Victory, J. (2015). Green Shoots: Environmental Sustainability and Contemporary Film Production. Studies in Arts and Humanities, [online] 1(1), pp.54–68. doi:https://doi.org/10.18193/sah.v1i1.6.
Jonathan Victorys paper explores the concept of the newly arising “green filmmaking.” Victory describes this as when the “process of filmmaking is conducted with a view to minimising environmental impact”. Different aspects of filmmaking are explored in relation with the environment, their impact and production of pollution are investigated with suggestions on how this could be altered for a greener future. Specifically, Victory highlights the use of generators, lighting and other electrical heavy equipment commonly used on set and in post-production. Upon examining these factors, Victory elaborates on how to realistically fund and promote his solutions offered. Victory provides some valuable insights into how ‘green filmmaking’ might be implemented worldwide and skillfully compares his research with existing film institutes environmental work.
Walsh, E. M., & Cordero, E. (2019). Youth science expertise, environmental identity, and agency in climate action filmmaking. Environmental Education Research, 25(5), 656–677. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2019.1569206
This paper, written by Elizabeth M. Walsh and Eugene Cordero, discusses work done by The Green Ninja Film Academy: an interdisciplinary curriculum development project that aims to educate children about environmentalism through creative filmmaking. Their studies show that children are more likely to be interested in and engage further with environmental studies if presented through the lens of an imaginative activity. The relationship between education and efforts towards climate change is introduced, with expansion on successful techniques used to engage students. The paper suggests that approaching environmental learning through filmmaking is highly promising, especially for children who have no prior indication of interest. Walsh and Cordero found that through creative learning and filmmaking, their students have reported elevated levels of understanding and knowledge about the climate than standard classroom learning methods.
Gündüz Özdemirci, E. (2016). Greening the Screen: An Environmental Challenge. Humanities, 5(2), p.35. doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/h5020035.
I find Gündüz Özdemirci’s paper to be an excellent source of information regarding environmental practices within the film industry. Özdemirci’s focus with this article is giving well researched facts about how the film industry impacts the climate, presenting reports on how specific British film and television institutions are practicing sustainability, concluded with proposed solutions. According to Özdemirci, “the energy consumption and greenhouse emissions of the motion picture industry also come close to the aerospace and apparel industries”. I think this source is of great use to me as it provides important information and statistics relevant to my research in animation. It is important that as well as animation, I am also researching the general media industry as that is what animation is a part of, and this paper is comprised of reliable figures.
