Messages in a bottle
Today is the first anniversary of the arrival of David de Rothschild’s Plastiki into Sydney Harbour.The boat, made entirely of recycled plastic, was created to illustrate the...Read More
Windmill Farmer animates the green debate
This film was entered in this year’s Possible Futures Film Contest. Who knew renewable energy could be this beautiful?Video from Joaquin Baldwin on Vimeo.
English Patient Oscar winner John Seale honoured
Australian Cinematographer John Seale will receive a lifetime achievement award at the 2011 Camerimage Festival, to be held in Bydgoszcz in Poland from 26th November to 3rd December....Read More
Deakins will shoot 007 on digital – is celluloid history?
Cinematographer Roger Deakins caused a stir when he admitted at a BSC event that advances in digital meant that he may never shoot another film on celluloid. He announce that new...Read More
Could James Bond’s new car be an EV?
Director of Bond 23 Sam Mendes is a pioneer in green film-making. Now that his DP Roger Deakins has revealed that this will be the first 007 franchise to be shot digitally, could the...Read More
‘This country is now the world leader in cutting carbon emissions. ‘
This was the boast of a senior UK government minister yesterday announcing David Cameron’s ambitious carbon reduction targets. George Osborne and Vince Cable argue that this...Read More
Our brains aren’t wired for 3D cinema
How many pairs of geeky plastic glasses do you own? Every second film is 3D. And since Pina and Cave of Forgotten Dreams, not even the indie movie is safe! Cinematographer John Bailey...Read More
‘You can’t go back and capture lightning in a bottle…’
In 2001 cinematographer John Bailey was one of the first to shoot in digital for The Anniversary Party, but here he tells us why he’s not sure he wants a digital future Now that...Read More
Does the world need a faster Hobbit?
Film directors James Cameron and Peter Jackson are both convinced that shooting and showing film at faster frame rates - in Jackson’s case 48 frames a second on ‘The Hobbit’...Read More
Canadian film-makers share carbon budget tools
North America and Canada seem to have green film festivals every 5 minutes! But here’s a really good collection of practical tools for people trying to make films more sustainably....Read More
