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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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