Film and video editing courses in London
Successful film making requires good editing knowledge and skills. We offer film editing courses that teach you how to use the latest software for editing, colour and audio correction, creating animated SFX, and exporting your edited films as well as developing your awareness and skills in professional film making and editing practice.
Whether you're a beginner, or you would like to advance your current film editing knowledge, we offer courses in the popular editing software applications including Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Media Encoder and After Effects, to suit your level, project needs, and purse.
Our courses are delivered by professional practitioners in our Central London digital studios or online at a time right for you.
Film editing classes available both in-person and online
At City Lit, you can choose to study in-person or online. Our fantastic in-person courses are taught in our attractive campus, located in the heart of Covent Garden, central London. Here, our students can benefit from a variety of services and resources, including our café and state-of-the art equipment.
Our online courses are tailored to give you a social and interactive online learning experience, allowing you freedom to study from anywhere and with like-minded fellow classmates from all over the country without the need to travel. Use the Location filters on this page to choose your preferred learning method. See our guide to online learning for more information about accessing our live online courses.
For more information please contact Visual Arts: VisualArts@citylit.ac.uk
- Digital editing with Resolve: stage 3
Course start date: Sat 26 Jul 2025Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lily MarkiewiczThis course offers valuable insider tricks, best practice ideas and general tips on how to improve your editing and efficiency.
Previous experience with DVR is essential.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £179.00 - 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 - Digital video editing: stage 1Course start date: Wed 5 Nov 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Interested in editing your own videos? You may have heard of Premiere Pro or Final Cut. DaVinci Resolve is free and arguably better then both. Come and learn how to use it. Hollywood already does.Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £223.00 Concession £181.00 - DSLR filmmakingCourse start date: Sat 6 Dec 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lyndon IvesThink quality video production needs a whole film crew? Think again! Discover how you can easily shoot
professional-level video on your own digital SLR camera and find out why DSLRs have become the camera of choice for many broadcast professionals.Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00 - Digital video editing: stage 2 Course start date: Thu 8 Jan 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lily MarkiewiczImprove and speed up your process and learn to use vital techniques for improving your edits. Explore building a better narrative structure and find out about essentials like screen-directionality, POV constructions and rhythm building..Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00 - Experimental filmmaking: stage 2Course start date: Wed 21 Jan 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Monika KitaThis practical course is designed for those who have some previous experience in film in a fine art context or for those who have attended an experimental filmmaking course before.
During the course, you will push the boundaries of mainstream cinema and experiment with various techniques to express your artistic vision.Full fee £359.00 Senior fee £287.00 Concession £233.00 - Adobe Premier Pro and digital editing: stage 2Course start date: Sun 25 Jan 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lily MarkiewiczImprove and speed up your editing, learn to use all trimming and motion tools properly. Explore building a better narrative structure and find out about essentials like screen-directionality and POV constructions.Full fee £309.00 Senior fee £247.00 Concession £201.00 - City Lit Pro: Adobe After Effects fast trackCourse start date: Fri 6 Mar 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Litza JanszCity Lit Pro courses are tailored for accelerated learning for busy people who need to learn key skills for the workplace. On this Adobe After Effects course, you will learn the essential tools and skills for using After Effects to transform your video projects. These include planning the project, organising and preparing the material, masking skills, key framing skills and working with layers.Full fee £459.00 Senior fee £367.00 Concession £298.00 - Shoot a short film: beginners intensiveCourse start date: Mon 6 Apr 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lyndon IvesHave you always wanted to make a film but didn’t know where to start? This fast paced 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 - Digital video editing: stage 3Course start date: Thu 23 Apr 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lily MarkiewiczThis course offers valuable insider tricks, best practice ideas and general tips on how to improve your editing and efficiency.
Previous experience with DVR is essential. - Improve your film workshop Course start date: Thu 14 May 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lily MarkiewiczWant some feed-back and a helping hand to improve your film project? Join this workshop to get professional and peer support and elevate your film to another level.Full fee £359.00 Senior fee £287.00 Concession £233.00
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