This post first appeared as a guest blog on the site TrulyFreeFilm.com Even though I have been working in indie films for the last 10 years I never thought about the waste my company or my industry was creating and outputting each time we went into production on a movie; that is until my company Ambush Entertainment got involved on a film called The River Why. As with all indie films there are struggles along the way in making any movie and most of them revolve around money.

This post first appeared as a guest blog post on the site TrulyFreeFilm.com A lot of people want to be green on set, but the cost associated with it rises. I had heard that being green saves you money and that makes sense theoretically, but even something as simple as recycling has its costs. First off you need more trash bins. Secondly, you really need to have someone there to make sure people put the right stuff in the right bin. You would think that a simple sign would wor

This post first appeared as a guest blog on the site TrulyFreeFilm.com Miranda’s Ten Tips for Greening Your Film. 1.) Take a deep breath and realize you will not be able to be completely green. Acknowledge what you can green – Trash, Catering, Water Bottles – and go from there. 2.) Make sure there is a recycling bin next to EVERY GARBAGE CAN. EVERY SINGLE ONE. 3.) Give everyone a reusable water bottle and show them where they can fill it up instead of using plastic disposabl

This post originally appeared as a guest blog on the site Truly Free Film 1.) In 1996 I was invited to a party in Aspen hosted by Kevin Costner. I had lived in Aspen a year before but now I lived in Hollywood trying to make my way through the smog as an actress. When I arrived I looked around and found someone that I recognized. I went up to her and said “Hey! How are you?”- she said she was doing great. I asked her how the Howling Wolf was doing. (This was a restaurant I was