Boat that Rocked Screening with Hilary Bevan Jones

by Harriet on 05-May-09 09:56

It has been a busy week for South West Screen Locations Team as we have now officially launched our Sustainable Filmmaking Guidelines!  We celebrated the launch with a screening of The Boat that Rocked at The Watershed followed by a Q & A with its producer Hilary Bevan Jones of Tightrope Productions.  Asking the questions was our very own Board Member Rebecca O'Brien, Producer at Sixteen Films Ltd.

The Launch was a great success not only because we all got to watch the antics of Bill Nighy and Richard Curtis' fantastic soundtrack in the Boat that Rocked, but because we learned a great deal about the behind the scenes action and how to each, as filmmakers, make a difference to the impact that filming has on our environment in the South West.

The Boat that Rocked pioneered several green filmmaking initatives, such as supplying bikes for crew to travel to and from set, using compostable plastic for catering, and recycling on location in Weymouth.  South West Screen and Hilary Bevan Jones worked closely along with Weymouth and Portland Borough Council to set up these measures and it was a fantastic opportunity to highlight the small steps that can be taken to make filming a more sustainable and rewarding experience.

You can find out more about our Green Filmmaking Guidelines, adapted from the Code of Best Practices in Sustainable Filmmaking; the work of the Bristol based wildlife producer, Andrew Buchanan, and Larry Engel, a US producer, by clicking HERE.

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