everywhere on their films. lol cool

[XxXTHEMETALMANXxX]

I LOVE LAMP

[ErdbeereRot]

I love the Story and the feelings in it!

[Richak47]

THE CHANGEMENT FOR "PIXAR"

[Doggielovers100]

@cecilb18: actually, The Adventures of Andre and Wally b was their first 3d short. It was made with Lucasfilms in '84.

[cecilbp18]

people are you really serious??? luxo jr was the first ever 3D animated character made!! by pixar! got that??

[calumelliott]

very impressive for 1986!

btw this was in the video for toy story 2. thats where most people saw it

[BIGPIMPINUPDANYC]

It's weird, there is no face on either character and absolutely no expression, and yet you feel they do.

[Joocenator]

@BIGPIMPINUPDANYC That's the wonder of imagination my friend! :)

[Dave95Ct]

oh that's why the lamp is the symbol of pixar :D

[MichaelJJProduction1]

omg I would always be excited to watch this as a kid:)

[yesnomaybeish]

Awww I used to watch this every day as a 5-year-old! Who would have thought it would still be great 20 years later:)

[m41c0ml1n3]

must of took hours to render 1 frame with tech back in 86.

[JCDforever42596]

like if your here from OMG facts 

[alestiloChetumal]

@JCDforever42596 hahah so cool :)

[sora2211]

always that ball

[DandyPuff]

that ball is totally from rugrats.

[melanieapril18]

@DandyPuff lol rugrats hadn't even been thought of yet. This was in 1986

[Salratore]

It is so CLASSIC,it the first short 3d animation by Pixar,it look AMAZING=D

[gaurav112j]

I heard this 2 min film was actually out in the theaters! Does anyone know?

[HDaddy66]

LOL this used to scare me as a kid!

[derick1259]

A good animation looks like one person made it. A great animation looks like nobody made it.

[CarsInsider]

No, John Lasseter created it based off of his mother's way of parenting. Although he released that the Pixar lamp is a father.

[deany97]

this animation is based on one of the animators sons playing with a ball as a toddler

[xayaxxo]

This brings my childhood back :D

[kloiten]

Cute, aha :D

[14lanicup]

oh so thats where they got the lamp

[JonKeLiG]

@14lanicup AND the Toy Story ball.

[boomdoom5]

@14lanicup  and that ball its in ever movie thay have made

[TheEscapedBalloon]

1980s? Holy moly.

I remember this from my Toy Story VHSes, the first movie I believe. I thought it was a 90s short.

[xTexAmorx]

DAMN i remember this! I forgot what age i was but it was a good amount of years ago! Poor freaking lamp <3

[NintendoGamingFun]

oh Jon you little creative mind of peace! wait no WAIT IM NOT DONE WITH THE COMMENT WAIT NOOO--

[greypilgrim26]

anyone else remember watching this on sesame street? It was one of the "Ads". I remember when I first saw Toy Story and i thought to myself "hang on! I know that lamp!"

Good to know I loved Pixar even before Toy Story.

[Finley4EvA]

I LOVED THIS!

was this always just brought before the VHS' of Toy Story (cause thats the only way I remember seeing it..) or also before other cartoons? or was it even a short-cartoon itself? (:

[FYEO1986]

Can anyone else remember watvhing this short on sesame street? Ya know, before it became the elmo feel-good piece of crap that it is now?

[rosesinvase]

the story is nicer compared to the 1984 film they made, i have to say :)

[QwertyQmin]

John Lasseter finds a desk lamp.

[thefinnman92]

this was the moment where every tech nerd in the world went "OMG MATRICES ARE USEFUL AFTER ALL!!" this and "tin toy" were major breakthroughs in the animation industry. The Luxo character hasnt changed much since then, and i find that simply amazing.

[MrPlaystationboy]

the lamp that knoks buzz over in toy story is a red luxo sr its the same model but painted red

[dragonball4ever2009]

When I was a kid, I wanted one of those lamps so badly but they only had Luxo Sr. (big ones), so I didn't buy it. XD

[MMskitz]

i remember watching this as a kid

[gasmaskboi19371945]

i remember this was the start of a video disney i had

[WilligsPage]

i used to love this when i was 3. i actually still love it!

[3zozthecoolman]

i love it when he blow up the ball like ssssssssssssssssssssssssssss XD

[pixar121]

wow! pixar this my animation:)

[EasyBakeSmiles]

Omg I remember this short! I'm only 16 years old though, but it seems so familair!

[iHeartSelenaGomezz]

brought back a lot of memories for me (:

[aross1989]

the 9 people who dislike this video must be stark raving blind!

[vapourmile]

This is one of my favourite films of all time, of any duration or genre.

[microberry1]

I nearly cried when the small lamp deflated the ball.

[Samsasrenjet]

One of my favorite animations from my childhood.

[iampriteshdesai]

the first ever Pixar movie...

Toy Story 1, 2, 3, Cars, Wall-E, Ratatouille, A bug's life, Monster's Inc, nothing would have come to life without it

[Caterfree10]

/dead from cute

[Burromovie]

haha so good

[TheGleee]

cute cute cute 

[Suikoden65]

lol i used to watch this a lot on my Toy Story 2 VCD

[neonrider93]

@Suikoden65 You have a VCD Player? If it wasn't for DVDs they'd be the top today

[Suikoden65]

@neonrider93 used to have one... though it broke and we got a DVD player in its place

[neonrider93]

my favorite bits are: 0:55 and 1:31. I wonder why a short movie needs long credits

[digitalmasterdata]

i remember this from a original VHS about toy story 2 around the 2001 or something ! LOL

[crazitaco]

if lamps could talk: >they roll ball back and forth< luxo Jr- "OOO wats THAT?" luxo Sr-" you roll it ,see?" >Jr jumps on ball< luxo Jr- "LOOK WAT I CAN DO!!! :D" >ball deflates and Jr looks at it sadly< Jr- "is it gone???" Sr-"yep, thats too bad" >hops away sadly< >suddenly giant ball rolls past Sr with Jr chasing it Jr- "YAY!!! :D" Sr-" kids these days" while chuckling

[ilovetobeweird]

@crazitaco lol yesss

:]

[artistic782]

Could swear I saw the original lamp "Luxo Sr." I guess you'd call it, in a film class in college. That would have been about 1980. It was just the large lamp. I remember it was quite impressive. Could that be right? If Tron came out in 1982 and Luxo predated it, could Luxo really be from 1980 or earlier?

[neonrider93]

@artistic782 its from 1986

[TheKidWithCards]

isnt this what created the pixar intro?

[Technoguy3]

@TheKidWithCards Yes.

[neonrider93]

yes, the original pixar logo was better

[petey815]

this is awesome for 1986

[girlyteengirl9477434]

dude ive only seen this once and i don't even know what movie it was before but i loved it. Geris' Game is my fave though. Thats why I watch "A Bugs Life" just to see it. ^_^ pixar is the best

[twiistaaa]

you know what i like, how you can see suprise from the lamp at 0:26. with no actual facial expressions you can still read suprise.

[neonrider93]

I love it, its better than the pixar today

[aaml05]

so is this where the adorable hopping lamp in the pixar logo came from?

[LegendaryWyrms]

We feel sorry for the dad!

Luxo Sr: Maybe next time you'll learn to treat your stuff better.

Luxo Jr: *Comes back with bigger ball*

Luxo Sr: Oh, Jesus Christ...

[piplupsingularity]

you know, for the next pixar logo animation, they should include both lamps

[ConorsAwesomeIpod]

what movie is this from

[ciaranod]

@ConorsAwesomeIpod - It was a short film Pixar did in 1986, long before Toy Story as an experiment. Because Pixar was really popular after Toy Story and A Bugs Life, they released it again along side Toy Story 2.

[BaltoFan121]

I love it! Ah... good times.

[simpsonsrock1818]

The lamps play football better than england played against algeria

[foxyjimbtinternet]

@simpsonsrock1818 Indeed they do.

[VegetarianDancer]

This is still my favorite Pixar Short!

[coopercastille]

wow

the first ever short made by Disney Pixar :D

[icatherine1097]

@coopercastille sorry, but the FIRST short was "the adventures of andre n wally b." lol

[MetroFoto]

Can someone tell me how this is fucking possible in 1986? Seriously? This type of animation is at least 1999ish what the fuck?

[CristoffandFriends]

i wish my desk lamp was that awesome

[crocodilewerewolf]

i have pretty much this exact same lamp, except black. i wanted it precisely because of this animated short. had it for 12 years. still does me good.

[Noragirly32]

they are sweet as sugar

[katrinagcfl]

I love the human emotions that are conveyed.

[Shiorita91]

It's so lovely &hearts;

[EHH246]

John Lasseter took this to SIGGRAPH. He thought he was going to get questions about technical things like lighting since the convention was about computers graphics and not necessarily animation. Instead, a person came up to him and asked, "Was the big lamp a mom or a dad?"

[ttinapaz]

@EHH246  great comment! I didnt know that. ...and very funny!!!

[teetertotter68]

Humble beginnings of one of the best filmmakers in the industry

[esteban0ramone]

From there borns Pixar

[LuigiMario98982]

i love the piano music at the end

[djgrahamj]

Wow, young crowd here. I guess no one's heard of the Amiga which could render similar quality graphics in the mid 80s and cost around the same as PCs today.

[Anthony3PO]

Even for todays standerds, this looks good! I still can't believe that this was made back in 86.

[serpentscientist]

Wikipedia the History of Pixar:

[serpentscientist]

Initially, Pixar was a high-end computer hardware company whose core product was the Pixar Image Computer, a system primarily sold to government agencies and the medical community. One of the leading buyers of Pixar Image Computers was Disney Studios, which was using the device as part of their secretive CAPS project, using the machine and custom software to migrate the laborious Ink and Paint part of the 2-D animation process to a more automated and thus efficient method.

[serpentscientist]

@serpentscientist The Image Computer never sold well.[8] In a bid to drive sales of the system, Pixar employee John Lasseter—who had long been creating short demonstration animations, such as Luxo Jr., to show off the device's capabilities—premiered his creations at SIGGRAPH, the computer graphics industry's largest convention, to great fanfare.

[ZylonBane]

This video was created in 1986. TRON came out in 1982. SIGGRAPH, where Luxo Jr. was first presented, was founded in 1974. So... come on now... seriously?

[inconceivabledark]

so was this actually the first ever publicly shown computer animation?

[ZylonBane]

Ever? By anybody? Ummm.... no.

[inconceivabledark]

@ZylonBane it wasn't? oh, i allways thought it was!

[Leylandbasher]

A marvel for computer animated films. A peice of history..

[fandeevanescence]

hahaha that adorable!

[Megalodon64]

what's that thing at 1:39?

[zk1mike]

@Megalodon64 the little lamp jumping xD

[hagener]

@maroci64 hahahahaha. you´re my hero.

[miss09lauren]

i remember seeing this before toy story 2 on the vhs :)

[Megalodon64]

@miss09lauren same with me. i never get tired of seeing it

[NixorX]

I still think this looks amazingly good. I'm not only talking about the technical quality, but (more importantly) the comical timing and the charactisation of these two objects; they manage to convey a lot of personality, even though they lack anything resembling a face. I think this is quite a remarkable animation even by todays standards.