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Video Editing for Social Media Course

Create scroll-stopping short-form video content for social media using CapCut.

A practical one-day course covering editing, storytelling, animation and platform export.

Create scroll-stopping short-form video content for social media using CapCut. A practical one-day course covering editing, storytelling, animation and platform export.

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Video Editing for Social Media training course

Video Editing for Social Media Course

Create scroll-stopping short-form video content for social media using CapCut on this practical one-day course.

You'll learn the essentials of video editing, how to import and organise video, audio and images, how to build a compelling narrative with your footage, how to add animations, transitions and titles, how to work with colours and effects, and how to resize and export video for any social platform.

Hands-on throughout and suitable for complete beginners, the course is ideal for content creators, social media managers and marketers.

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Course Dates

Course Dates Days Location Places RRP Discount You Pay
26th Aug 26 Wed London Islington Available £399.00 £50.00 £349.00 + VAT
4th Sep 26 Fri London Islington Available £399.00 £20.00 £379.00 + VAT
15th Oct 26 Thu Online Available £399.00 £399.00 + VAT
13th Nov 26 Fri London Islington Available £399.00 £399.00 + VAT
4th Jan 27 Mon Online Available £399.00 £399.00 + VAT
4th Feb 27 Thu London Islington Available £399.00 £399.00 + VAT
1st Mar 27 Mon Online Available £399.00 £399.00 + VAT
5th Apr 27 Mon London Islington Available £399.00 £399.00 + VAT
4th May 27 Tue Online Available £399.00 £399.00 + VAT
7th Jun 27 Mon London Islington Available £399.00 £399.00 + VAT
1st Jul 27 Thu Online Available £399.00 £399.00 + VAT
28th Jul 27 Wed London Islington Available £399.00 £399.00 + VAT
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Course Dates Days Location Places RRP Discount You Pay
26th Aug 26 Wed London Islington Available £399.00 £50.00 £349.00 + VAT
4th Sep 26 Fri London Islington Available £399.00 £20.00 £379.00 + VAT
13th Nov 26 Fri London Islington Available £399.00 £399.00 + VAT
4th Feb 27 Thu London Islington Available £399.00 £399.00 + VAT
5th Apr 27 Mon London Islington Available £399.00 £399.00 + VAT
7th Jun 27 Mon London Islington Available £399.00 £399.00 + VAT
28th Jul 27 Wed London Islington Available £399.00 £399.00 + VAT
Course Dates Days Location Places RRP Discount You Pay
15th Oct 26 Thu Online Available £399.00 £399.00 + VAT
4th Jan 27 Mon Online Available £399.00 £399.00 + VAT
1st Mar 27 Mon Online Available £399.00 £399.00 + VAT
4th May 27 Tue Online Available £399.00 £399.00 + VAT
1st Jul 27 Thu Online Available £399.00 £399.00 + VAT

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Available as private, bespoke or team training at our centre, live online, or at your venue. Customise the outline, train as a group, or book a one-to-one with an expert.

Course dates

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26th Aug 26

Wed

Location
London Islington
Places
Available
RRP
£399.00
Discount
£50.00
You pay
£349.00 + VAT

4th Sep 26

Fri

Location
London Islington
Places
Available
RRP
£399.00
Discount
£20.00
You pay
£379.00 + VAT

15th Oct 26

Thu

Location
Online
Places
Available
RRP
£399.00
Discount
You pay
£399.00 + VAT

13th Nov 26

Fri

Location
London Islington
Places
Available
RRP
£399.00
Discount
You pay
£399.00 + VAT

4th Jan 27

Mon

Location
Online
Places
Available
RRP
£399.00
Discount
You pay
£399.00 + VAT

4th Feb 27

Thu

Location
London Islington
Places
Available
RRP
£399.00
Discount
You pay
£399.00 + VAT

1st Mar 27

Mon

Location
Online
Places
Available
RRP
£399.00
Discount
You pay
£399.00 + VAT

5th Apr 27

Mon

Location
London Islington
Places
Available
RRP
£399.00
Discount
You pay
£399.00 + VAT

4th May 27

Tue

Location
Online
Places
Available
RRP
£399.00
Discount
You pay
£399.00 + VAT

7th Jun 27

Mon

Location
London Islington
Places
Available
RRP
£399.00
Discount
You pay
£399.00 + VAT

1st Jul 27

Thu

Location
Online
Places
Available
RRP
£399.00
Discount
You pay
£399.00 + VAT

28th Jul 27

Wed

Location
London Islington
Places
Available
RRP
£399.00
Discount
You pay
£399.00 + VAT

Course Outline

1

Introduction

Understanding video editing essentials

Understanding file formats and settings

Different social video styles and editing techniques

2

Importing and organising

Importing video, sound, images and timelapse footage

How to organise your work

3

Basic rough cut edits

Simple drag and drop edits

Useful editing shortcuts

How to create a narrative

Working with the visual, narrative and emotional streams

4

Adding and adjusting sound

Mixing music and voice

Understanding that your video needs to work without sound

Finding great free music and effect resources

5

Creating simple animations

Using transitions to create simple animations

Different types of transitions and when to use them

Colouring your video - the technical and creative options

6

Resizing and animating video and images

Resizing video and images

Using the resize tools to animate movement

Creating effects using animation

7

Working with Titles

Adding text and shapes

Using templates

8

Exporting for social media and GIF formats

Export settings for different social media platforms

Easy ways to make looping videos with GIF and HTML5 (no coding required)

9

Questions and answers

This course is also available as a private course. This would allow you to choose any dates for your training. And, if you wish, we can tailor the content for you or your team. Please contact us for more details.

193 Reviews
9.7/10 Satisfaction
99.5% Recommend

Very good at demonstrating the elements of a finished video, including the order of edits, which made the whole process feel intuitive.

Ione – 18th August 26

Very patient and personable instructor and amazing to see what sort of video we could edit!

Sash – 18th August 26

Really good at explaining and easy to follow along

Asmaa – 18th August 26

It's been really useful learning how to use the platform. Tom was very helpful and given lots of tips and advice.

Cam – 18th August 26

The teacher was knowledgeable in the subject

Manuela – 11th June 26

Ensuring everyone was able to follow along and using helpful examples and explaining some wider videography theory too

Phoebe – 12th May 26

Very Clear and detailed explanations. Tom would repeat if we were unsure about something

Manisha – 12th May 26

Good at explaining what he did and giving tips from all his experience.

Emily – 12th May 26

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