Last month we published details of Jo’s online zoom sessions for both the APA’s ‘Some Sort of Web Series’ and Caviar Connects, and the APA session is now online for your lockdown learning pleasure! The hour long class will give you the knowledge to become your company’s Green Ambassador, including the following content: Using the […]
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NEW YEAR, NEW (RE)SOLUTIONS!
Five easy things were so 2017! Whether you’re agency, production company or supplier, commit to going BIGGER and BOLDER in 2018 with these suggestions for a cleaner and greener office, and productions with a smaller environmental impact: The renewables industry is booming and 2018 is the year to jump on the bandwagon. Our friends at […]
CAN A 1ST AD WORK PAPER FREE? YOU BETCHA!
Hi Readers, my name’s Patrick James Stephens, and I’m a 1st Assistant Director working paperlessly across film and TV projects. Jo approached me in the summer after hearing about some of my paperless exploits on Twitter, and asked me to share how I’ve moved to electronic working in what is one of the most paper-based […]
APA ADD OUR CHECKLIST TO THEIR VITAL DOCUMENTS
The APA has added our sustainable production checklist and the ‘How To Add Green‘ information to their vital documents Dropbox! Designed for new and existing APA members, the Dropbox contains all sorts of useful information including current rates and rules, the PIBs document and child licencing regulations. Adding the AdGreen documents shows their ongoing […]
LOW ENERGY LIGHTING INSPIRATION
One of the main culprits of our on-set carbon footprint is the power we need to keep our lighting running. Whether we’re in the studio or on location there are new products we can take advantage of in order to reduce our impact. Of course, we also need to understand how the rental cost compares […]
REHOMING YOUR LEFTOVERS: PROPS, COSTUME, FOOD & MORE
Need to get rid of a table? Some paint? Recycle some batteries? Send some surplus food to a good cause? As with any green measures, identifying what you might have at the end of a job as early as possible during in pre-production will give you much more chance of finding them a home than at 4pm […]