Behind the screen
Many of the environmental impacts associated with the screen production industry relate to activities behind the screen, such as makeup, wardrobe, art department, lighting, sound and camera, and post-production. Below are suggestions for minimising the environmental impacts associated with many of the behind screen activities.
Post-production |
A feature film may use some millions of feet of film and its processing uses chemicals that contain silver. The discharge of silver to the environment is highly regulated; however there is economic benefit to be gained by recovering silver from the waste solutions and all reputable film processors do this. Wet-gate printing to minimise scratching uses perchlorethylene, a strictly regulated solvent suspected to be a carcinogen. Good environmental management is necessary when handling this chemical. For any feature film, there will be considerable waste film generated. When no longer required, the film content can be destroyed and the film base recycled or burnt as an alternative source of clean energy.
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