Comments on: Green Filmmaking http://www.trespassmag.com/green-filmmaking/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:31:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Valentina http://www.trespassmag.com/green-filmmaking/comment-page-1/#comment-27006 Valentina Sun, 26 Sep 2010 17:19:54 +0000 http://www.trespassmag.com/?p=10059#comment-27006 I think a fairer report of green filmmaking would include an actual stat from an actual studio, no? And I'm not affiliated with anyone, but I'm just sayin' here.... Sony, Fox, Warner Bros., and more have entire divisions dedicated to greening their productions and corporate runnings. Quick fact: Sony Studios in Culver City is more than 90% zero waste now and will be entirely zero waste by 2012. I think a fairer report of green filmmaking would include an actual stat from an actual studio, no? And I’m not affiliated with anyone, but I’m just sayin’ here…. Sony, Fox, Warner Bros., and more have entire divisions dedicated to greening their productions and corporate runnings. Quick fact: Sony Studios in Culver City is more than 90% zero waste now and will be entirely zero waste by 2012.

]]> By: Mark O'Brien http://www.trespassmag.com/green-filmmaking/comment-page-1/#comment-25095 Mark O'Brien Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:14:38 +0000 http://www.trespassmag.com/?p=10059#comment-25095 Hi Beth Just read your article and am wondering why Sarah Watt’s Australian film "My Year Without Sex" was not listed in the article. The film was produced by Bridgit Ikin of Hibiscus Films and was launched nationally on 28 May 2009. On the basis of the film's efforts, it won the GRASS Award in 2009 for feature film. The film sets the benchmark for how films should address their greenhouse impacts and sustainability. It is (1) more comprehensive in its coverage of emissions than other films, (2) it went past carbon neutrality to actually reduce emissions beyond its own identified footprint, and (3) it separately supported an indigenous sustainability initiative. Beyond Neutral® was engaged to provide environmental/sustainability advice for the production plus the full range of climate change services (carbon footprinting, emissions management and reduction, and offset advice and retirement). Reducing the film’s footprint and environmental impacts and improving its sustainability meant raising the awareness of the people involved in making the film of key issues, getting them to rethink how they did things and guiding them to undertake important changes to their procedures and practices. After acting where possible to reduce their internal energy use, emissions and environmental impact, a detailed analysis of My Year Without Sex’s carbon footprint was carried out, attempting to extend the boundary of the footprint out to the third parties that supply the services that Australian films rely on. A case study was produced examining how and why the footprint was calculated, what was found, the problems encountered and the key issues and areas for future action by individual films and the wider industry. A synopsis is provided at http://www.beyondneutral.com/what-weve-done/case-studies/carbon-footprint-my-year-without-sex/ High quality Gold Standard verified carbon offsets were purchased which address the twin imperitaves of climate change and sustainable development. 100 tonnes of offsets (50% higher than the identified footprint) were purchased and retired. The Gold Standard accredited project combined renewable energy with sustainable development. Additionally, a sizeable contribution was made to an Oxfam Australia indigenous cultural/ social sustainablity program Hi Beth

Just read your article and am wondering why Sarah Watt’s Australian film “My Year Without Sex” was not listed in the article. The film was produced by Bridgit Ikin of Hibiscus Films and was launched nationally on 28 May 2009. On the basis of the film’s efforts, it won the GRASS Award in 2009 for feature film.

The film sets the benchmark for how films should address their greenhouse impacts and sustainability. It is (1) more comprehensive in its coverage of emissions than other films, (2) it went past carbon neutrality to actually reduce emissions beyond its own identified footprint, and (3) it separately supported an indigenous sustainability initiative.

Beyond Neutral® was engaged to provide environmental/sustainability advice for the production plus the full range of climate change services (carbon footprinting, emissions management and reduction, and offset advice and retirement).

Reducing the film’s footprint and environmental impacts and improving its sustainability meant raising the awareness of the people involved in making the film of key issues, getting them to rethink how they did things and guiding them to undertake important changes to their procedures and practices.

After acting where possible to reduce their internal energy use, emissions and environmental impact, a detailed analysis of My Year Without Sex’s carbon footprint was carried out, attempting to extend the boundary of the footprint out to the third parties that supply the services that Australian films rely on.

A case study was produced examining how and why the footprint was calculated, what was found, the problems encountered and the key issues and areas for future action by individual films and the wider industry. A synopsis is provided at http://www.beyondneutral.com/what-weve-done/case-studies/carbon-footprint-my-year-without-sex/

High quality Gold Standard verified carbon offsets were purchased which address the twin imperitaves of climate change and sustainable development. 100 tonnes of offsets (50% higher than the identified footprint) were purchased and retired. The Gold Standard accredited project combined renewable energy with sustainable development.

Additionally, a sizeable contribution was made to an Oxfam Australia indigenous cultural/ social sustainablity program

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