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Filmmaking & editing

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

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  1. Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £179.00
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  2. Adobe Premier Pro and digital editing: stage 1
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sun 19 Oct 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Lily Markiewicz
    Learn 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
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  3. Digital video editing: stage 1
    Course 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
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  4. DSLR filmmaking
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 6 Dec 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Lyndon Ives
    Think 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
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  5. Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00
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  6. Experimental filmmaking: stage 2
    Course start date:  Wed 21 Jan 2026 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Monika Kita
    This 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
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  7. Adobe Premier Pro and digital editing: stage 2
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sun 25 Jan 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Lily Markiewicz
    Improve 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
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  8. City Lit Pro: Adobe After Effects fast track
    Course start date:  Fri 6 Mar 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Litza Jansz
    City 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
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  9. Shoot a short film: beginners intensive
    Course start date:  Mon 6 Apr 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Lyndon Ives
    Have 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
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  10. Digital video editing: stage 3
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 23 Apr 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Lily Markiewicz
    This 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 £143.00 Concession £116.00
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  11. Full fee £359.00 Senior fee £287.00 Concession £233.00
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