“Sure, they were simple desk lamps with only a minimal amount of movement, but you could immediately tell that Luxo Jr. was a baby, and that the big one was his mother. In that short little film, computer animation went from a novelty to a serious tool for filmmaking.”

American film director, producer, screenwriter, and animator

John Alan Lasseter is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and animator. He is known for his long career in animation and for holding senior creative roles at Pixar, Walt Disney Animation Studios, and Disneytoon Studios. He previously served as chief creative officer at those studios and as principal creative advisor for Walt Disney Imagineering. Since 2019, he has been head of animation at Skydance Animation.