TIPPS for green filmmaking ( a more environmentally friendly production)
Transport:
- Only use as many vehicles as needed
- Try to transport as many people in one car as possible
- If possible use cars with a low emission rate (easy to do when you rent cars for the shoot)
- Minimize the trips
- Plan and organize the trips beforehand so unnecessary trips can be avoided
Energy saving:
- Try to get energy from renewable sources
- If possible use photovoltaic kits
- Do not leave electrical devices on if not needed
- Avoid the use of halogen, incandescent or fluorescent lights. They use a lot of electricity and therefore have a higher negative effect on the environment and have a higher electricity cost. Use LED lights instead.
Accommodation:
- If the crew and or actors need an accommodation during the shooting days try to find a location close to the set
Catering:
- Provide drinking water and other drinks in big containers with reusable bottles or cups for each person on set
- Use reusable plates & cutlery
- Serve environmental friendly food/ low on animal products/ regional products
- If possible go to restaurants, because of the waste management
Material selection:
- Use recycled materials
- Use thrifted set decoration
- Reuse materials
- Reduce to a minimum paper based communication
Waste management:
- Use different bins for different waste
- Recycle
Example:
The Vienna based film studio Das Rund already sets a good example for sustainable film production. https://dasrund.com
This is what they say on their website about sustainable film production:
For us, as a creative house, sustainability is a matter of the heart. It is our own responsibility to set concrete guidelines and to keep improving. We follow our principles on set, as well as in our office, and in our bar. Receiving the Austrian eco-label as the first commercial production company proved to us that we are on the right way. However, we are already thinking about the next steps to achieve even better results for our one and only planet Earth.
Das Rund green producing efforts:
Mobility
- Our vehicle fleet is gradually being converted to e-cars and scooters.
- We travel by train instead of flying whenever possible.
Food
- Purchasing food for our employees in the office: regional and in reusable bottles.
- We provide detailed guidelines for our catering partners (regional products, no plastic).
- Bio Kistl from Admah
Water
- We use water gallons and recyclable bottles instead of PET.
Styling
- We preferably style loaned or second hand.
- If we need to buy clothes for a shooting, they will be donated afterwards to our neighbors BABÄM, whose proceeds go to the children’s village.
Recycling
- Recycling on set and in office goes without saying.
- Paper: we only use 100% recycled paper. In general, as little as possible is printed, we prefer digitalization.
- Detergents and hygienic paper with ISO type 1 eco label
https://greenfilmshooting.net/blog/de/
https://grüneskino.de/blog/ueber-das-buch/
https://www.ffhsh.de/de/film_commission/gruener_filmpass.php
