This document outlines an assignment for an architecture course on environmental sustainable design. Students must work in groups to produce a short environmental film between 90 seconds and 2 minutes long addressing an environmental issue. The film should raise awareness, identify a problem, and propose a solution. Topics may include waste, water conservation, global warming, air pollution, or deforestation. Students will be evaluated based on creativity, strength of the environmental message, visual quality, originality, and information content. They must submit their film and a proposal form by the deadline.

1. SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, BUILDING & DESIGN
Modern Architecture Studies in Southeast Asia (MASSA) Research Unit
Bachelor of Science (Honours) (Architecture)
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABLE DESIGN [ARC 1413]
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Project: Green-Go 2015 Short environmental film
Marks: 40% group
Submission date: Refer module out line 2015
Introduction
Environmental issues have become a great concern for mankind at present time as these issues are affecting
and will affect earth and us badly. As such, there are quite a number of environmentalists or movement either
government or non-governmental trying and fight the injustice human commit towards earth.
As part of that initiative this project intends to encourage the architecture students to do their part by producing
short films that reflects these concerns and to part of the change for a better world and be on the big screen with
their creative thoughts.
Objective of Assignment
 To increase awareness of current environmental issues locally and globally
 To explore the local and global context of growth and therefore realizing the relationship between growth and
its impact on the environment.
Learning Outcomes
 Recognize the effect of growth on the environment (nature % environment)
 Explore the concept of environmental and ecological sustainability
 Exemplify creativity in attempting to explore the current environmental circumstances
 Recognize role and responsibility of an architect towards environment and society

2. Tasks
Using the medium of film, and in two minutes or less, lead us into the aspirations of the green to go – and
showcase the change that you want to see and be for the future world. Raise an issue, pick a case and deliver a
solution. The films should encapsulate one of the following major themes:
a. Environment
b. Sustainable Living.
The films should be short, sharp, and provocative and up to 2 minutes. They should be original in concept,
innovative and highly motivational (no restrictions have been set in terms of discipline or genre. The entries can
be documentaries, fiction, animation or experimental art forms and etc.)
Remember the Green-Go Short Film aims to produce creative/shocking/funny/explicit eye-opener short films.
Example:
Life in plastic, it’s fantastic?
If you want to live in a planet without waste and pollution, then show us:
 the problem of waste globally or locally
 how to solve the problems caused by our waste
 how to reduce, repair, reuse and recycle
 an imaginary world with low waste production and where waste is not wasted
Water – the drop of life
Show us how:
 to save up more water without giving up our comfort
 how people worldwide waste and pollute just through carrying out their ‘basic’ necessities
 to protect our natural water resources
 to protect water and water based ecosystems
 we labour under a delusion that we have unlimited water resources until the end of times
other topics of interest would include but not limited to :
 global warming- use of energy, impact, source, alternative
 air pollution – factories, construction sites, transportation – impact on health and environment…what
can we do
 deforestation- loss of habitat, impact locals live, global impact, culprit, etc
Finalization of topic after submission of brief synopsis of your film within 500 words and discussion with
respective tutor.

3. Submission Requirement
Requirements
The short film should be:
A short film between 90 seconds and 2 minutes
 The films can be made in any genre (cartoon, animation, puppet film, documentary, interviews, etc).
 The shocking, saucy or dumfounding, in brief the eye-opener and impressive films will get a big plus
during the evaluation
 While, submitting the film, please give due credit to the story source/persons/ institutions, etc.
 The film must not contain any obscene, unlawful or objectionable material.
 The film should not be discriminatory towards any religion, community or individual.
 Submit a copy of your campaign film/short film in CD at CO5, by 2pm with a cover of captured from the
film and the tittle of your film.
 Upload copy of your film onto youtubre for public viewing provide the link, tittle and group members
name to class representative to be collated and forwarded to lecturer.
Assessment criteria
Quality of work shall be assessed on the following criteria, in no particular order:
 creativity
 originality
 strength of environmental and conservation messages
 professionalism
Marking criteria
Criteria Marks (%) Remark
Creativity in
 Story line
 Filming
10
Information Content
 Strength of environmental messages (impact),
 Research evidence
 Relevant

15
Quality images and visuals used in the film
 Impactful
 Relevant
10
Originality
 Story
 Acknowledgments or reference
5
Total % 40
References
1. Text book
2. Works of David Attenborough: http://www.youtube.com/channel/HCsfakaoZeYms
3. BBC link to short fils/documentary: http://www.davidattenborough.co.uk/

4. Proposal form for your short film.
Green-Go Short Environmental Film
Your film's given title:
Projection format:
Language of the film:
Your film's duration (in mm:ss format)
Brief synopsis - Short description of your film (max. 500 characters):
Declaration:
I declare the film is my original product and I accept the terms and conditions.