Expand Your Creativity not Just to the Outcome, but the Process

#12: Expand your creativity not just to the outcome, but the process.

There are many, MANY tools out there these days and so many of them just blend together. You know what I mean? There are dozens of apps for drawing, and they all work and do pretty much the exact same thing!

Even in the non-digital realm, there are many similar tools to do the same job. So why not make your own?

Here's an example:
As a new film-director, you may not have a lot of tools to use for some shots you want. Maybe you want a really smooth panning effect. An easy way to do this is to hack your own slide together!

Go to a home-improvement store and get a metal drawer slider. You can mount one part to a tripod, and mount your camera to the other. Simple as that. DIY is a great way to do things.

What about creating something that's unique?

Yeah. You can create something that's been done hundreds of times over, but you can create something unique to help yourself stand out even more.

Example:

I'm sure some of you have seen the typewriter that has been hacked into a painting-machine. If not, you can see it here.

WHAT?? This thing is amazing. Now words can literally paint pictures.

So go out there and DIY something amazing!