The Ultimate Creative Editing Course

Inside The Edit teaches you everything you need to know to become a powerful creative editor.

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A lifetime membership that teaches you everything you need to know to become a powerful creative editor.

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Get lifetime access to the tools and training you need to become a skilled creative editor.

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Tired of Wasting  Countless Hours Trying to Learn Editing?

For years, editors have had to figure out the complexities of this art form on their own. It’s frustrating, overwhelming, and time-consuming. You can spend countless hours trying to piece it all together and still not have all the answers.

Inside The Edit gives you everything you need—tools, techniques, and structure—to finally master editing.

Preparing You for Industry

Inside The Edit is the complete learning system for creative editing with everything you need to know all in one place. Through hundreds of examples, live cuts and technique breakdowns, our highly structured course will fast track your career.

Preparing You for Industry

Inside The Edit is the complete learning system for creative editing, providing everything you need to know in one place. With hundreds of examples, live cuts, and in-depth technique breakdowns, our structured course is designed to fast-track your career.

Pace & Timing

Shape the rhythm of your edits with precision. Master pacing and timing to create sequences that flow naturally and captivate your audience.

Music Editing

Music transforms scenes. Learn to analyse, audition, and edit music to heighten emotion and craft sequences that leave a lasting impact.

Cutting B Roll

B-roll is an essential storytelling tool. Learn how to cut seamless sequences that elevate your story and keep your viewers immersed.

Actuality Editing

Observational shooting is one of the most widely used styles in filmmaking. Learn how to shape raw footage into authentic, compelling stories that connect deeply with audiences.

Intercutting

Master the skill of intercutting. Seamlessly weave multiple narratives, interviews, and events into a cohesive story that keeps viewers invested from start to finish.

Editing Dialogue

Dialogue drives stories forward. Discover how to structure, compress, and re-order dialogue sequences to craft compelling scenes that resonate powerfully with your audience.

Join the Revolutionary Editing Course Today

A lifetime membership that teaches you everything you need to know to become a powerful creative editor.

All major payment forms accepted

Start Your Journey Today

You’ve seen how the course prepares you for industry, gives you pro-level raw footage, and sharpens your creative editing skills.

Get lifetime access and start building your skills today.

All major payment forms accepted

$697

All prices in USD. No additional taxes or fees will be added at checkout.

Start Today

Pro Level Raw Footage

Every editor needs world-class footage to practice with. As a member of Inside The Edit, you’ll gain access to the complete unedited raw footage from one of our feature-length documentaries, along with a comprehensive set of creative tasks to help you start applying techniques right away.

Filmmaker documenting the beauty of Sacré-Cœur Basilica at dawn, part of Inside The Edit’s Pro Level Raw Footage for creative editing.

Filmmaker capturing morning light on a city bridge, part of the raw footage provided in the Inside The Edit editing course.

tmospheric shot of St. Mark's Square in Venice at night, featured in the Pro Level Raw Footage for editing practice.

Behind-the-scenes view of a filmmaker capturing Tower Bridge at night, included in Inside The Edit’s documentary raw footage

Candid emotional close-up, featured in the Pro Level Raw Footage from Inside The Edit’s "Cities at Dawn" documentary.

Raw footage of a conversation between two individuals, designed for creative editing tasks in Inside The Edit.

Filmmaker capturing a dramatic moment in a dimly lit alleyway, part of the Pro Level Raw Footage for Inside The Edit members.

Everything You'd Find in a Pro Edit Suite

Our raw footage includes all the organisational data you'd find in a professional edit suite, along with a dedicated set of creative tasks to build your editing skills after each tutorial.

Interview Transcripts from the Cities at Dawn Documentary

Script Outlines for Creative Editing Tasks

Creative Tasks for Sharpening Your Editing Skills

Editing Terminology Cheat Sheet for the Language of Editing

Lightning Speed Immediate Progress

Inside The Edit trains you to think in cinematic sequences from day one. Learn how to analyse raw footage, craft compelling scene structures, and create beautiful stylisations. Clear and concise techniques are broken down step by step, giving you the tools to apply them in a professional environment immediately.

Self-directed learning progress bar, visually indicating a slower-paced, independent study approach.

Inside The Edit Learning System progress bar, visually representing a fast-track, structured editing training method.

Increase Your Creative Value

Articulate Your Work

Master the art of explaining your creative decisions. Learn to clearly define the intent behind each sequence, discuss tonality in depth, and evaluate various editing approaches with confidence. These essential skills will set you apart in the competitive editing industry.

Better Client Skills

Develop the communication and collaboration skills essential for a successful editing career. Learn how to navigate client dynamics and build strong, productive relationships with producers and directors.

Improve Your Shooting

If you're also a videographer, understanding the editor's perspective will elevate your footage. By knowing exactly what’s needed in the edit suite, you'll reduce shooting ratios and improve the quality of your coverage.

Faster Creative Speed

Learn to think faster and more creatively. Inside The Edit trains you to identify potential structures, arcs, and stylisations instantly, transforming your creative process into an efficient, seamless workflow.

Massive Confidence Boost

Inside The Edit gives you the creative expertise to take full control of your editing process. Gain confidence as you master the essential skills and approach every project with clarity and focus.

Get More Prestigious Work

As your skills improve, your ability to secure higher-budget and more complex projects increases. Clients will trust you to deliver outstanding results on work that demands expertise and creativity.

Earn More Money

Advance your skills and increase your earning rates. As your expertise grows, you'll attract higher-paying projects and more clients, opening up new opportunities for career growth.

Find Out Exactly What You’ll Learn

From storytelling and pacing to rhythm and emotional impact. Download the course prospectus for the full breakdown of every skill we teach.

The Essential Skills For Every Filmmaker

Inside The Edit teaches the editing skills that every filmmaker should master.

Promo Editors

Documentary Editors

Commercial Editors

News Editors

Digital Content Creators

Videographers

Directors

Cinematographers

Join the Thousands of Creatives Around the World Who Use Inside The Edit

Stephen Barton-King

"Inside the Edit has really helped me change my career and life direction. I now work as an editor and I really couldn't have done it without Inside The Edit. Thank you, Paddy, and everybody in the team!!”

John Massey

"Non-scripted craft editing education is very scarce, whether books, online or in the real world. Inside The Edit is without doubt the best source of non-scripted editing education I’ve discovered. I haven’t seen these things covered anywhere else, and I’m always looking.”

David Trevino

"I've searched the internet for an editing course that would cover the actual theory and art of editing. Inside The Edit is by far the only one I could find that offered the kind of inside information and training I was seeking.”

Gandhali Kulkarni

India

"The Only, therefore the Best platform to understand the actual meaning behind the term EDIT. Since I’ve joined I have learnt so much, aesthetically, about filmmaking in general also. Extremely grateful I found it.”

Hermien Roelvert

South Africa

"Inside The Edit has finally provided me with answers for many of the questions on the 'why' and 'how' I experienced over my story editing career. It explained the 'editing science' I couldn’t find anywhere else. Thank you!”

Nikki Rose

USA

"Inside The Edit Courses are extremely valuable. Paddy Bird's expertise and style of teaching is very informative and also interesting. The tutorial design is a work of art in itself. The courses have been a tremendous help to complete my first documentary. Many thanks!”

Noel Darcy

"Inside the Edit is the best resource I've found for developing skills and knowledge as a working professional in the television industry.”

Keith Travers

USA

"Top notch education and training, the likes of which you are unlikely to find in any film school.”

James Marshall

USA

"There is absolutely nothing out there that even comes close to showing and teaching the mindset of a professional editor as well as Paddy's offerings do. Nothing.”