Best practices
We often come across good ideas and experiences with sustainability from professionals in the field that can also be useful to others. In this ‘Best practices’ section we present a collection of these first hand experiences from home and abroad. To inspire or for adoption. If you have a green hack or story from set that could fit here, please let us know!
On the set of a new Blazhoffski drama series
by Els Rientjes It is mid-May 2019 and I’m in a meeting with executive producer Marjon van Welzen and production manager Diana van Wegen at production company Blazhoffski. It’s two weeks until their first shooting day of a major new drama series. More than 80 shooting...
Production team The Big Escape goes the extra mile
Dutch production company BlazHoffski wants to produce as sustainably as possible and asked Green Film Making to consult their productions. And so on June 4th, sustainability manager Els Rientjes met with executive producer Nicolle Weenink and production manager Yara...
Sustainable goals live broadcast classical concert ‘Prinsengracht’
Good preparation is half the battle! In 2019 Green Film Making joined the production team of the big annual live broadcast of the classical Prinsengracht concert in Amsterdam. Broadcaster AVROTROS raised the bar and, in addition to the many studio and news shows that...
Rethinking waste: Sustainable Set Design
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 usually not...
Wattsun on set of ‘Meisje van Plezier’
The Wattsun, a portable, plug and play power supply, is now for rent through Locatiewerk and Het Licht. Location manager Rob IJpelaar has already tested this battery system shortly on the set of Talpa’s Meisje van Plezier. There was a shoot at Schiphol airport, where...
Calculation: saving 96% on energy costs in Utrecht
'One of the advantages of sustainable production is that it saves money!' We say this all the time. That it's not poppycock is of course best proven with a concrete calculation example. We are getting help from various film commissions with the development of our...
AVROTROS recycles clothing and props
In the past 6 months Green Film Making continued with consulting Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS in making its in-house productions more sustainable. Last year, Els Rientjes already worked with the teams of the shows Tussen Kunst en Kitsch and Opsporing Verzocht. This...
Bags from film banners at Eye Filmmuseum and Vue; Upcycling at it’s best!
Everyone knows the store at Eye Filmmuseum as the ultimate place for film lovers. But besides that the popular store, in the top 10 of the world's best museum shops, has an exclusive collection on offer, shop manager Marjan Vos also innovates with sustainability. She...
Second season of Killing Eve partly shot in Amsterdam
The second season of the successful British series Killing Eve was partially shot in the capital last September, including scenes at the Rijksmuseum and the Red Light District. Killing Eve is about a security officer who tracks down a serial killer and is created by...
Filming in a nature reserve: Zomer Zonder Mama and Redbad
photo above: Martijn van der Vaart Photography What do the productions Zomer Zonder Mama (Summer Without Mom) and Redbad have in common? Besides that they both shot on location in a protected nature reserve, they also had the same location manager: Willem Doorman....