Filmmaking Courses in London
Films and animations are exciting to watch but even more exciting to make! Join our vibrant film making community and learn from practising professionals the current techniques and processes in creating engaging films and animations.
Our extensive selection of practical courses offer you the opportunity to explore different approaches, forms and genres using a range of equipment and software at a time to suit you.
Learning in our fully equipped studios or from the comfort of your home, we cater for all levels and help you to progress into the film maker you aspire to be.
We’re very proud of our student’s successes in gaining awards, commissions and being selected for prestigious festivals. We look forward to celebrating your films.
We host exhibitions throughout the year at City Lit Gallery where our students showcase their amazing work.
For more information please contact Visual Arts: VisualArts@citylit.ac.uk
- DSLR for video: shoot and edit in 3 daysCourse start date: Wed 16 Jul 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: David KlineThink quality video production needs a whole film crew? Think again! Discover how you can easily shoot and edit professional-level video on your own digital SLR camera; get expert guidance on the whole process and find out why DSLRs have become the camera of choice for many broadcast professionals.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £229.00 - Stop motion animation weekendCourse start date: Sat 19 Jul 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Stephanie GriffithsThrow yourself into the world of stop motion animation on this introductory practical course. Enjoy exploring a range of materials and techniques to produce innovative drawn, cut out and 3D animation sequences. An invaluable introduction for anyone interested in developing their animation practice.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £179.00 - Storyboarding and animatics for animators and filmmakersCourse start date: Tue 22 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Stephanie GriffithsStoryboards and animatics are crucial for planning, developing and communicating your film and animation projects to clients, funders or collaborators. Learn how to represent your project in still and moving image format showing different camera shots, framing, camera movement, action, timing and sound.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £129.00 - Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £179.00
- Narrative filmmakingCourse start date: Tue 29 Jul 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lily MarkiewiczTelling a story on film comes with its own challenges. This practical course demystifies what it takes to do this successfully.Full fee £349.00 Senior fee £279.00 Concession £227.00 - Try it out: animationCourse start date: Tue 16 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Litza JanszEver fancied producing your own animations for web, devices and video? Come and learn the basics of creating professional-looking animated sequences using the software application Adobe After Effects CC.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £129.00 - Shoot a short film: beginnersCourse start date: Wed 17 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Monika KitaHave you always wanted to make a film but didn’t know where to start? This course will guide you through
all the film making processes including scripting, filming, recording sound, editing and exporting your own
short film.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00 - Try it out: stop motion animationCourse start date: Sat 20 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Stephanie GriffithsThrow yourself into the world of stop motion animation on this introductory practical course. Enjoy exploring a range of materials and techniques to produce innovative drawn, cut out and 3D animation sequences. An invaluable introduction for anyone interested in developing their animation practice.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £129.00 - City Lit animationCourse start date: Tue 23 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Stephanie Griffiths, Litza JanszPassionate about animation? Fancy spending a year building skills in traditional and digital animation techniques and producing your own animation project? Taught by professional animators, this exciting fast-track practical course gives you the opportunity to explore both commercial and experimental approaches to animation using professional equipment and software. Whether you’re a complete beginner or have some animation experience you can join our award winning alumni. A fantastic start to a new career or simply a chance to pursue your passion with like-minded people.
To see a showreel of student work click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySgnN_DcJjA.Full fee £2,499.00 Senior fee £1,999.00 Concession £1,624.00 - City Lit expanded experimental filmCourse start date: Tue 23 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lucy Ellis, Monika Kita, Fiona Jane WalshCurious about contemporary approaches to experimental film?
This interdisciplinary course is designed for artists, filmmakers, and creatives eager to explore film beyond conventional boundaries. This course is an invitation to challenge conventional filmmaking by integrating elements from performance, theatre, puppetry, animation, installation and sound—encouraging you to rethink and expand your creative approach.
Led by an artist and filmmaker, alongside guest practitioners from various creative fields, this course fosters an environment for interdisciplinary exploration, encouraging new ways of thinking and making. Through hands-on workshops, discussions, and personal projects, you will gain both practical skills and conceptual insights to expand your creative practice.
Term 1: 23/09/2025 – 02/12/2025
Term 2: 3/01/2026 – 24/03/2026
Term 3: 1/04/2026 – 30/06/2026
Extra tutorials will be held between terms.Full fee £2,999.00 Senior fee £2,399.00 Concession £1,949.00 - Experimental animation for fine artistsCourse start date: Sat 27 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Stephanie GriffithsDiscover the exciting innovative work of internationally renowned artists and enjoy exploring the potential of experimental animation to develop your fine art practice. On this practical course you will create your own short experimental animated film using a range of stop motion and digital techniques.Full fee £409.00 Senior fee £327.00 Concession £266.00 - 3D animation with BlenderCourse start date: Wed 1 Oct 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Benjamin AustinIf you are new to 3D animation, you’ve had a go at teaching yourself but are not making progress, or perhaps you are transferring to Blender from a different 3D program, this course is for you.
It will take you through a professional approach to creating characters and environments in 3D from scratch, as well as introducing workflows and techniques to help produce polished 3D animations of your own.Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £194.00 - Adobe Premier Pro and digital editing: stage 1Course start date: Sun 19 Oct 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lily MarkiewiczLearn the fundamentals of this industry standard package alongside the basic principles of editing moving image footage. Become familiar and work with the most important technical and conceptual conventions in video editing.Full fee £359.00 Senior fee £287.00 Concession £233.00 - Experimental filmmaking: stage 1Course start date: Wed 22 Oct 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Monika KitaOn this fast track practical experimental film making course you will be encouraged to push boundaries exploring experimental digital film making. Explore ideas, develop skills and create your own personal project using professional equipment and software. Invaluable for film makers and artists who wish to enhance their moving image practice.explore visual and conceptual ideas,.Full fee £359.00 Senior fee £287.00 Concession £233.00 - Filmmaking: shoot and editCourse start date: Mon 3 Nov 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lily MarkiewiczLearn all the stages of film making from initial pre- production planning through to post production editing. Whatever genre interests you, this course will give you the essential skills to realise your own movie.Full fee £539.00 Senior fee £431.00 Concession £350.00
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