Screen industry not green enough yet, says a new report
A sustainability audit for Goalpost Pictures’ telemovie Panic at Rock Island found that more planning is required to achieve a lower environmental impact.
“There are some things in there that I’m very proud of but, to be brutally frank, there are some other outcomes that are quite disturbing. Early engagement is crucial to better cost and environmental outcomes,” said managing director Ben Grant.
“There’s been a lot of talk about ‘greening’ the industry over the past couple of years but there hasn’t been a lot of clear direction on the best way forward. At Goalpost, we decided the best way to genuinely review our practices was to have a thorough and professional analysis done during production under real-time conditions, when everyone is in the thick of things and operating at lightning speed and under pressure,” he added.
The company commissioned GreenShoot Pacific to prepare the audit. The film, shot last year and set to screen on the Nine Network, required hundreds of extras and a full live concert rig to be transported to the location in the middle of Sydney Harbour. A total of 63.85 tonnes of carbon emissions was recorded, including power (24 percent), accommodation (4 percent), and travel and transport of cast, crew and equipment (72 percent).
