Where did the British government gain its ability to produce great wartime propaganda films like LONDON CAN TAKE IT!? through the Post Office, where a film unit had been running for years. Here is an early example of one of their masterpieces, making something as dull as sort mail and getting it to its recipient a cinematically exciting short film.
Look at the way the shots are composed, with odd angles, and for 1936, a lightning-fast editing paace that still keeps you watching -- you might miss something.-- and hand-held moving shots.
Look at the way the shots are composed, with odd angles, and for 1936, a lightning-fast editing paace that still keeps you watching -- you might miss something.-- and hand-held moving shots.