Film & 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
14 courses available
- Adobe Premier Pro and digital editing: stage 1Learn 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.
Keeley Street
Sun 11 Oct 2026Lily MarkiewiczFull fee £399.00 Senior fee £319.00 Concession £259.00 
Da Vinci Resolve video editing: stage 1Interested 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 £329.00 Senior fee £263.00 Concession £214.00- City Lit Pro: Premiere Pro fast track
Get up to speed with Adobe Premiere Pro in this intensive four-session course designed for beginners and emerging editors who want practical, hands-on experience.
Keeley Street
Mon 16 Nov 2026Lyndon IvesFull fee £499.00 Senior fee £399.00 Concession £324.00 - DSLR filmmaking
This practical two-session course introduces the fundamentals of DSLR filmmaking for beginners and aspiring content creators. Students will learn how to confidently shoot cinematic video using DSLR or mirrorless cameras while developing core filmmaking skills from planning through to production.
Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00 - Adobe Premier Pro and digital editing: stage 2Improve 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.
Keeley Street
Sun 24 Jan 2027Lily MarkiewiczFull fee £349.00 Senior fee £279.00 Concession £227.00 - Experimental filmmaking: stage 2This 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 £399.00 Senior fee £319.00 Concession £259.00 - Da Vinci Resolve video editing: stage 2Improve 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 £309.00 Senior fee £247.00 Concession £201.00
- City Lit Pro: Adobe After Effects fast trackCity 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.
Keeley Street
Fri 5 Mar 2027Litza JanszFull fee £459.00 Senior fee £367.00 Concession £298.00 - Shoot a short film: beginners intensive
Learn the essential skills you need to make a short film from idea to finished film in this practical three-day intensive course.
Keeley Street
Mon 5 Apr 2027Lyndon IvesFull fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00 - Da Vinci Resolve video editing: beginners' weekend intensive
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.
Keeley Street
Sat 24 Apr 2027Lily MarkiewiczFull fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - Adobe Premier Pro digital editing: focus on colour correction
This course offers some valuable insider tricks, best practice ideas and general tips on how to improve your editing and efficiency.
Previous experience with Premiere is essential.
Keeley Street
Sun 2 May 2027Lily MarkiewiczFull fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - Improve your film workshopWant 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.
Keeley Street
Thu 13 May 2027Lily MarkiewiczFull fee £399.00 Senior fee £319.00 Concession £259.00 - Da Vinci Resolve video editing: stage 3 intensive
This course offers valuable insider tricks, best practice ideas and general tips on how to improve your editing and efficiency. Previous experience with Da Vinci Resolve is essential.
Keeley Street
Sat 24 Jul 2027Lily MarkiewiczFull fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - Da Vinci Resolve video editing: beginners' intensive
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.
Keeley Street
Tue 3 Aug 2027Lily MarkiewiczFull fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00
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