The good folks at Metacafe.com, which by the way happen to run the best website for monetizing video content based on a recent survey we reported on, have uploaded 50 easy-to-follow, enjoyable video tutorials and tips on everything from Directing, Shooting, Lighting, Sound, Basic Editing, and Advanced Editing (including recipes for the Matrix Effect, the Pleasantville Effect in Final Cut Pro).

They are mostly taken from an iPod series at izzyvideo.com, and they will be over time adding content produced by other creators.

For those who wish they could have more color in Boston's winter months, below is pasted for your enjoyment the Pleasantville effect tutorial in FCP:

Or how to use depth of field to create the background blurring effect using a video camera:

And there's a lot more. They call it the Metacafe Studio. It's a smart strategy for drawing more video makers, and to improve the production value of their material.

Asking rhetorically: does this kind of material spell the end of film schools? What should film schools cover to differentiate themselves from the many sites that are now emerging giving free tutorials on film-making (makeinternettv.com is another example)?