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Great 10 minute tutorial on basic text animations. ECAbrams does a great job showing how keyframes could easily be synced up with audio waveforms. I've seen a lot of text effects and presets in programs like LiveType and iMovie. This tutorial shows how many of those effects are made from scratch. I'm guessing once they're made, the properties can just be copy and pasted to another text layer to make the workflow move quickly.

Use the "write-on" effect to underline text or animate lines in Adobe Premiere Pro. I'm working on some essay writing tutorials at the moment. While my talent writes on the ipad underlining what she needs to, I'll come back afterwards in editing and re-create the underlining in Premiere using this effect so it looks more professional.

Quick tutorial on how to use Shutter Priority Mode - great mode for filming outdoor action.

Great, quick tutorial on how to adjust aperture and shutter speed when in manual mode on the Canon XHA1

This is a great tutorial that shows students the difference between close, medium, wide shots and more. Most amateur videographers and photographers are afraid to get close to their subject for various reasons. Some of the best video is shot close. Many times, a variety of camera distances will engage the viewer much more so than if the camera is the same distance away every single time.

Good tutorial on the importance of focus and how to mark focus points on a lens. Ends with a DIY follow focus which is totally not worth it but hey, it sucked me in enough to watch it so I suppose it served its purpose.

Great starter tutorial for Adobe Encore - DVD authoring.

I like the first part of this tutorial in terms of how to shoot b-roll of people. Generally speaking, when I talk to students about shooting video, I mention about 5 shots. 1. medium shot (waste to head) 2. close up (just neck and head) 3. over the shoulder (shooting over THEIR shoulder seeing what they're seeing with their shoulder in part of the shot) 4. Details/Cutaways (close ups of whatever they're doing, typing, reading, working, tapping fingers, etc...). 5. Establishing shot of the area (wide angle shot of the entire area)

A great tutorial from Video Maker that shows all the basic types of camera movement AND some possible reasons for using these types of camera movement. You may notice that you don't have some of the camera equipment to make these types of movement possible. While you might not be able to make the movements smoothly such as in the case of a dolly or a trucking shot, you can always find a DIY way to make it happen. For example, dolly shots can be done by walking. They're not smooth this way, but you can still teach the concept. Be creative, use office chairs, radio flyer wagons, the little rollie carts from PE (you know what I'm talking about?). There's always a way to make it work.

This is a great tutorial that shows students how to film subjects that are turned to the side or moving sideways. This is especially important when filming athletic events.

This is a great tutorial that shows students how to follow the infamous 180 degree rule as to not confuse the viewer.

Great YouTube channel for After Effects tutorials

Love this tutorial. Gives students 5 easy tips for how to frame up a shot.

Aperture priority mode allows you to change the aperture (iris) of the camera, but everything else is auto adjusted for you. Use this mode if you're shooting for the shot that focuses on the subject and blurs out the background. Open up the aperture all the way (lowest number), zoom in as far as possible (helps enhance the look), and the background will automatically drop out off focus. If it's too dark (like if you're indoors), you might have to add some light to the shot so that the shutter speed doesn't automatically drop super low. If shutter speed drops too low, the shots will all of a sudden become choppy and the person's movement will look like a robot.

Great mode for beginners. This mode adjusts aperture and shutter speed for you so the exposure changes automatically. Start with this mode, but when you get to the point when you don't like the look and you want to change the brightness of the shot somehow, try manual mode so you can take more control of the camera.

Excellent software for live streaming events, creating TV shows, and creating software/app tutorials.