When I visited Searle at his studio in the south of France he permitted me to look through his sketchbooks including the one he filled on the set of the 1970 musical 'Scrooge' on which he was engaged to create the illustrated title sequence. I've cut together the photos I took of the sketches, the final artwork for the titles (sold at auction several years ago), the final title sequence for the film plus some behind-the-scenes footage of Searle talking about Dickens' most famous creation.
5 сен 2024