Green screens: creating sustainable productions on location

IBC365 speaks with key players on the new technologies, methods and practices available to productions to help sustain the future of content.

Global screen industries emitted more than 130,000 tonnes of CO2 in 2022 according to an international report by BAFTA albert, urging an industry-wide commitment to net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Whilst studio production often follows sustainability protocols established by albert, filming away from the comfort of these facilities presents a series of energy consumption issues. So what can productions do on location to ensure everyone is working towards the same goal?

The knowledge gap

Lily Limmer, Sustainability Consultant at Picture Zero, worked as a Sustainability Officer for Apple TV’s The Essex Serpent, which won two awards around sustainability (including the British Film Designers Guild’s (BFDG) Planet Positive Award). She explained that ‘sustainable production’ means incorporating practices from the ground up: “We wanted to attempt to tackle every sustainability issue with (The Essex Serpent), knowing that...

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