Universal Pictures and Focus Features have made sustainability a priority in production.
Green Film Production Guide
Universal Pictures has helped develop a Green Film Production Guide specifically for our operations. This guide provides each department with production-specific information, resources and best practices to implement green practices on set.
Download the Green Film Production Guide here.
Sustainable Production in Action
● Focus Features' "It's Kind of a Funny Story" diverted 88% (11.43 Tons) of set waste through composting and recycling.
● Upcoming productions "Charlie St. Cloud," "Little Fockers," "Paul" and recently wrapped "The Thing" and "Hop" all composted their food waste.
● Scenic Artists on "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World" saved hundreds of sheets of lumber by replacing with recycled content cardboard when possible.
● Focus Features' "The American" recycled office furniture by donating it to earthquake devastated communities in Abruzzo.
Featured Film
"Away We Go"
The Focus Features film, "Away We Go," was the subject of a pilot experiment in the reduction of carbon emissions and environmental impacts of a feature film production in the spring and summer of 2008.
Highlights of the production's carbon-reduction achievements:
● Over one third of the fuel used to power the production generators and vehicles was a biodiesel blend that ranged from 5% to 99%.
● Blended biodiesel average cost was 12.7% less than standard diesel fuel.
● Biodiesel fuel emits 8.5% less carbon per unit than regular diesel fuel.
● Hybrid rental cars were driven 45% of the total rental car miles driven during the production.
● 150 hybrid rental cars were used during the shoot.
● Whenever hybrid vehicles were not available, the production crew rented compact, low-MPG cars.
All Universal Pictures' productions provide reusable water bottles to the cast and crew to reduce individual plastic water bottle use.
Water filters and composting are encouraged on set whenever possible.
Green Film Production Guide
Universal Pictures has helped develop a Green Film Production Guide specifically for our operations. This guide provides each department with production-specific information, resources and best practices to implement green practices on set.
Download the Green Film Production Guide here.
Sustainable Production in Action
● Focus Features' "It's Kind of a Funny Story" diverted 88% (11.43 Tons) of set waste through composting and recycling.
● Upcoming productions "Charlie St. Cloud," "Little Fockers," "Paul" and recently wrapped "The Thing" and "Hop" all composted their food waste.
● Scenic Artists on "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World" saved hundreds of sheets of lumber by replacing with recycled content cardboard when possible.
● Focus Features' "The American" recycled office furniture by donating it to earthquake devastated communities in Abruzzo.
Featured Film
"Away We Go"
The Focus Features film, "Away We Go," was the subject of a pilot experiment in the reduction of carbon emissions and environmental impacts of a feature film production in the spring and summer of 2008.
Highlights of the production's carbon-reduction achievements:
● Over one third of the fuel used to power the production generators and vehicles was a biodiesel blend that ranged from 5% to 99%.
● Blended biodiesel average cost was 12.7% less than standard diesel fuel.
● Biodiesel fuel emits 8.5% less carbon per unit than regular diesel fuel.
● Hybrid rental cars were driven 45% of the total rental car miles driven during the production.
● 150 hybrid rental cars were used during the shoot.
● Whenever hybrid vehicles were not available, the production crew rented compact, low-MPG cars.
All Universal Pictures' productions provide reusable water bottles to the cast and crew to reduce individual plastic water bottle use.
Water filters and composting are encouraged on set whenever possible.
