How ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ transformed the art of using fake snow on film
“It’s a Wonderful Life” transformed how the film industry utilizes fake snow, according to Jeremy Arnold, author of the illustrated book “Christmas in the Movies.” He explained to Entertainment Weekly just how Capra and a crafty crew produced the white stuff for the magical holiday flick.During the classic Hollywood days, early films used methods such as cornflakes painted white, cotton and asbestos in place of snow, according to EW. However, cornflakes proved to be too noisy and asbestos was found out to be harmful to actors’ health.