Production Handbook

A practical guide for everyone working in TV and film production
Production Handbook

Planet Placement

A creative guide to putting the planet into programme editorial
Planet Placement
Production Handbook

Production Handbook

Want to make greener productions but don't know where to begin? Our handbook is full of tips, advice and case studies from your peers to help you make sustainable changes to the way you work.

Get the right tools for the job

You can only manage what you can measure, and we need to manage our impact more carefully than every before.

Use our carbon calcuator to better understand your impact and our certification to get rewarded for making the right choices.

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The road ahead

Creating an environmentally sustainable screen industry is an unspeakably exciting opportunity. It is no longer about doing ‘less bad’, this is about creating the conditions for on-going success.

Find out why

Production
Producers + Directors
Lighting + Camera
Sound
Post Houses
Production Design
Costume
Hair + Make-up
Studio Facilities
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What can I do?

Production

Chief connectors and organisers - production joins up the dots and keep the green wheels turning. Find out how

Producers + Directors

At the helm of programme making, you're the green interrogator, ambassador and liaison. Find out how

What can I do?

Lighting + Camera

Let's shed a little light (cough) on how the lighting team can help to reduce energy consumption and save a production money. Find out how

What can I do?

Sound

Listen Up! From switching over to reusable batteries to reducing travel with homemade studios there are simple ways for a sound recordist to do their bit. Find out how

Post Houses

Can we fix sustainability in post? Not entirely, but there is stills lots of ways to make a difference. Find out how

Production Design

Beautiful sets and props don't deserve a lifetime in landfill. There are ways to work responsibly and help create the change we need to see. Find out how

Costume

A stitch in time ...could help save the planet. There's so many things a costume department can do, ready to take on the challenge? Find out how

Hair + Make-up

Cruelty free...organic...plastic free packaging... for the hair and makeup departments it's not just skin deep. Find out how

Studio Facilities

You can give productions a helping hand by making sure your studios are as green as possible. How? Read on for our top tips. Find out how

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You now know more than most and it is time to show us what you've got. Find out how