This free, 4-module course presented by NYU Tisch is designed to share some of those tools, alongside information that has been gathered during this crucial transition.

https://tischpro.nyu.smashcut.com/sustainable-production

BY: KENT HAYWARD

COPYRIGHT: 2025

Beyond the principles of reduce, reuse, recycle, this book looks at how every department on a production can minimize its environmental impact.

Is your filmmaking contributing to the environmental crisis, or is it part of the solution? How can film students make movies in a more ecologically friendly way so that our planet can continue to be inhabited by humans who watch their films? This book suggests step-by-step ways that each person and department on a film’s production can make simple changes to reduce their project’s environmental footprint, from including climate content to offering vegetarian craft service options. It is an essential guide for film students, graduates, and professionals engaged in the practice of making movies.

Available today from Routledge

Watch the Motion Picture Association, Producers Guild of America, Green Production Guide, Sustainable Production Alliance, and the Green Film School Alliance edition of “Film School Friday,” focusing on sustainability in production.