WEEK 13

1)        Squash and Stretch.
As the ball is stepped on by Luxo Junior, it squashes and stretches according to the amount of force applied to it by him.

2)        Timing and Motion.
As Luxo Jr. pushes the ball the viewer gets an understanding of how light the ball is, the way Jr. moves also gives us an emotional sense of youth, wobbling and scattered.

3)        Anticipation.
When Luxor Jr. jumps he moves down a little bit before jumping up.

4)        Staging.
Initially we are presented with the Luxor and then the focus of the animation is primarily on Luxor Jr. we know this because he is making most of the movements and the story is about him.

5)        Follow through and overlapping of action.
When Luxor Jr. pushes the ball he doesn’t just stop, he carries through giving us the illusion that he is somewhat anatomically real or obeying the laws of physics.

6)        Straight Ahead Action and Pose-to-Pose action.
We see a contrast in how Luxor vs. Luxor Jr. move and play with the ball. Luxor Jr. is wobbly and young seeming whereas it is easy to tell that Luxor is more matured because he seems to know the physics of the environment.

7)        Slow in and out.
This can be seen when Luxor Jr. Jumps, he doesn’t just go up and down quickly but he reaches his maximum height, he slows and then speeds up on the way down.

8)        Arcs.
Arcs can be seen in how Luxor Jr. Jumps forward, the same way a ball would move it was thrown.

9)        Exaggeration.
We get a real good understanding of the ball’s flexibility because of the way it is squashed and stretched in an over exaggerated manner.

10)    Secondary Action.
The cord of the lamps move around after they do. Initially we see Luxor Jr. jump, but his cord also follows in a wave like pattern as a result of the jump.

11)    Appeal.
People typically think klutzy children are cute as they find they’re bearing and that is exactly what Luxor Jr. is.