Post-production represents 12% of a film production’s carbon footprint, driven by extensive digital equipment use. Reducing this impact requires a holistic approach, considering every stage: from pre-production to distribution, alongside energy consumption and equipment manufacturing. To face this challenge, Ecoprod created a summarized version of its Green production Guide to support professionals in adopting greener practices and encourage sharing it with clients and partners to promote industry-wide environmental sustainability.
From project planning to final delivery and archiving (including post-production workflows, visual effects, and sound editing) there are plenty of ways to reduce the industry’s carbon footprint and save significant energy.
Find out how to put our 24 best practices into action in our summarized version of the Green Post-Production Guide.
24 best practices to reduce the impact of post-production
There are solutions to help reduce the environmental impact of post-production! This guide highlights key actions to organize post-production in a more sustainable way:
- Plan for post-production early on, through collaborative discussions that define timelines and workflows for a green approach. Include sustainability goals directly in contracts.
- Develop an energy management strategy for post-production facilities.
- Minimize the environmental footprint of technical equipment by extending its lifespan and avoiding unnecessary purchases of new gear.
- Reduce the amount of digital data, processed and generated.
- Limit data storage and archiving needs.
A heartfelt thank you to everyone involved in creating and reviewing this guide:
Lucas Boubel, Agathe Ricart, and Delphine Merabet for leading the development of this guide. We also extend special thanks to the following companies for contributing to the best practices: A Better Prod, A CUT, A La Plage Studio, All Sides Pictures, Avec Ou Sans Vous, Brainchild, Digital District, Disnosc, DNEG, EurekIA Learning, FICAM, Frames Dealer, Hardbricks, Fix Studio, Holli, La Fabrique des Formats, La Planète Rouge, Noir Lumière, Groupe TF1 Media Factory, Ooolala Studio, Polyson, Posidonie, Prodigious, Qarnot, Quasar Studio, Ranch Computing, Rodeo FX, UiSpikVFX, Will Production, Yotta Agence & Studio, Zorba Group, and Zéro Wattheure.
We also thank the following individuals: Maude de Goër (Collectif Respondi), Nathalie Baldji, Salvo Manzone, Ségolène Dupont (CPNEF), Thibaud Carpentier, and Antoine Brochu.Agathe Ricart, A Better Prod, A Cut, A La Plage Studio, All Sides Pictures, Avec Ou Sans Vous, Brainchild, Digital District, Disnosc, DNEG, EurekIA Learning, FICAM, Hardbricks, Fix Studio, Holli, La Fabrique des Formats, La Planète Rouge, Groupe TF1 Media Factory, Noir Lumière, Ooolala Studio, Polyson, Posidonie, Prodigious, Qarnot, Quasar Studio, Ranch Computing, Rodeo FX, UiSpikVFX, Will Production, Yotta Agence & Studio, Zorba Group, Zéro Wattheure, Maude de Goër – Collectif Respondi, Nathalie Baldji, Salvo Manzone, Ségolène Dupont (CPNEF), Thibaud Carpentier, Antoine Brochu, Jules gonthier et Jean-Yves MIRSKI (FICAM), Yann Marchet (France VFX).
Ecoprod is supported by the CNC (Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée): the French national agency that supports and regulates the film and audiovisual industries.
