Learning path · Post-production
Editing in DaVinci Resolve
Cut picture and sound in free DaVinci Resolve, import to export, and the craft that makes an edit work.
Free films in teaching order, for one craft. Watch, tick them off and test yourself. It's practice that prepares you for an Academy course. This one prepares you for the editing course (coming).
Lesson 1
DaVinci Resolve Beginners Tutorial: Edit like a PRO for FREE!
Ben Claremont · 12:27 · original on YouTube
You will learn: Set up a project in the free version of Resolve and cut a simple first edit from import to export.
Note: A fast overview; pause and copy each step in your own copy of Resolve.
By the end you will be able to
- Set up a Resolve project, back up camera cards and organise media in bins
- Assemble and trim a scene with three-point editing, ripple, roll, slip and slide
- Cut multicam material, tidy dialogue and music, and export the right file for the job
- Judge pacing, continuity and rhythm using the 180-degree rule and Murch's Rule of Six
Test yourself
Could you do it on a set?
4 real situations, one for each thing this path teaches. It's optional practice, not pass or fail, and your answers stay on this device.
Next: do it for real
Editing course: coming.
There isn't an Academy course for editing yet. Register interest and we'll tell you when it opens. Meanwhile, Day One covers safety and how a set runs for every department, and experienced crew can book a competency check directly.
How learning with FIF works
Learning path. Free films in teaching order, for one craft. Watch, tick them off and test yourself. It's practice that prepares you for an Academy course.
- Learn onlineFree films, paths and Academy coursesYou are here
- Competency checkA short check with us, online or in person
- In-person practicalOn our unit at Pinewood or 3 Mills
- FIF CertificateFrom the practical only
The FIF Certificate comes only from the practical. How it works · Book a competency check
Rhythm in Film EditingJohn Tindell · Lesson10 min.
Introduction to DaVinci Resolve - [Full Course] for Beginners (2026)Casey Faris · Lesson5 h 11 min.
DaVinci Resolve 17 Edit Training - Visual Effects in the Edit PageBlackmagic Design · Lesson31 min.
Creative Match Cut Examples & Editing Techniques for Your Next ShootStudioBinder · Lesson7 min.
Ultimate Guide to Scene Transitions – Every Editing Transition Explained [The Shot List, Ep 9]StudioBinder · Lesson19 min.
Pacing in Film Editing: Techniques Every High-End Editor Must KnowInside The Edit · Lesson13 min.
In the Blink of an Eye - Walter Murch's Editing Theory TestedThis Guy Edits · Lesson9 min.
Satoshi Kon - Editing Space & TimeEvery Frame a Painting · Lesson8 min.
Go further
Beyond YouTube, labelled honestly. Free first. Paid options are labelled.
- DaVinci Resolve training (official books, practice media and video) Free
Blackmagic Design. Official Resolve course books with downloadable practice media; optional paid certification exams. - ScreenSkills e-learning Free with sign-up
ScreenSkills. UK industry modules, including post-production and VFX careers material. - NFTS short courses Paid (varies by course)
National Film and Television School. UK short courses in editing, colour, post and VFX; check the current list and any bursaries. - LinkedIn Learning Paid subscription (free trial)
LinkedIn. Structured courses on Resolve, Avid, Premiere, After Effects and Nuke; some UK libraries offer free access. - DaVinci Resolve training (official books, videos and certification) Free
Blackmagic Design. Official free guides and lesson media for edit, colour, Fusion and Fairlight; certification exams are optional. - Introduction to Editing on Avid Media Composer Paid (£525)
NFTS. UK drama still cuts mostly on Avid. - Essential Skills for Assistant Editing in Scripted HETV/Film Paid (£625; bursaries)
NFTS. Five days on the assistant editor's job. - Craft Editing Paid (£895)
NFTS. Five-day craft course. - LinkedIn Learning: davinci resolve courses Paid subscription (free trial usually offered)
LinkedIn Learning. Short structured Resolve courses. - Apprenticeship standard: Post production technical operator (Level 4) Free to the apprentice (paid job; employer and government fund training)
Skills England. Shows what the apprenticeship covers; find live vacancies on Find an Apprenticeship.
For learners and trainers
Every lesson is a free video by its original maker, played from YouTube with privacy-enhanced settings. Found a broken video? Email [email protected].