{"id":3544,"date":"2018-03-06T09:04:27","date_gmt":"2018-03-06T09:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/?p=3544"},"modified":"2018-03-06T01:27:59","modified_gmt":"2018-03-06T01:27:59","slug":"sustainability-on-set-the-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/2018\/03\/06\/sustainability-on-set-the-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability on set: The Post"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"twoclick_social_bookmarks_post_3544 social_share_privacy clearfix 1.6.4 locale-en_US sprite-en_US\"><\/div><div class=\"twoclick-js\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\njQuery(document).ready(function($){if($('.twoclick_social_bookmarks_post_3544')){$('.twoclick_social_bookmarks_post_3544').socialSharePrivacy({\"txt_help\":\"Wenn Sie diese Felder durch einen Klick aktivieren, werden Informationen an Facebook, Twitter, Flattr, Xing, t3n, LinkedIn, Pinterest oder Google eventuell ins Ausland \\u00fcbertragen und unter Umst\\u00e4nden auch dort gespeichert. 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During the forty-five shooting days in New York City, the estimated number of water bottles that were not used could have, if laid end to end, scaled the Empire State Building thirty times.<a href=\"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/2015\/08\/27\/sustainability-is-part-of-the-program\/\"> 20th Century Fox<\/a> took various measures to minimize its carbon footprint during the production. By recycling, composting, donating food and materials, as well as by introducing Meatless Mondays, The Post production saved 32.5 tons of carbon emissions \u2013 and the life of a cow.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that reducing the amount of mea<a href=\"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/03\/Emellie-O-BRien-\u00a9Hans-Glic.jpg.-Kopie.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4315\" src=\"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/03\/Emellie-O-BRien-\u00a9Hans-Glic.jpg.-Kopie-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"415\" height=\"276\" \/><\/a>t we consume is one of the easiest things we can do to make a positive impact on the environment\u201d, says <a href=\"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/2018\/02\/13\/green-production-no-false-excuses\/\">Emellie O\u2019Brien<\/a>, Founder and CEO of the New York-based company <a href=\"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/2015\/02\/06\/the-girl-with-the-green-hand\/\">Earth Angel<\/a>, which has already greened renowned feature films, including <a href=\"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/2015\/02\/09\/the-green-side-of-spider-man\/\"><em>The\u00a0Amazing Spider-Man 2<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/2015\/01\/23\/noahs-concept-of-sustainability\/\"><em>Noah<\/em><\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/2017\/02\/23\/the-green-queen\/\"><em>Queen of Katwe<\/em><\/a>. \u201cWhen you add up the number of servings that are saved during a single film production, it turns out to be a significant figure, and I think illustrating the impact with the life of an animal really resonates with folks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/03\/318894_original_R_K_by_Robert-Babiak-jun._pixelio.de-Kopie.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4318 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/03\/318894_original_R_K_by_Robert-Babiak-jun._pixelio.de-Kopie-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"407\" height=\"271\" \/><\/a>Since 2017, when the Mayor\u2019s Office of Media and Entertainment launched <a href=\"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/2017\/03\/10\/new-york-launches-green-film-program\/\">NYC Film Green<\/a>, the first sustainability program for the film and television industry in the United States, an increasing number of features films and TV shows are going green in the Big Apple. \u201c20th Century Fox and Amblin Entertainment actively supported the decision to make <em>The Post<\/em> a green set\u201d, says the Eco Supervisor, who had already worked with many of the crew members on other New York productions. \u201cThey were already familiar with our working methods, so they were enthusiastic about working with us again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A Green Newsletter and the Green Crew Members of the Week (GCOW) award were effective in spreading awareness and enhancing the crew\u2019s participation. \u201cThere\u2019s a sense of friendly competition that develops whenever prizes are involved\u201d, highlights Emellie O\u2019Brien. The incentive program rewarded sustainably-minded crew members for their eco-achievements. For example, the production designer used alternatives to wood for structural support when building sets, and he had construction debris collected in a designated scrap wood container for recycling.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The 1971<a href=\"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/03\/NOR_D00_052317_8053_R-Kopie.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4310 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/03\/NOR_D00_052317_8053_R-Kopie-300x163.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"368\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a> <em>Washington Post<\/em> newsroom required a lot of rented period props, vintage typewriters, and landlines, all of which went back to the rental houses after production wrapped. \u201cIt\u2019s tough to track the lifecycle of all these materials that end up on a show \u2013 there are just so many!\u201d Emellie O\u2019Brien points out. \u201cWe\u2019re constantly pushing the envelope by analyzing procurement as well as the supply chain in order to encourage the crew to minimize our carbon footprint across all departments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>20th Century Fox has a long-running commitment to address the environmental impact made by its film and TV productions. It was the first major studio to take the initiative to institute a sustainable lumber policy, and it continues to introduce new environmentally-friendly technologies to be used on the set during production.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Photos: \u00a9 Niko Tavernise, Hans Glick, Universal Pictures International<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Academy-award winning stars Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep, as well as acclaimed director Steven Spielberg, were handed free reusable BPA water bottles on set when the principal photography of the period drama The Post began. 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