Our latest Focus On guide explores the relationship between cinematography and sustainability. We speak to industry leaders about how to be sustainable on set and what changes need to be made going forward.
SUSTAINABILITY COUNTRY HBO’s True Detective: Night Country was a collaboration between a production and a country, with both sides taking away sustainability lessons. Producer Mari Jo Winkler-Ioffreda has been a sustainability gadfly throughout her professional career. In 2003, moved by the environmental damage she was seeing wrought on the planet, and extreme waste that can … Read more
GREEN VENOM The Essex Serpent sheds its carbon footprint, embracing sustainable practices and green innovations for environmentally friendly filmmaking. The Essex Serpent features a lot of the natural world. Based on Sarah Perry’s novel of the same name, much of the story takes place on the coast of East Anglia, a location offering environmentally sensitive salt marshes with … Read more
THE FRENCH CONNECTION Cinematographer Xavier Dolléans AFC balances sustainability and artistry while capturing the natural elements in Rivages, a captivating Franco-Norman miniseries.    There’s something talismanic about Rivages in the context of protecting the environment. The time pressure of cinematography is notorious, and considerations like sustainability are often easy to overlook. Production on Rivages saw cinematographer … Read more
INNOVATIVE PRODUCTION PRACTICES SET NEW SUSTAINABILITY STANDARDS A campaign demonstrates innovative methods for integrating sustainability into production, from virtual worlds to plant-based diets, reducing environmental impact. This year’s Mastercard BRIT Awards campaign, supported by CRAFT and McCann, showcased how brands can effectively address the environmental impact of their marketing productions. The campaign, which included TV … Read more
JOY TO THE WORLD Find out how recycled bus batteries helped drive forward sustainability on set for Netflix’s newest drama, Joy. From using recycled bus batteries to donating left over food to women’s shelters, the crew on Pathé UK and Wildgaze’s historical drama, Joy, found unique and innovative ways to reduce the environmental impact of … Read more
Comment / David Raedeker BSC / member of the BSC sustainability committeeÂ