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Seeing as it's near Christmas I thought I would bring you a little unknown fact about my favourite Christmas film. Did you Know...

It's a Wonderful Life (1946): Films made prior to It's a Wonderful Life used cornflakes painted white for the falling snow effect. Because the cornflakes were so loud, dialogue had to be dubbed in later.

Director, Frank Capra, wanted to record the sound live, so a new snow effect was developed using foamite (a fire-fighting chemical) and soap and water. This mixture was then pumped at high pressure through a wind machine to create the silent, falling snow. The RKO Effects Department received a special award from the Motion Picture Academy for the development of the new film snow.