The introduction of mobile Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) has led to a paradigm shift in how power is sourced, distributed, and managed on movie sets and in live events.
A message from the Inter-Guild and Union Sustainability Alliance:
The Local 600 Sustainability Committee is excited to have learned about Ridwell, an organization collecting hard to recycle items like plastic
In part one of this series (Protocol Fall 2024), we discovered that it is possible to get to net-zero production with battery energy storage systems (BESSs) that can be paralleled to increase capac
There are more and more vendors across the country dedicated to renting electric generators and mobile batteries on set.
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Following up to March green spotlight on Lullaby, here are the final sustainable statistics the feature film accomplished:
Three years ago, the Local 600 Sustainability Committee started an annual tradition to plant trees in memory of our Local 600 members who have passed away.
Given the climate emergency, getting to net zero in the production of entertainment events must be a top priority.
The entertainment industry is about to receive a first-of-its-kind environmental certification for professionals. The U.S.
When I was first asked to contribute to the IATSE Local 600 talk, the initial thought for all involved was what the impact of LED’s had on film making, in general.