Instructional Video

This section focuses on the Instructional Video genre. Instructional videos range from how-to's to higher education. What the best all have in common is the ability to hold and focus the viewer's attention on the learning objectives. Poor audio quality or camera technique can distract from those objectives and break the spell, as can a meandering presentation.  ...more »

Software

Sony Vegas Movie Studio 9

Sony Vegas Movie Studio 9Sony Vegas is usually described as "very powerful," but with a "steep learning curve." Sony Vegas Movie Studio 9, while more powerful than ever, has integrated "Show Me How" tutorials that have significantly improved its usability.  ...more »

Equipment

Affordable Wireless Microphone

Bill Myers demonstrates an affordable (<$160) wireless mic system that gets you decent quality sound without tripping over wires.  ...more »

Commercial Camcorder Stabilizer Products

Here is a selection of camcorder stabilizers that we think are good quality and good value.

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Techniques

Outline and Treatment

In this tutorial from the excellent AFI ScreenNation series, the original ideas are fleshed out into a script summary, or outline.  ...more »

Using iMovie on the Mac

There is an excellent series of tutorials that teach you how to use iMovie on the Mac on this site:  ...more »

Using Windows Movie Maker on Windows XP

Microsoft published this video tutorial on Windows Movie Maker 2. Although later versions of Windows Movie Maker added new features, the basic procedures you will learn from this tutorial are the same in any version of Windows Movie Maker on Windows XP.  ...more »