Video Editing & Production Course for Beginners

What you'll learn

Learn video editing and production in this video editing course with our video courses in Sydney.

 In this practical online course, you'll learn to edit video using DaVinci Resolve 21 Free, one of the most powerful editing applications available without a subscription. DaVinci Resolve has become a major force in digital audio-visual production because it brings professional editing, colour correction, visual effects, motion graphics, audio post-production and exporting into one application. Instead of jumping between several separate programs, students learn how a modern post-production workflow can move from importing media, to editing, sound, colour and delivery inside one integrated environment.

Resolve 21 is a major leap forward for digital AV editing. It continues to offer a serious professional editing platform in a free version, while also introducing new tools and workflow improvements that reflect the way today’s creators work across video, audio, still images, online delivery and client review.

This course is designed as a first practical course, not an encyclopedia of every feature in DaVinci Resolve. Resolve is a large professional application with multiple pages and many specialist tools. In this course, the focus is on the essential skills beginners need first: setting up projects properly, organising media, building a clean edit, improving pacing, working with multicamera material, balancing sound, applying simple colour correction and exporting finished work.

Students will not cover every feature on every page of Resolve 21. Instead, they will learn the core workflow and good editing habits that make the rest of the application easier to understand later.

Edit videos with software used across commercials, music videos, documentaries, online content and feature production — without the big-studio price tag. DaVinci Resolve 21 Free runs on Windows, macOS and Linux, and is far more approachable than its reputation may suggest when taught step by step.

In this practical course, you will go from a blank timeline to a polished export using workflows editors rely on every day, from Hollywood studios to documentary developers and everyone in between. You will learn clean editing fundamentals, timeline organisation, scene construction, on-screen titles, transitions, audio balancing, basic colour correction and export settings for online delivery or client review.

Along the way, you will also learn time-saving habits that translate to almost any editing project, whether you are making YouTube videos, training content, social media clips, documentaries, family-history projects, promotional videos or short creative work.

Interactive Online Learning Experience

• Live sessions with flexibility - Attend live classes from anywhere using Zoom. Students can follow demonstrations, ask questions and work through practical editing exercises in real time.
• Learn with DaVinci Resolve 21 Free - Students will use the free version of DaVinci Resolve 21, making this course accessible without requiring an ongoing software subscription.
• Professional workflow, beginner-friendly pace - Resolve is a professional application, but the course introduces it in a structured, beginner-friendly way. Students learn the workflow first, then build confidence with the tools.
• Tailored learning - Receive guidance and feedback relevant to your projects, footage, camera type and editing goals.
• **Recorded sessions -**Recorded sessions allow students to revisit demonstrations, review steps and reinforce learning between classes.
• Student support - Your tutor will answer questions on course material outside scheduled session times.
• Comfortable learning environment - Ask questions without the pressure. The course is designed for students who may be new to editing or who have tried editing software before and found it overwhelming.
• Structured and flexible - Follow a clear curriculum that balances practical learning with your schedule.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Set up and organise projects using professional editing workflows.
• Import, organise and manage media inside DaVinci Resolve 21.
• Understand the role of Resolve’s main pages without needing to master every feature immediately.
• Build and refine rough cuts with confidence.
• Edit scenes to improve pacing, clarity and dramatic effect.
• Use common editing tools, trimming methods, transitions and titles.
• Manage multi-camera angles and make efficient angle choices.
• Balance and clean up audio for a more professional finish.
• Apply simple colour correction and a basic creative grade.
• Export finished videos in common formats for YouTube, Vimeo, client review or general online delivery.
• Develop editing habits that can be used across future projects.

Course content

What will be covered in this online DaVinci Resolve 20 course?

• Best practice for project setup
• Understanding the Resolve 21 workspace and page-based workflow
• Importing, organising and reviewing media
• Building and refining the rough cut
• Cutting scenes for clarity, rhythm and dramatic effect
• Using effects and transitions appropriately
• Adding simple titles and on-screen text
• Editing multi-camera angles
• Best practice for sound editing and audio balancing
• Introduction to simple colour correction and grading
• Exporting for online delivery and review
• Bonus do-at-home topic: using the Cut Page for faster editing

Intended audience

Who is this course for?

Absolute beginners, content creators of all types, photographers, and editors moving from other apps who want a fast, professional foundation in Resolve 20.

Course venue

This course will be offered online over Zoom.

Course materials

To participate in this class students will need access to a computer or laptop with internet access and will need to install the software DaVinci Resolve (free version available). Notes will be provided by the tutor.

Certification pathway

Complete this course and you’ll be ready to sit the DaVinci Resolve Editor Certification exam.