Online video sharing site Vimeo, an operating business of IAC, has launched Vimeo Video School, a free online educational initiative to help people of all skill-sets make better videos.

Vimeo Video School includes Video 101, a series of originally produced videos for beginners that cover step-by-step instructions on choosing the right camera, shooting tips and simple editing techniques.

The site also covers popular subjects such as how to shoot video with the increasingly popular HD DSLR cameras through an informative and light-hearted eight-video series called DSLR Basics with renowned videographer Philip Bloom.

At the centre of the Video School experience are the internally-developed Lessons. Lessons are short, simple-to-follow tutorials created to support and to inform people on a wide range of video-related topics.

By combining videos, written explanations, photos, relevant external links and an appropriate dose of humour, lessons provide a more informative and detailed set of instructions that people can follow and then put into practice.

Each lesson ends with a challenging one, giving the opportunity to practice the newly-learned subject with other like-minded members in Vimeo’s well-known and supportive community. Basic to advanced lessons can be found on a broad set of topics and new lessons will be introduced regularly on the site every week. Additionally, the Vimeo staff has selected hundreds of user-generated video tutorials created by Vimeo members and organised them into easy-to-find categories.

Users can browse through tutorials to find those that best fit their level of experience and areas of interest. Tutorials span categories of lighting, sound, gear, etc.