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Summary: This is an inspiration feed of brilliant videos and Creativity vs. Climate Change ideas from famous and not-so-famous musicians, filmmakers, writers, illustrators, animators and artists around the world. It's designed to turn greener living from something you ought to do to something that people want to do. Please join our community from 205 countries doing their green things and making a difference. (For up to the minute inspiration to lead a greener life, follow @dothegreenthing on Twitter or visit Dothegreenthing.com). Thanks.

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 Train Track | File Type: video/x-m4v | Duration: 1:00

What? Sit bumper to bumper with a bunch of petrol heads listening to 5 Live? Or watch the trees and fields flow by in an unending ribbon of nature that would make Constable pack up his easel and go home? Even the glue factory looks good from a train window... Railway Photography by Richard Laing Boiler stoked by Mikko Laiho Chuggedy-chug music and lyrics by Orlando Track laid by Coen Dingemans Scenery edited by Mark Marlow Sounds of distant trains by Joe Bone & Adam Coombs Fat Controller - Michael Wright Thanks to Happy Hour Productions www.happyhourproductions.co.uk for laying on a Special. Small Print: Trains depicted in this film are not to scale and may be smaller than trains in real life. Do not use the station while the train is in the toilets.

 Glove Story II | File Type: video/x-m4v | Duration: 1:00

A timeless story of love, loss, and unbalanced pottery, as a shattering experience leaves a lonely single glove drumming its fingers with a lot on its plate, until the wheel of romance turns and our glove finds a new mate, with a passionate, but sticky shared interest... Claymation filmed and edited by Richard 'my old china' Laing Stunt Potter - Bill Moore at Clayability www.moorepottery.co.uk Post Production delicately handled by Happy Hour and Robert at th1ng Voice over by Leah 'Pottery Mouth' Speakman Music by Marc 'Crown Devon' Folan Directed by Michael 'pot luck' Wright No gloves were injured during the making of this motion picture.

 Frankie and Mr. Boots Plug Out | File Type: video/x-m4v | Duration: 1:00

This energy saving, sci-fi adventure was imagined, illustrated, animated and edited by the out-of-this-world talent that is Phoebe Parsons. http://www.phoebeparsons.com It was produced by standard earthling Olivia Knight. Special thanks to James Trott for his plugged in/plugged out super-cool soundtrack https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jacob-H-James/117587264969978 and Haydn Secker for making launch day as smooth as was humanly possible.

 Tip Top Tap | File Type: video/x-m4v | Duration: 1:00

Only a cad and a bounder would serve up beastly bottled water when tap water is so frightfully delightful. So when your waiter tries to foist some exotic aberration on you, keep a stiff upper lip and ask for 'un cocktail de tap' Featuring the talents of: Lord Richard Stemp, Baroness Alison Carroll of Croydon and Mr. James Hyland (formerly of the Pig and Whistle Camden Town) Musical accompaniment by Mr. Marc Folan. Music and lyrics by Marc Folan & Michael Wright Thanks to everyone at th2ng and Sartoria Directed Michael 'Faucet' Wright.

 The Joy of Fix | File Type: video/x-m4v | Duration: 1:00

The story begins with a tragic scene -- a table full of broken stuff. Unwanted and unloved these well-worn and once useful objects are destined for the dump... until they are rescued by some magical mending creatures who not only fix them ready to be loved and used again but bring each object to life with surprising beauty and charm. Written by Olivia Knight Animation created and directed by Claire Lever and Steven Boot Starring Sugru http://www.sugru.com Photography by Martin Kelly Music by Jacob H James http://www.myspace.com/jacobhjames Sound by James Trott and Craig Sanderson Edited by Martin Kelly Produced by Haydn Secker

 The Opposite of Wasted | File Type: video/x-m4v | Duration: 1:00

We all have skeletons in our cupboards, but we also all have a few dodgy T-shirts from some long forgotten band, or that sales conference in Rotterdam ten years ago. We promised ourselves we'd wear it to the gym, blah, blah, but that never really happened did it? Now it's time to dig out that abandoned T-shirt and send it to Green Thing where we will love it, pet it, recycle it, and give it a new home. Don't worry, it can be SAVED. Directing embroidered by Michael Wright Lighting appliqued on by Stuart Bunce Standby props buttoned up by Jeff Cliff T shirts actually sewn by Zoe Quirk Soundtrack hemmed by Hunter Gatherers Frames stitched together by Magic Films Edited by Robert Mila at Th1ng Music by Orlando Seale and the Swell - visit them at: http://www.myspace.com/orlandoseale Studio from Coen at Coen Dingemans Music Productions No T-shirts were harmed in the making of this film.

 Children Of The Evolution | File Type: video/x-m4v | Duration: 1:00

What do cannibals in Papua New Guinea, a man with an extraordinary plan to turn chickens into dinosaurs, and a Climate Kid who has evolved extraordinary body parts to deal with extreme climate changes have in common? In a word: Evolution. Some say it might be happening faster in response to climate change, some think we could make it go faster if we wanted to, but meanwhile we need to do something about all the kids who need help dealing with the effects of climate change right now. As part of our Climate Kid campaign for UNICEF, we asked intrepid BBC reporter Ed Butler to figure all this out and report back. This is what he found out...

 The Urban Rambler | File Type: video/x-m4v | Duration: 1:00

A rural ramble is a nice idea on a Sunday afternoon - a quiet stroll into the country and into a pub. But what about mid-week, mid-work, mid-mayhem? How does the stressed-out city dweller escape and unwind? Our new film, narrated by London to Brighton star Sam Spruell with music by Matthew and the Atlas, follows a city man looking for freedom… who finds it on two feet. Credits: Written and produced by Olivia Knight Filmed and edited by Jess and Sam Scott-Hunter Music by Mathew And The Atlas from their beautiful song “I Will Remain” - find them on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Matthew-And-The-Atlas/75319148294 or iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/matthew-and-the-atlas/id361885340. With special thanks to Sam Spruell for telling the tale and Al in his café for giving us tea and a smile.

 All Of Me | File Type: video/x-m4v | Duration: 1:00

You wouldn’t buy a ticket to a film and walk out half-way through would you? (Unless it had Miley Cyrus in it). Anyway, don’t do that with stuff, use it all up. You know it wants you to. Every pixel of this film was photographed by Richard Laing, and all the shots, every single one, directed by Michael Wright. The film was edited by Daniel McGuinness using nearly all of the footage, with total thanks to th1ng. Finally, every single note, lyric and decibel courtesy of James Trott.

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