Animation Generators

• Xtranormal - Allows you to create animations using template characters and locations. All you need is a script!
• GoAnimate - Template-based animation tool (a little more complex than Xtranormal, but still very simple to use).

Capturing Screencasts

•  Screenr- very simple screen capture tool (ie record what you're seeing on the screen).

Where to Host Videos (ie where to put them once you've made them)

• How to Export Your Video For Blip.tv: http://blip.tv/learning/export/
• How to export your video for YouTube: http://help.youtube.com/support/youtube/bin/topic.py?topic=10524

How-to Guides

• Not sure how to create or manipulate a particular media type? A good port of call is OurMedia's Learning Centre which has lots of how-to guides for audio, video and image manipulation. For video production, Blip TV's Learning Centre is also pretty good.
• The YouTube ToolBox - some tips on how to make videos look and sound more professional.
• Videomaker Tips & Tricks - some how-to guide to make video production look more professional (probably not for beginngers).
• For image manipulation and photoshop, there are some good Photoshop Tutorial on Stock.xhng; you might fancy developing your drawing skills in photoshop by following these great instructions and drawing a glass of beer , or a shiny pencil, or looking at some of the other amazing tutorials on PSDTuts. If you're wanting to extend your skills, check out any of the Top 100 Photoshop Tutorials of 2008 and find something to get your creative photoshopping juices flowing.

Legally Re-Usable Media Sources

• Sources of Legally Reusable Media - a good starting point for locating media (images, photos, audio, music, film) you can legally re-use in your media creations.