len lye

Swinging the Lambeth Walk, Len Lye, 1940.

Len Lye was also sponsored to make films by the GPO Film Unit (a subdivision of the General Post Office). If you're interested in his exploration of rhythm, have a look at A Colour Box.



Night Mail, 1936.

It's also worth looking at Night Mail produced by Harry Watt and Basil Wright. Although filmic, as opposed to animation, it features a fantastic soundtrack with music by Benjamin Britten and poetry by W.H. Auden. It is perhaps easier here to see the link between the fact that the PO was the sponsor and the film concept of 'post'.