The Greenkit Manifesto – a Vote for the Environment
With only days to go until the General Election it’s hard to find out where any of the parties stand on the Environment.Political focus on the energy efficient products and practices...Read More
Bright lights at NAB
I didn’t make it to the NAB Show in Vegas this year, and I’m wishing I had, looking at some of the great stuff that launched. Here’s my top 3 picks of energy efficient...Read More
Icelight focus: How to make a film without power
When DP Susanne Salavati and Director Meghna Gupta of Soul Rebel films went to the isolated island of Sandwip in Bangladesh to shoot a documentary they didn’t want to use any...Read More
Portable film lights – takeways from BVE 2015
The BVE 2015 show is always a good chance to see what’s new in cameras and lights. This year, Excel attracted 15,000 visitors over the three days from more than 60 countries....Read More
And the Oscar for Low Energy lighting goes to…
This Oscar week I discovered a side to the ‘Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ that’s never mentioned in the press!I was at a seminar held by the BBC to...Read More
Green the Screen is a team effort
It was good to start the New Year at the very energetic #GreentheScreen event, at BAFTA on Wednesday, where comedian Alistair McGowan introduced a panel of film-makers already working...Read More
NAB 2014 in Las Vegas – lighting up time in the desert
Advertised as the world’s largest electronic show, with over 100,000 visitors over 4 days, it’s a pretty big turnout. NAB 2014 wasn’t quite so overwhelming as last...Read More
What’s different about energy efficient film lights … well nothing much
On this commercial for ethical investment company, Positive Money, Brian Strange chose lights that are not just energy efficient. The Icelight can run for a full hour before it...Read More
The cinematographer in Space ‘Move the sun 200 million miles to the left’…
Oscar and BAFTA award-winning cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki, had a favourite saying when filming Gravity. We were lucky enough to be at a BAFTA Q&A when director Alfonso...Read More
How many film-makers does it take to change a lightbulb?
More than you might think. It’s been a busy few weeks in green film making. First the Media Greenhouse launch at BAFTA then on Thursday we’re off to the BFI London Film...Read More
