Buriton Environmental Film | Bill Dunster

Client: Government-backed sustainability initiative
Commissioned by: Four Communications
Production Company: Preference Studio
Production Partner: N/A
Featured Talent: Bill Dunster - Architect & Founder
Filming Location: Bill Dunster’s sustainable home, United Kingdom
Equipment: Sony FX6 on tripod and Ronin gimbal
Format: Short Documentary / Branded Environmental Interview

Filmed in collaboration with Four Communications and Preference Studio, this short documentary spotlights pioneering architect Bill Dunster, whose innovative eco-homes represent a bold step towards the UK’s 2050 net-zero goal.

Captured on location at his self-built sustainable home, the piece combines interview-led storytelling with cinematic rural landscapes emphasising how renewable energy, architecture, and community living can coexist to drive meaningful change.

STRATEGIC INSIGHT

The project aimed to raise public awareness of off-grid energy solutions and green home design within the broader context of the UK’s sustainability agenda.

By embedding Dunster’s voice both literally and visually into the natural environment he helped shape, the film positioned architectural innovation as a tangible route toward net-zero living, rather than an abstract policy goal.

WHY THIS MATTERS 

This project reflects how authorship, design, and environmental stewardship converge. It highlights the value of accessible, community-driven green technology  showing how everyday choices in housing and energy infrastructure can power the future of sustainable travel and living.

For Yohan Forbes, who provided camera and offline editing services for Preference Studio, this film represented a chance to document an environmental pioneer whose ideas merge architecture with purpose.

The process of shaping the narrative and visual tone was a reminder that meaningful storytelling begins with empathy seeing sustainability not just as design, but as an act of care for future generations.

 For Kumo London, this project stands as a quiet example of authorship through craft: using film to translate innovation into emotional clarity.

SERVICES PROVIDED

- Camera operation and visual framing

- B-roll capture and drone establishing sequences

- Staged direction of movement and environmental interactions

- Offline editing and narrative assembly

- Colour management and LUT application for environmental tone

RELATED WORK

See more of our interview and podcast work below:

- Calouste Gulbenkian Civic Arts Award 2023: National documentary series celebrating social impact through the arts.

- BBC Sounds - Jools Holland Interviews: Filmed at BBC Studios, this series of interviews with artists such as FKA Twigs, Joy Crookes, and Serge (Kasabian) showcases Kumo London’s approach to capturing intimate, authentic moments within fast-paced production environments.

- ACCA: By All Accounts (Season 1): Institutional interview storytelling with emotional depth capturing authenticity in corporate conversation.

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