The Snowman - 30th Anniversary Edition [DVD] [1982]

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Howard Blake's orchestral score was performed in the film by the Sinfonia of London. [2] The song "Walking in the Air" is sung in the film by chorister Peter Auty, [12] who was not credited in the original version. He was given a credit on the 20th anniversary version.

The Snowman @ The Lowry" ". manchestereveningnews.co.uk. 16 April 2010 . Retrieved 24 December 2020. For example: Barclay, Ali (4 December 2000). "The Snowman (1982)". BBC – Films. BBC . Retrieved 24 May 2008. Singh, Anita. "The Snowman and the Snowdog: a first look". Telegraph Media Group Limited 2012 . Retrieved 16 August 2012. The Snowman was originally released on VHS in 1982 by Palace Video. It has been re-released several times by Palace and later PolyGram Video, and Universal Studios Home Entertainment UK after Palace went out of business.Snowman creator Raymond Briggs – grumpy old man or great big softie?". Radio Times. 24 December 2012.

In the British Film Institute's 100 Greatest British Television Programmes, a list drawn up by the British Film Institute in 2000, based on a vote by industry professionals it was listed as #71. [3] It was voted #4 in UKTV Gold's Greatest TV Christmas Moments. It came third in Channel 4's poll of 100 Greatest Christmas Moments in 2004. This Hammerstien film plays much like most of their low budget projects. Cheap, poorly written, and executed without a clear sense of where to go. Bigfoot movies have always fallen into the camp material and this is no exception, though the set up had momentum. The brillant Peter Cushing delivers with the weak script. The other actors do the usual overacting that was par for the course in the early 60's. But what totally destroyed the project was the redicoulus hook for the Yeti. Mind reader? A higher life form? That's right, turns out we are neadrathals and it is the Yeti that is the well...an alien of highter speices. Of course this will beg a hundred quiestions. And I understand what they're trying to do, original but with all the alien movies at the time and little bigfo ot or Yeti projects, why not make a straight monster from himilayas movie? Because while the set up of Peter Cushings charictor was intreging and him going with these hunters of fame, the whole Yeti is superior intellegnce caused the film to fall apart. Now lets get to the kiss of death, the Yeti's costume. Granted this is the 60's and to pull off a belivable snowman would have been dificult esspiecally with a hamerstien budget but what they came up with was not only poor but insulting that anyone would believe that was nothing more than a man in there. The only reason I am not giving this film a poor rating was the fact that the director and producer did a good job with of the monastery and the layout of athenticty of the himilayas. And of course, the tremendus as always Peter Cushing. Read full review The film ranked at number 71 on the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes, a list drawn up by the British Film Institute in 2000, based on a vote by industry professionals. [3] It was voted number 4 in UKTV Gold's Greatest TV Christmas Moments. It came third in Channel 4's poll of 100 Greatest Christmas Moments in 2004. Its broadcast, usually on Christmas Eve on Channel 4, has become an annual festive event in the UK. [4] A sequel, The Snowman and the Snowdog, was released in 2012. The Story of The Snowman," storyboard, and the introductions used throughout the film's first 20 years. The film re-entered at No.14 on the UK Official children’s Video Chart on 11 November 2012, eventually peaking at No.5 on 16 December 2012 based on sales of DVDs and other physical formats. John Walsh (21 December 2012). "Raymond Briggs: Seasonal torment for The Snowman creator". The Independent. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022 . Retrieved 23 December 2012.The musical scenes are quite wonderful and centrepiece song "Walking In The Air" is a total classic, indeed you should show that in film schools to show what great visuals and great music can do when they work as a team. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the original short and of Channel 4, a 25-minute special titled The Snowman and the Snowdog aired on Channel 4 on Christmas Eve 2012. [18] Produced at the London-based animation company Lupus Films, [19] with many of the original team returning, the sequel was made in the same traditional techniques as the first film, and features the Snowman, a new young boy named Billy and a snow dog flying over landmarks and going to another party. [20] The sequel was dedicated to the memory of producer John Coates, [24] who died in September 2012, during its production. [25] Stage version [ edit ] The boy's home appears to be located in the South Downs of England, near to Brighton; he and the snowman fly over the Royal Pavilion and Palace Pier. Raymond Briggs had lived in Sussex since 1961, and the composer Howard Blake was also a native of the county. [2] [10] Music [ edit ]