Rigging

1)  Apart from their different sizes, it is obvious from Luxo Jr. that the big lamp is “older” and that the small lamp is “younger”. How is this communicated by the animation? Give at least THREE examples.

Do NOT say because the small lamp is playing with a ball, or that its name is Luxo Jr. – you should be looking at the animation, how the lamps move and emote (emote means to express emotions).

The big lamp has a duller color and the light it has is dimmer in comparison to the small lamp. The big lamp's movement are slower than the small lamp. The big lamp keeps looking at whenever the small lamp go and shakes its head when he sees that the small lamp is so energetic. The big lamp has a more 'adult-like' response towards the ball.

2)  Give an example from Luxo Jr of how timing is used for comic effect. Explain how the timing decision contribute to the humour.

I find it rather timely when Luxor Jr went out of the video screen to get a even bigger ball even though he just flattened the small one. It made me laughed a little. It surprised the viewers at first because we did not expect what happens next.

3)   When you create a joint chain, these form a hierarchy, with the first joint at the top and the last joint at the bottom. Explain why this is necessary for the joints to work properly.

This is because in hierarchy the ones at the top controls the ones at the bottom. If the one at the top moves to the right, the ones that is jointed at the bottom follows through. On the other hand, if you move the last joint at the bottom., the ones above will not follow.