Maybe this goes against the point of the video, but I really don't think beginner emacs users should be learning any lisp. As you're saying you should know the basic keys to do basic things, you should know fundamental concepts (point, mark, kill ring, etc), and you should know how to use the help system.

Then when you can use emacs as an EDITOR, you can worry about learning the lisp. Don't get me wrong, the lisp is awesome, but is there really a need to make the learning curve any steeper?