Digital editing with Resolve: stage 3
Previous experience with DVR is essential.
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- Start Date: 26 Jul 2025End Date: 27 Jul 2025Sat-Sun (Daytime): 10:00 - 16:00In PersonLocation: Keeley StreetDuration: 2 sessions (over -2 weeks)Course Code: VG475Tutors: Lily MarkiewiczFull fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £179.00
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What is the course about?
Do you have previous editing knowledge and feel you'd like to know more about what professionals do?
We will explore some of the methods used in the professional editing world, regarding workflow, colour management, sound improvements and output.
It’s a mixture of practical exercises and the exploration of the fundamental concepts of editing and visual literacy to enhance your story.
What will we cover?
Workflow – is there a best practice and what does it look like for you?
Essential keyboard shortcuts in an editing workflow
Track allocation for better editing?
Better colour management –video scopes
Better dialogue editing.
What will I achieve?
By the end of this course you should be able to...
1. Make an informed decision how to set up a good workflow
2. Use some essential keyboard shortcuts to place/edit/move clips
3. Consider using track allocation as a structuring tool
4. Use video scopes to identify B/W levels for colour management
5. Use at least 2 tricks to create better dialogue edits.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
Experienced learners who wish to improve their editing skills and knowledge. Prior experience with DaVinci Resolve is absolutely necessary to fully benefit from this course.
You should be able to follow simple written and verbal instructions to support demonstrations, hand-outs and for health and safety information, and will be invited to take part in group discussion. You should be able to use numbers and be able to do simple measurements and calculations.
Please look at the rest of the course outline carefully to decide if you may benefit from support in your English and Maths skills to help you to take part fully in this class.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
The course will be a mixture of demonstrations and hands-on exercises, allowing for some individual tutorial support. There may be forum sessions where we will look at each other’s work to discuss different aspects of editing/ filmmaking in general and its common techniques. Asking questions and commenting is encouraged. Worksheets are available.
You will be taught with workshops, short lectures, practical exercises, tutorials and hand outs. Please note the City Lit uses Apple Mac computers.
You will receive regular feedback from your tutor throughout the course, as and when appropriate. At the end of the course you will be encouraged to review and assess the progress you have made.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
A notebook would be useful for jotting down ideas and techniques learnt.You will be provided with access to the software and macs for the duration of the course. You might also want to consider purchasing other books related to the subject of film making and editing.
When I've finished, what course can I do next?
City Lit offers a wide range of courses in filmmaking, Animation, Video and Post-production, for budding beginners to experienced learners who wish to refresh their skills or discover the new possibilities in software upgrades. Please browse the website for upcoming courses.
General information and advice on courses at City Lit is available from the Student Centre and Library on Monday to Friday from 12:00 – 14:00 then 16:00 - 18:00.
Lily is a freelance film editor and consultant. Her main work over the past 10 years has been in helping people turn their dreams and visions into interesting films and successful artworks. She specialises in film editing, but also consults on all other aspects of film making and fine art. “To me, helping people find the stories the really want to tell and turn them into enjoyable and interesting films is uniquely rewarding and deeply fulfilling. I am particularly interested in enabling people’s own capacity, teaching them both practical skills (e.g. use of software and technical aspects of filmmaking) alongside conceptual underpinnings and critical engagement (version of visual literacy).” She has been teaching film and video related subjects ever since her own postgraduate student days. She is also an award-winning and internationally exhibited/collected artist.
Please note: We reserve the right to change our tutors from those advertised. This happens rarely, but if it does, we are unable to refund fees due to this. Our tutors may have different teaching styles; however we guarantee a consistent quality of teaching in all our courses.