A Colour Box (1935)
- Directed by
- Len Lye
- Genre
- abstract animation film, experimental film, audio-visual advertisement
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 3 min
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 53 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
Abstract patterns and shapes move across the screen in vivid colors. They dance and morph to accompanying music. This film was made to advertise the General Post Office in Britain.
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What happens
A Colour Box is a 1935 British experimental animated film by Len Lye. Commissioned to promote the General Post Office, it was Lye's first direct animation to receive a public release. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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