PDF & Video Resources

The resources here are what we and our partners have come up with to help you to plan and make your film. Feel free to use the Forum if you have any questions.

Some of the PDFs contain links to other resources and websites, so to use them easily we recommend that you save them to your computer.

To save each file, right-click on the link (apple + click for Mac users), then select 'Save Target As...' and choose where you want to save the file.

The Big Picture

The Big Picture is part of the Department of Conservation’s national strategy to connect young people to the natural world.

It includes Big Idea and Values about how we are part of the natural world around us and how we can make a difference.

This year DOC is sponsoring the Big Picture Award for a film focusing on one or more of the Big Ideas and Values.

To help get you started check out this document:

The Outlook for Someday - Show Us You Get The Big Picture

You can also watch ‘Bugman’ Ruud Kleinpaste on The Big Picture.

Ruud Kleinpaste on The Big Picture

United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development

The Outlook for Someday has been endorsed as a project of the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD).

"Sustainable development means having a different vision of the world... a constantly evolving concept... the will to improve everyone’s quality of life, including that of future generations, by reconciling economic growth, social development and environmental protection. Improving the quality of our life implies a change in our learning."

Here is a document from UNESCO, the lead agency for the Decade, from which that quote was taken.

The DESD at a glance

Sustainability Guides

These two guides are to help you think about sustainability in relation to your film:

The Big Idea
Courtesy of Global Focus Aotearoa

A Māori Perspective On Sustainability

Film-making Guides

These two documents are specifically about film-making:

Taking Your Idea To The Screen

Technical Guide