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- Adobe Design Center
Articles, advice, and tutorials on creating digital video, focused on Adobe products.
- AFI: LightsCameraEducation
Short videos on film making from the American Film Institute, with free downloadable instructor's book for teachers.
- Celtx
Celtx supplies tools for the media pre-production process, from creating a storyline through script editing, storyboarding, and scheduling.
- Creating Video for iPod
How to use QuickTime 7 Pro to create digital movies for the iPod, or translate videos into a format the iPod can show.
- Essential Video Tutorials For Shooting & Editing Video
Page about some good articles and YouTube videos about making videos.
- Film Education
A U.K. resource for students and teachers of media studies.
- The Guide To Sound Effects
"This page contains a number of ideas on how to create various sound effects, and we hope you find it inspiring." Includes both descriptions of how to make sounds and audio files of demon sounds.
- Hitchcock: Basic Film Techniques
"How to turn your boring movie into a Hitchcock thriller... We've put together a list of the most significant film techniques that were used by Alfred Hitchcock."
- How To Make Videos For The Web
Very nice introduction specifically taking into account the limitations of web video. Another how-to by the same author explores How To Make YouTube Videos Look Great.
- JISC Digital Media
Tutorials about still and video photography, audio, and cross-media use, plus a regular blog and a newsletter. While designed specifically for U.K. educators, much of the information on this site is generally applicable.
- Kids'Vid.org
"Kids'Vid is an instructional website to help teachers and students use video production in class to support project-based learning.
- Lifehacker: Digital Video
An irregular blog with lessons, tips, and reviews of software for creating and editing digital video.
- Light Right - A Crash Course In Lighting Video
"A crash course in the basics of video lighting, including a few tips to get around the most common problems you'll run into in your productions."
- Make Internet TV
"This guide has step-by-step instructions for shooting, editing, and publishing online videos that can be watched and subscribed to by millions of people."
- The Playwriting Seminars
Playwriting and screenwriting resources and tips.
- ShortCourses.com: The On-line Library of Digital Photography
Illustrated guide on all steps from choosing a camera to sharing your completed project.
- Streaming Video
"Here are some tips, tutorials, and software recommendations to help you produce streaming video." Nicely organized site from the University of Wisconsin.
- A Teacher's Guide to Video Conferencing
"The following materials have been compiled to illustrate practical examples of six powerful considerations for Video Conferencing." Discusses both pedagogical and technical issues.
- Television Production Manual
Online version of short handbook for tv video production
- Traditional Film Camera Techniques
Describes basic techniques, camera angles, focal lengths to use, movement, etc.
- Video Editing
A Thinkquest project on the basics of video editing.
- Video Toolbox
"Online video is a huge trend - so huge that’s it’s proving hard to keep track. From video sharing sites to video mixers, mashups and converters, we’ve brought together more than 150 of our favorite sites in this category."
- Videography.com
Professional site with news and information for working digital cinematographers.
- videoresources
"It's a great era for teaching with digital storytelling. A font of resources exist online, and you'll find links to many of them here." Links to great sites for students as well as teachers.
- Web Video Cheat Sheet
A helpful chart listing web video services and such features as video editing, file size limits, cost, and other pertinent information.
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