British Universities Film & Video Council

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Colour Box, A

Synopsis
Len Lye pioneered the technique of painting directly on to the film negative, and this is the first film that he brought to John Grierson. Grierson liked the film and told him to go away and paint the new cheaper rates for parcel post on the last sequence so the Post Office could buy it. As a consequence Lye joined the GPO Film Unit.
Series
Britain in the Thirties
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video; Videocassette. VHS. Dufaycolor. 4 min.
Year of production
1935
Availability
Sale
Subjects
Film & television production; Media studies
Keywords
animation films; Lye, Len

Credits

Director
Len Lye

Production Company

Name

GPO Film Unit

Distributor

Name

Post Office Film & Video Library

Email
poes@edist.co.uk
Phone
01795 426465
Fax
01795 474871
Address
c/o Post Office Education Services
PO Box 145
Sittingbourne
Kent
ME10 1NH
Notes
Contact: Barry Wiles

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