He fiddled with the dimensions of all the parts of his Luxo model--all but the bulb, since lightbulbs come from a store and don't grow, he reasoned--and he emerged with a second character, Luxo Jr. Lasseter initially intended the film as a plotless character study. When he showed some early tests at animation festival in Brussels, respected Belgian animator Raoul Servais exhorted him, ``No matter how short it is, it should have a beginning, a middle, and an end.
He fiddled with the dimensions of all the parts of his Luxo model--all but the bulb, since lightbulbs come from a store and don't grow, he reasoned--and he emerged with a second character, Luxo Jr. Lasseter initially intended the film as a plotless character study.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
He
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
fiddle
fiddled
VERB
VBD
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Plur
dimension
dimensions
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det:predet
all
all
DET
PDT
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Plur
part
parts
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
compound
Number=Sing
Luxo
Luxo
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
model
model
NOUN
NN
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
appos
all
all
DET
DT
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
conj
Number=Sing
bulb
bulb
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
mark
since
since
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Plur
lightbulb
lightbulbs
NOUN
NNS
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
come
come
VERB
VBP
case
from
from
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
store
store
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
do
do
AUX
VBP
advmod
not
n't
PART
RB
conj
VerbForm=Inf
grow
grow
VERB
VB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
reason
reasoned
VERB
VBD
punct
--
--
PUNCT
:
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
emerge
emerged
VERB
VBD
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
second
second
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
character
character
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Luxo
Luxo
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Jr.
Jr.
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Lasseter
Lasseter
PROPN
NNP
advmod
initially
initially
ADV
RB
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
intend
intended
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
film
film
NOUN
NN
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
plotless
plotless
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
character
character
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
study
study
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
When he showed some early tests at animation festival in Brussels, respected Belgian animator Raoul Servais exhorted him, ``No matter how short it is, it should have a beginning, a middle, and an end.
advmod
PronType=Int
when
When
ADV
WRB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
show
showed
VERB
VBD
det
some
some
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
early
early
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
test
tests
NOUN
NNS
case
at
at
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
animation
animation
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Sing
festival
festival
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Brussels
Brussels
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
amod
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
respect
respected
VERB
VBN
amod
Degree=Pos
Belgian
Belgian
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
animator
animator
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Raoul
Raoul
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Servais
Servais
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
exhort
exhorted
VERB
VBD
iobj
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
him
PRON
PRP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
det
no
No
DET
DT
obl:npmod
Number=Sing
matter
matter
NOUN
NN
advmod
PronType=Int
how
how
ADV
WRB
acl
Degree=Pos
short
short
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
VERB
VBZ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
should
should
AUX
MD
ccomp
VerbForm=Inf
have
have
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
beginning
beginning
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
conj
Number=Sing
middle
middle
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
conj
Number=Sing
end
end
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.