Creativity to Spare

About this original series

Creativity to Spare is a Video Podcast designed to instruct, showcase, and inspire creativity. Our purpose, is to honor the DIY spirit and to encourage others in their creative pursuits. Projects, helpful tips, and interviews will be featured in the fields of digital filmmaking, photography, and music. With this podcast and the companion website we will help you get the most out of your creative pursuits.

# Episodes
17 episodes
Rating
TV-UN

Episodes of Creativity to Spare

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  CTS-EP15 Tax-Free Time - stop motion animation
  
  Tax-Free Time - This is a short movie I did for a competition. It features stop motion animation using istopmotion for Macintosh OSX ($49). This entire movie was done in 48 hours from idea to final edit, including sound effects and foley, voiceover, and an elaborate title sequence done with a still camera and quicktime pro in a technique similar to the time lapse episode. The lighting is right out of episode 2, all work lights and diffusion. So here is an example of my ideas at work.
  - Release date
    
    Jun 22, 2008
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    05:23
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  CTS-EP14 RockBand Drums in GarageBand
  
  How to set up the RockBand drum kit for the Xbox360 to work with GarageBand. It will act as a basic Midi Controller through Musical Typing. I have used it to trigger drums kits but you could use it to trigger other things. There are 2 small pieces of software needed to make it work. I have links on my site www.creativitytospare.com
  - Release date
    
    Dec 28, 2007
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    05:28
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  CTS-EP13 Avoiding Bad Audio
  
  Bad audio is a plague! It must be eradicated! Here are some common examples of bad audio, and how to better it. External Microphones, getting the mic closer to the subject, removing any other noise in the room, and several other examples are shown.
  - Release date
    
    Nov 30, 2007
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    06:27
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  CTS-EP12 Free Public Domain Footage
  
  Here's how to find and use Free Public Domain Movies and old TV commercials in your work. Also in this episode, a few inexpensive utilities that will convert video formats so they are ready for editing in your editing program of choice.
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    Nov 3, 2007
  - Runtime
    
    03:00
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  CTS-EP11 How To Do Time Lapse Photography
  
  There are several ways to do Time Lapse Photography, my favorite involves using a Digital Still Camera and a controller. Once the photos are taken, I demonstrate how to to stitch the photos together into a finished movie. You could also use a Digital Video Camera with controlling software to do Time Lapse.
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    Oct 22, 2007
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    03:04
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  CTS-EP10 Even Cheaper and Cooler DIY Lighting
  
  Continuing on with budget lighting, we explore using Fluorescent and LED lights, along with using available light, bouncing it with a reflector. These setups will work great for interviews, video casting, vlogging, and the like. These lights use less power and also generate much less heat then big halogen work lights. And the price can't be beat. We also show the benefits of adjusting White Balance on your camera, with lots of before and after shots. If you are shooting independent movies, sta...
  - Release date
    
    Oct 15, 2007
  - Runtime
    
    07:19
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    Oct 3, 2007
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  CTS-EP09 DIY Steadycam - 2 Stabilizer designs
  
  Here are 2 designs for making handheld camera shooting a little more nicer. By getting your hands off the camera and moving them apart more you get a much more stable picture. Watch the attached footage to enjoy more. More details are at www.creativitytospare.com My Podcast Alley feed! {pca-1239ceab559d0e5c7efba148f29a82cb}
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    Sep 29, 2007
  - Runtime
    
    07:47
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  CTS-EP08 How to Take Photos of Lightning
  
  How to take pictures with your digital camera of lightning. What settings must be used on your camera to avoid noise. Also if you have noisy long exposures how to remove the junk in Photoshop.
  - Release date
    
    Sep 23, 2007
  - Runtime
    
    05:25
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  CTS-EP07 DIY Teleprompter
  
  Build your own Teleprompter. Now you can create videos without memorizing so much just like the your favorite talking heads. Parts involve 2 pieces of wood, a piece of glass, some dark fabric and a laptop or flat panel monitor. Links for free prompting software are on the website. http://www.creativitytospare.com
  - Release date
    
    Sep 16, 2007
  - Runtime
    
    03:22