Luxo Jr.

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Luxo Jr. is a pioneering 1986 Pixar animated short film featuring a playful desk lamp, widely regarded as a landmark in computer animation and the studio’s early identity.

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Luxo Jr. canonical 6
Luxo Jr. (lamp) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American short film
animated short film
computer-animated short film
academyAwardCategoryNominated Best Animated Short Film
academyAwardsCeremony 59th Academy Awards
animationTechnique 3D computer animation
awardsAndNominations Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Cartoons
surface form: Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film nomination
basedOn Luxo brand desk lamp
cinematographyBy John Lasseter
colorProcess color
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
createdAtOrganization Pixar Animation Studios
director John Lasseter
distributor Lucasfilm
editedBy John Lasseter
featuredInLogoOf Pixar Animation Studios
featuresObject ball
desk
hasCharacter Luxo Jr. self-linksurface differs
surface form: Luxo Jr. (lamp)

Luxo Sr.
hasGenre comedy
family film
hasNoDialogue true
hasSequelOrRelatedWork The Pixar logo animation featuring Luxo Jr.
historicalSignificance early defining work of Pixar
landmark in computer animation
influenced Pixar logo animation
isBlackAndWhite false
musicBy Robbie Buchanan
narrativeFormat nonverbal storytelling
notableFor early use of character animation in CGI
establishing Pixar’s lamp mascot
pioneering use of self-shadowing in computer animation
originalLanguage English
premiereEvent SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival
surface form: SIGGRAPH 1986
premiereLocation Dallas, Texas
producer Edwin Catmull
surface form: Ed Catmull

John Lasseter
productionCompany Pixar Animation Studios
releaseDate 1986-08-17
releaseYear 1986
renderingSoftware RenderMan
runtimeMinutes 2
setting desktop
subjectMatter desk lamps
parent–child relationship
targetAudience general audience

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John Lasseter notableWork Luxo Jr.
John Lasseter directed Luxo Jr.
Luxo Jr. hasCharacter Luxo Jr. self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Luxo Jr. (lamp)
Red's Dream precededBy Luxo Jr.
John notableWork Luxo Jr.
subject surface form: John Lasseter