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
- Create a short film in a dayCourse start date: Wed 1 Apr 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: David KlineShoot, edit and export a short film in this fun and fast paced practical introduction to film making.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £129.00 - Short form stop motion animation for InstagramCourse start date: Mon 13 Apr 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Stephanie GriffithsStop motion animation is the most popular form on social media. Engage in an exciting exploration of storytelling using a range of animation techniques and genres. See your drawings and models come to life and create a series of exciting animated sequences to enhance your social media posts or your professional show reel.Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £194.00 - Documentary filmmaking on SaturdaysCourse start date: Sat 18 Apr 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lily MarkiewiczDocumentary-style films are the most popular genre on Social Media, on TV, and in Film festivals. Come and learn the essential techniques that make a gripping documentary.Full fee £459.00 Senior fee £367.00 Concession £298.00 - Plan your animation: storyboarding and animaticsCourse start date: Sat 18 Apr 2026
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 £103.00 Concession £84.00 - Experimental animation for fine artistsCourse start date: Tue 21 Apr 2026 (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 - Filmmaking: shoot and edit
Course start date: Wed 22 Apr 2026Location 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 £459.00 Senior fee £367.00 Concession £298.00 - Da Vinci Resolve video editing: stage 2Course start date: Wed 22 Apr 2026
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 - Da Vinci Resolve 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.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £116.00 - Create a short film in a weekend Course start date: Sat 9 May 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: David KlineLearn how to shoot, edit and export a short film in this fun, informative and fast paced introduction to film making.Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £209.00 Concession £209.00 - Develop your filmmaking Course start date: Mon 11 May 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lily MarkiewiczLooking for an opportunity to build on your previous film making and editing experiences? Want to develop your leaning further, make more effective films with more professional decisions at each stage of production or simply have some further guidance? Then this class is for you.Full fee £539.00 Senior fee £431.00 Concession £350.00 - Experimental filmmaking: stage 2Course start date: Mon 11 May 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Monika KitaThis 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 - 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 - Telling stories in animationCourse start date: Sun 17 May 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
This course introduces the fundamentals of storytelling through animation. It is designed for anyone interested in how stories are communicated visually using movement, timing, characters, and sound.
Full fee £349.00 Senior fee £279.00 Concession £227.00 - Animation with Procreate Dreams Course start date: Sun 17 May 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Learn to design and animate animations - using the Procreate Dreams App!
Full fee £349.00 Senior fee £279.00 Concession £227.00 - Animating with DragonframeCourse start date: Sat 23 May 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Stephanie GriffithsUsing the professional application DragonFrame to capture stop motion and a range of stop motion techniques and processes you will create an exciting and surprising animation. This weekend course will introduce you to some of the techniques of internationally celebrated animators such as Jan Svankmajer and Paul Bush.
Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £110.00
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