BA (Hons) Editing and Post Production
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Course overview
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Starts: Sep 2025
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Duration: 3 years
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Mode: Full time
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UCAS code: PJ90
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Fees: UK: £9,250* (2024 entry) / INT: £17,000* (2024 entry)
*Fees subject to change for 2025/26 entry.
Find your cutting edge.
Ready to make stories come to life through the cutting of sound and picture? Taught by professional tutors established in industry, this reputable film editing course in London will equip you with everything you need to excel in post production and find rewarding careers within the film industry.
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Ideal for...
film and video enthusiasts who wish to hone their editing and storytelling skills in order to thrive in the post production sector.
Why study this film editing and post production degree?
- A huge 90% of graduates are employed within the first six months
- Past graduates have found roles with BBC, ITV and Disney
- Others have worked in post-production houses on films like Star Wars and Thor
- High-end post-production resources and technologies
- Taught by respected industry practitioners
- Access masterclasses with key players in the post-production industry
- Business incubation and industry networking opportunities.
There are three key events in the life of a film: the script, the shoot and the edit. Editing is where it all comes together; where meaning is created through cutting sound and picture. This is the decisive moment when a screen story can finally be told.
While editing is at the heart of this film editing and post production course in London, you will develop a diverse skillset across the post production spectrum. You will build skills in visual effects, colour grading, audio post, screen graphics, shoot and edit and broadcast technology.
You’ll be guided by industry practitioners and guest speakers using a mix of problem-based learning, practical workshops, lectures and masterclasses. Previous guest speakers to the course have included Mick Audsley (Murder on the Orient Express), Paul Machliss (Baby Driver), and Lisa Gunning (7 Psychopaths).
Over the years, the course has built strong and lasting links with high profile post companies including Avid, Adobe, Apple, Black Magic, Jigsaw24, as well as numerous post houses and production companies.
You will also gain skills in post-production technology and media management, which will provide the technical backbone of your craft.
Throughout your learning journey, you will have access to high quality, professionally shot rushes across all genres from factual to drama, and from promos to news packages. You will take on live commissions and collaborate with students across other courses.
The location of Ravensbourne on the Greenwich Peninsula is also an important geographical factor, as it sits very close to one of the biggest post-production hubs in the world. This proximity offers you world-class opportunities for work placements and employment.
Armed with a full toolbox of skills, past graduates have found roles with media powerhouses like the BBC, ITV and Disney, while others have worked in post-production houses editing renowned movies such as Star Wars and Thor.
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Without a degree from Ravensbourne I don’t think I would have been able to get a foot in anywhere initially. The tutors helped so much with learning all the skills in AVID and the craft of editing, which really made a big difference when I started doing it for a living.”
Key study topics
- Editing, craft and technical
- Compositing and visual effects
- Broadcast technology
- Colour grading
- Post sound
- Typography and graphics.