We all have to eat. Here's a few tips on saving money and the environment, all while keeping your crew happy and healthy.
Green Production Tip # 6 The Trouble With Bottles
We all need it, but here's how to get it without the waste and toxins.
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Green Production Tip # 5 Phantom Power
It's like a bad horror movie.
These are simple things you can do around the office and home to save energy and money.
Green Production Tip # 4 Generators
GOT POWER?
Here's the next installment in our Green Production tips.
Saving energy will save you money and with a small production, every penny counts.
Tomorrow we will have a guest Blogger. One of our producers, Amy DeCorte, will be talking about her experiences with the 100 mile diet. Should prove to be very entertaining as well as informative.
Green Production Tip # 3 PAPER
Cutting back on paper is easier than you think. Check it out.
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Green Production Tip #2 Post Picture.
Check us out every Monday for a new tip. Today's is on the Post Production picture process and how you can save some money and keep the planet beautiful.
Thanks to the good folks at REDLAB Toronto for their support.
Click on the "HQ" button in the player for a higher quality image.
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Happy Earth Day!
In honor of this day reserved for keeping the planet beautiful, and our commitment to making our productions green, I present to you the first video in a series on greening your production.
Get out today and do one thing that will help make the world a little cleaner and in doing so, you'll be helping future generations enjoy the same beautiful planet we do today.
Cheers
Casey
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Now you can produce a movie with Kevin Smith
Here is the video.
Don't forget, that $10 is CANADIAN!! that's like, $8 bucks US!! So sign up today!
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February 13, 2009 @ 8:40 pm
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Just a peak at the new Tesla Model S
It might be some time before a guy like me can afford one, but just the fact that a company has made the effort, could mean that a more affordable model might be available sooner than we think. Imagine, you could run your car off the light and wind your home captured!!
Tesla Motors won’t unveil the Model S until March 26, but the Silicon Valley start up provided a glimpse of the all-electric four-door sedan with a teaser shot it released this morning.
As for the Model S, Tesla isn’t offering much in the way of details, but Musk has likened the car to a BMW 5-Series or a Cadillac CTS. One insider we know said it will offer the practicality of a 5-series with the sexiness of an Aston Martin Rapide.
From what we see from the photo, the Model S — designed in-house after Tesla’s famous falling out with designer Henrik Fisker — looks like it draws more heavily from, say, Maserati and Aston Martin than BMW. Its also got better front-end proportions than the Fisker Karma sedan, but then Tesla isn’t stuffing a four-cylinder General Motors engine under the hood to serve as a range-extender.
Tesla says the car will go into production in 2011 and it is expected to cost less than $50,000 once you account for the $7,500 federal tax break on electric cars. That’s less than half the price of the Roadster, which goes for $109,000.
Well now you can producer a movie with Kevin Smith. How is this possible you might ask?
One of our producer’s, Amy Decorte, braved the Q&A at the Bloor Cinema on Monday evening with the intent to persuade him to sign up to mymilliondollarmovie.com.
Well first he blasted me for not being there, saying he would have done it if I had come and asked personally. He then went on to advise her that, as a producer, she should have grabbed me by the balls and dragged me down there.
Well this evening, Amy did just that (although at no time did she touch my balls). We watched Dogma, which I hadn’t seen since the first time I saw it in the Theatre and I gotta say, I liked it then and I still like it now.
Amy waited again in line. When she approached the Mic, Kevin recognized her from the night before and he quickly deducted who I was. You could tell he was going to try a get out of it but quickly changed his mind. He dug deep into his pockets and told me that we would get what ever her pulled out.
I was preparing for the inevitable joke. Some lint, gum, a used condom or perhaps some timbits. But to my chagrin, out came three $20 bills!!!
Then the proud moment came when I got to shake his hand and accept the money. i handed off my card and must say, was quite thrilled. I’ve always admired Kevin’s body of work and how he has been able to stay true to himself and tell his stories while competing in the Hollywood machine.
After a beer, I decided to stick around for the final screening of the evening, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. As I waited in line, I thought about the last 2 years I’ve spent on this project and I have to say, It has all been worth it.
I can’t wait to make this movie and I can’t thank all of you enough for your support.
It’s late now and I really need to get back to another writing gig that is actually paying the bills right now.
What ever it is you’re doing, I wish you the best.
Cheers
Casey
P.S. here is the video version … and Kevin, if you’re reading this, I hope you like the film.
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February 8, 2009 @ 3:12 pm
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…but I believe in love. And love is what makes for the best change.
I’ve been asked why I’m supporting the “Myth” of global warming, etc.
The fact is I’m not really interested in climate change. The environment is going to be fine. It is us, humans, that are in trouble. The planet is going to balance itself out just one day. We can either keep pushing it towards that drastic change, in which our lives, as we have come to live them , will most likely end, or we can come to terms with the fact that we are not the owners of the environment, but should be caretakers of it. We, as people who care about our species and it’s continuing existence, will win in their efforts only by raising levels of awareness. Every day, people from all walks of life are doing something a little more to help out, and that’s the most important thing. Every small action has a ripple effect.
You may ask yourself, “What can I do?”
Well that’s really the first step, recognizing that you can do something. Now you must look into your heart and soul to understand where your passions and gifts lie. Now do some research and educate yourself in areas that interest you. Now find people that you feel comfortable with and get involved in their shared initiatives.
or just Google an area you’re interested in like “Clean up the Water”, “Where does my garbage go”, “The Damages of Oil”, “”Low emission vehicles”, ” Buy Local”, “Green Housing”.
The only thing that prevents us from stopping the extinction of our species is if we CHOOSE to do nothing.
It only takes a few moments a day, change a habit here and there, and efore you know it, your well on your way to helping keep our planet beautiful for future generations.
I know it sounds cliche, but it’s true, together we can make a difference. If you love this planet as much as me, then today is a great day to start doing your part.
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February 2, 2009 @ 2:53 am
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Ok, start with an old tattoo you got when you were young and stupid (ok younger and slightly dumber than you are now)
Design something meaningful that you will take with you to the grave (in this case representing my family) and get to work.
4 hours later…
Then get too busy that you go a year without doing any more work on it.
Finally, you get some time off and spend it getting some ink sunk and look at the difference. That little tattoo from your youth is gone!
Finally, after 10 hours in total, you get a nice half sleeve.
