Film / television editing training in New York City

Manhattan Edit Workshop, New York:
Located in Lower Manhattan, New York City, near Union Square, Manhattan Edit Workshop offers a full range of courses, from the Avid, Autodesk, Assimilate and Apple products to the complete suite of Adobe applications. Our signature Six-Week Intensive is a jump-start for anyone looking for a career in editing. Learn Avid, Final Cut Pro and After Effects, work with top editors, and create a professional reel to let your talent speak for itself.

Manhattan Edit Workshop offers a full range of certified courses and hands-on training to suit the needs of every editing professional.

Our signature Six-Week Intensive is a jump-start for anyone looking for a career in editing. Learn both Avid and Final Cut Pro, work with top editors in our Artist in Residence Program, create a professional editors reel and participate in Manhattan Edit WorkForce—connecting you with at least fifteen* top post-production facilities.

Our certified training classes are essential for those who'd like to differentiate themselves in this competitive market. We offer manufacturer approved training by certified instructors with the certification exam included in the cost of the class.

Or if you just want to learn what you need, contact us about custom training. Our training staff will work with you to tailor a curriculum that suits your goals, at your pace.

Note that certified and custom training is offered both in-house or on-site, for individuals or corporate groups eager to learn a new skill or to build on an existing one.

And, when you want to just pick up a few tricks or tips, check out our Masterclass series. Scheduled throughout the year at a bargain price, these one-day sessions focus on essential software tools in practical real world applications.

All of our training is conducted by working professionals—they're film editors, DVD authors, motion graphics artists, as well as certified Avid, Apple and Adobe trainers. A maximum teacher to student ratio of 1:6 ensures individualized attention and allows different students to work at their own rate.

All classes are split between lecture and hands-on exercise-so you'll be cutting on your own edit system from day one.

Some of our class offerings:
Apple: Final Cut Pro, Motion, iWork, iLife, and Logic Pro.
Adobe: After Effects, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, InDesign, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, and Flash.
Avid: Avid Media Comoser and Pro Tools.
Autodesk: Smoke
Assimilate: SCRATCH
Blackmagic: Resolve
Production Workshops: Digital Cinema/DSLR workshops, Documentary Filmmaker's Intensive and The Filmmaker's Intensive summer program.

Corporate Training:
For a working facility, getting the job done on time and on target is part of a rhythm that can’t be broken. Manhattan Edit Workshop’s corporate training provides a variety of options for professionals eager to develop a new skill or build on an existing one.

Whether you prefer in-house classes scheduled regularly year round, on-site or custom training, Manhattan Edit Workshop offers a wide selection of non-linear editing, graphics and effects applications for today’s media specialist.