The Snowman

As it is Christmas time there have been many festive animations around to engross myself in and to reflect on. One famous animation is 'The Snowman' and this Christmas eve the highly anticipated sequel 'The Snowman and the Snow Dog' is to be aired.
The Snowman was created by Raymond Briggs in 1982 and as stated on the official website is has been"..shown every year since 1982, enchanting new generations time and time again...". It is therefore a powerful animation that many people can connect with. It has become part of a Christmas tradition for many families each year.

The Snowman reveals how an animation has the ability to become iconic, the story itself grips the audience but the illustration style also becomes familiar. Raymond Briggs both writes and illustrates his own stories, with The Snowman being originally created as a book before being adapted into an on-screen production. An interesting part of the film is that there are no sounds other than a song called "Walking in the Air" by Howard Blake. I like how the limited use of sound keeps the animation so simple and then creates more focus on the power of the image and how the story is told through the illustrations.