1Lamp Life

The Film: Luxo Jr (1986)

The Moment: Though it follows The Adventures Of Andre And Wally B, there’s little argument that this short is the real birth of Pixar’s enduring legacy – and logo.

Think back to the first time you saw it – John Lasseter’s creation of a lamp so child-like, it’s tough to believe it’s animated and not just filmed.

In Their Own Words: “I had done some student films with them, and they were kind of fun, explains Lasseter. "

I started working on doing lamps. I modelled one Luxo lamp, and then a friend of mine came over with his baby. And then I went back to working on the lamp, and wondered what the lamp would look like as a baby.

“I scaled different parts of it down: the springs are the same diameter, but they're much shorter. The same with the rods. The shade is small but the bulb is the same size. The reason the bulb is the same size is because that's something you buy at the hardware store; it doesn't grow.”