The New York based documentary production company Kontentreal produces a series of documentaries called Design E2. Design E2 boradcasted on the US public TV channel PBS. The Economies of Being Environmentally conscious is an original HD multipart series that explores the living vitality of the environment. Eight different topics - from sustainable architecture to water culture to alternative energy to organic farming, recycled clothing and more - are each presented in six thirty-minute episoded, challenging us to live smarter, live greener and live with the future in mind. Design E2 is narrated by Brad Pitt. This six-part series is produced by Kontenreal and releases nationwide on PBS in autumn 2007. The Design E2 visits the Netherlands for an episode on sustainable architecture and solving suburban sprawl. In the Amsterdam docklands two neighbourhoods called Borneo and Sporenburg are taken as examples. Drawing upon Dutch architectural heritage, West 8's plan for Borneo Sporenburg was inspired by villages on the former Zuiderzee, where small, intimate houses descend towards the water. More than 100 architects participated; developing new housing prototypes and the resulting designs include patios, roof gardens and striking views of the waterfront. The Borneo Sporenburg approach is especially interesting for very dense luxurious housing near to the city centre. An important alternative for the classical and so widely spread American suburbia concept. Video Link!

Activities: research, set-up, location scouting, organise filming and interviews, hire assistant camera man & soundman, hire van and grip equipment, research and purchase historical footage and photo's, driver, accompany filming.