by Green Film Making | Apr 20, 2020 | Innovations, Location, Production, Technical
A cloudy day, last March 12th. Exactly the day of a demonstration of solar panels for on set. Just before the pandemic broke out, we met the British team of Renovagen with their Fast Fold; a battery system with foldable solar panels. Last month we contacted them for...
by Green Film Making | Apr 20, 2020 | Innovations, Location, Production, Technical
In the last years we often reported on new sustainable applications being developed, as inspiration or perhaps to use on set in the future. As a filmmaker you are naturally mostly concerned with when these will be available for use, but in practice development often...
by Green Film Making | Nov 10, 2019 | Art Department, Catering, Innovations, Location, Post-production, Production, Technical, Workshops
For the past 2 years, Green Film Making has worked hard on the development of our Film Harvest Map, in collaboration with architectural firm Superuse Studios. And yesterday it was officially launched! Find public charging points, electric generators and battery packs...
by Green Film Making | Aug 13, 2019 | Art Department, Catering, Consultancy, Innovations, Location, Post-production, Production, Technical, Workshops
photo: Summer With Rana by Sanne Vogel By Sustainability Manager Els Rientjes In January 2015 I took over from Strawberry Earth and founded the Green Film Making Foundation. Now, 4.5 years later, I look back on a time of hard work, a lot of pushing and pulling, but...
by Green Film Making | Jul 22, 2019 | Art Department, Best practices, Innovations, Location
photo: Set of Les Misérables (BBC, 2018) reclaimed by DRESD Whether it’s a police station in 1980, a medieval alleyway or the inside of a space shuttle; a lot of time and material goes into making a fitting decor. Unfortunately, all this beautiful work is...
by Green Film Making | May 31, 2019 | Innovations, Location, Production, Technical
Slowly but surely the range of alternatives for the diesel generator is growing. Especially the silence of an electrical unit suits a set on location really well. In addition to the True Hybrid, GreenBattery, Wattsun and Greener, that are already known in our sector,...