Pixar Studios Animated Shorts

Luxo Junior

Inspired by the anglepoise, Luxo lamp on John Lasseter's desk, Luxo Junior (1986) was the first computer animated short film created by Pixar Studios.

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Luxo Junior - The Luxo Junior Ball

Luxo Junior was the first computer animated short developed by Pixar Studios. It featured a smaller artist's lamp playing with a ball. That special blue striped, yellow ball with a red star, has since become a fixture in Pixar's animation.

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Luxo Junior - Credits

Before the two studios had a working relationship, the credits at the end of Luxo Junior thanks both Mickey & Donald. Instead of a direct Disney reference, Mickey & Donald were actually two of the computers used to make the animated short (Okeeffe and Manet were also computers).

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Pixar Title Sequence

Early Pixar title sequences featured a likeness of the Pixar Image Computer.

Pixar Title Sequence

Another early Pixar title sequence, featuring the Pixar Image Computer instead of Luxo Jr.

Pixar Title Sequence - Luxo Jr.

The current Luxo Jr. - Pixar title sequence, played before its animated features and shorts.