blackmagic-davinci-resolve-assistant-film-editor-workshops

Upcoming Dates

  • Oct 25 - 26, 2025 (in person or online)

  • Dec 13 - 14 2025 (in person or online)

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DaVinci Resolve Assistant Editor Workshop | 2 Days

DaVinci Resolve Assistant Editor Workshop - $499

[TWO-DAY INTENSIVE, 10am-5pm]

This two-day course introduces the key roles and challenges that Assistant Editors face in both scripted and unscripted projects. Whether you're aiming to work in scripted TV, reality shows, or documentaries, you'll gain the essential skills needed to support a smooth editing process.

Through hands-on lessons, demos, and real-world practice, you'll learn standard industry workflows and best practices. Topics include proxy workflow, basic color grading and applying LUTs, media management, organizing projects, building string-outs, and handling multicam edits.

The class will cover the following topics:

  • Set up and format a new project tailored for proxy editing workflows

  • Recognize different external project types and supported file formats

  • Customize keyboard shortcuts and build personalized workspaces

  • Organize and import assets

  • Ingest footage, link media, and transcode for optimized performance

  • Generate proxy files and navigate the proxy editing process

  • Structure your project

  • Adjust clips, manage footage groups, and edit multicam content

  • Explore fundamental editing tools and core cutting techniques

  • Transition offline edits into online workflows

  • Perform up-resing, audio mixdowns, and relinking tasks

  • Export sequences and finalize projects for delivery

Who should attend? 

This class is designed for assistant editors, editors, post PAs, and producers.

Prerequisites:  

Prospective students should have taken our Blackmagic RES 101 or have equivalent knowledge of DaVinci Resolve.

Each student gets their own workstation.