Greenlit

GreenLit turns the camera on the film industry to shed some light on the problems with productions trying to stay as environmentally friendly as possible.

Following film producer Miranda Bailey, this documentary visits the set of The River Why, as it attempts to film in an ecologically responsible way. Employing the help of environmental impact consultants, the cast and crew struggle to adhere to the policies set in place in order to be "green."

Miranda's willingness to learn and explore the avenues that a production company can utilize to reduce their impact on the environment is noteworthy. However, the overall sense of the crew seems to be that the "green" policies are more inconvenient than helpful.

The documentary turns to the waste management companies to get an inside look at the way our garbage is handled once it leaves our homes. Providing varying viewpoints throughout the film, we get a fairly wide representation of peoples' concerns about recycling.

Surprisingly, the results of the "green" efforts on set turn out to be rather impressive, as the final data is presented. The film highlights the exuberant and sometimes illogical waste in the industry, while also showing room for everyone to learn more about what they can do to make changes.

Overall, the message is clear. We can do better. We just need to start by making the small changes until we come to a point where we practice these habits naturally. GreenLit provides great examples, not only for filmmakers, but everyone to be more responsible with our environment.

Miranda Bailey presents a straightforward issue with a complex solution - yes, a solution. The film dives straight into the problem and immediately introduces a first step into finding a remedy for the pollution caused by the filmmaking industry.

The film delves into the complications of making the film industry 'green.' Without beating around the bush, the filmmaker, Miranda Bailey makes it clear that it is not very simple and easy to 'green-up' the industry, but, also, that giving it a try won't affect the execution and quality of any film production. The pacing of the film is adequate and does its job in conveying a message that is intended leave a mark on the spectator with a very subtle touch.

I usually hate Hollywood and everything it stands for so as you can imagine I was a little skeptical when my friend insisted I watch this movie. I was surprised to find that I loved it. It was objective and fair and even funny. Hollywood people usually congratulate themselves on being liberal and green when it's such a wasteful industry. I've been saying this for years and I'm glad they're finally looking to change their ways. Good on you. This documentary really raised awareness about how much waste the movie industry actually creates. Hopefully the old codgers like me who have been fighting for this since the 60s can share this movie with the younger kids and it will open their eyes to how much change we still have left to implement. Good for you, whoever thought of this movie, I think it will really help.

Greenlit is a great little documentary about the impact the film industry has on the environment. The movie chronicles the filmmaker herself, Miranda Bailey, during the making of a movie called "The River Why". The filmmakers hire an outside company to come in and help make their movie "Green" which ends up being quite the process. The green consultant who comes in helps the cast and crew of the movie recycle and implement different techniques to make the set more eco-friendly. Through this narrative, the movie manages to be both engaging and informative at the same time. This is what's great about the movie; that it is both a well made film as well as being an educational documentary. The movie definitely stays with you, showing the negative impact that things as seemingly insignificant as discarded plastic bottles have on the environment. It definitely makes you think twice about some of your bad habits. For film enthusiasts and people in the industry, it strikes an even deeper chord, showing how much energy and material is wasted across film sets every day. Most of the techniques used by the green consultant for the film shoot aren't that difficult to do, most as simple as separating trash from recycling. However, the movie is keen to show that just one individual's mistake can ruin the entire process. The film does an excellent job at reminding us that the biggest impact on the environment comes from the smallest of personal habits.

This was recommended to me by a friend. I am a fairly well-known actor (username is fake obviously haha). On my last movie, I noticed how much trash was created by crafty and how much stuff really just goes to waste. i'm glad someone else also thought about this! Miranda approached it the right way but the green consultant girl did not. you have to understand that people on the set have jobs to do and those giant plastic water bottles are a HUGE pain in the ass, especially when you're shooting all day and no one wants to trust the jug water that's been sitting out since 6 a.m. there are BUGS in there. Other than that the producer's efforts to reduce trash seemed genuine, I just wish the green girl had been on another set previous to this one and could see how everything works before trying to change it and disrupt people's routines.