British company creates wintry scenes for Hollywood films from Bridget Jones to Harry Potter Darcey Crownshaw has been supplying snow for films for 30 years His machine can distribute a square metre of snow in two seconds Real snow, as well as synthetic products are used to create the effect Hollywood film makers use the services of a British company to provide them with stunning wintry scenes. Darcey Crownshaw, who lives in Gloucester, has been providing the white stuff for films such as Harry Potter and James Bond for 30 years. His firm, Snowbusiness, provides 200 different types of snow made from materials including paper, plastic and even a candle sized firework which produces a snow-like ash. And real snow, which can last for up to three days if stored correctly, is also used on some sets. One machine can distribute a square metre of snow in two seconds, and the firm has even sold its products to Siberia. A scene from The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe which was created by Snowbusiness The 'Head Snowman' said: 'Everywhere you go the snow you see will probably be ours, from Harrods, Oxford Street, Selfridges and the programmes on your television and films at the cinema. 'My favourite film we've worked on has to be The Day After Tomorrow - we filmed it in Montreal and it was minus 40 degrees outside so we were making fake snow inside as it was too cold. 'When I see our snow on screen, it's terrifying - I just look for faults in the snow, how it is laid out, whether the icicles look right - only time I can appreciate it is when I don't realise it is ours.' Snow for this famous Bridget Jones scene was provided by Mr Crownshaw's company Snowbusiness can provide 200 different types of snow made from a range of materials: Here the snow is seen in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Another snowy scene from The Day After Tomorrow featuring snow created by Snowbusiness The company makes snow in 200 different ways, depending on the requirements for the film shoot. Directors may need snow that falls slowly, small flakes or bigger flakes, all of which can be provided by Mr Crownshaw and his team. He said: 'You name it we've got it. There are more ways to make our snow than the Eskimos have words for it. A James Bond action scene where snow provided by Snowbusiness was used The most snow used was in the TV series Band of Brothers which used an entire aircraft hanger of snow over the course of three months filming. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Pirates of the Caribbean The Day After Tomorrow Bridget Jones Love Actually The Holiday James Bond - Quantum of Solace Bourne Identity Les Miserables Gladiator 'When filming Sherlock a couple of years ago our lorry of snow got stuck in real snow and we've even sold snow to places like Siberia. Even though we come up against real snow sometimes ours is better - if you lie down in real snow its cold and wet - we supply film stars with comfy snow - sometimes on top of real snow. Working with snow is great because some days you can do nothing but others you can lay acres of snow. 'Challenges come when we work with directors who want their snow bigger and better - for the film Malificent the director wanted an incredible ice effect on water and didn't want to use CGI.' Snowbusiness is the largest artificial snow producer in the world and have created some of the world's favourite snow-filled film and television moments. These include festive scenes from Love Actually, Die Hard and Pirates of the Caribbean. The snow in this landscape from X-Men 2 was created by Snowbusiness Here the firm can be seen dressing Babbington House near Frome for a wedding A workman from Snowbusiness gets on top of a cherry picker to dress a room for a festive film scene Snow is sprayed around a street and black cabs to create a snowy scene for the film Bridget Jones Mr Crownshaw says that a lorryload of his snow once got stuck in real snowy weather Darcey Crownshaw has been making snow for Hollywood films for 30 years