We are happy to announce that we now support another Skillset Bursary. Creative Skillset invites applications from individuals, working in the UK screen industries, to apply for financial support for DaVinci Resolve training to allow colourists to hone their mastery of the software through short courses and to take their grading skills to the next level. Click here for more info. [Read More]

With over fifteen years’ experience in broadcast, Tomasz is one of our most popular editors. Trained at The Polish National Film, Television and Theatre School in Lodz, he consistently works on the most high-end commercial productions. Tomasz has experience working as a senior editor, leading teams of editors to surpass expectation. Book him here. [Read More]

MEDIACENTRALConnect Teams and WorkflowsConnection. It puts the “flow” in workflow. Media production workflows become more challenging when disparate technology solutions are used to meet the needs of different teams. The result: inefficient production silos across an organisation. But now, Avid gives you the power to strike down these silos for good. MediaCentral connects your workflow seamlessly, scaling from the simplest to the most sophisticated solutions for post-production, news, sports and asset management. [Read More]

Anda is a multi-award-winning producer and director, with over 10 years’ experience in the film, TV, and advertising industries. Anda strives to bring meaningful filmmaking to life. She aims to encourage change, push the boundaries, and expand perceptions. She blends classical, timeless cinematography with emerging technology and techniques in her work.To book Anda click here. [Read More]

Learn how to remove a person from the background of your video with pointers from this Boris FX video tutorial about object removal using Mocha Pro’s remove module and clean plates. Find out how to do this on our Boris FX courses here. [Read More]

Ruben is an experienced long form offline editor for both television and documentaries. He has edited a wide range of genres including Factual Entertainment and Sport - but he is particularly passionate about story-telling. Reuben excels in the process of creating thrilling and captivating television. Click here to book. [Read More]

Televisual Bulldog Awards 2018: winners announced The votes have been counted and the results for the fourteenth annual Televisual Bulldog Awards are now online. Big winners this time include the BBC Natural History Unit’s Blue Planet II, which picked up the Best Cinematography, Best Music and Best Specialist Factual awards. There were two awards as well for Studio Lambert’s Three Girls which won both the Best Drama One Off or Serial and Best Editing awards. [Read More]

We are now offering a massive online exclusive discount of 40%. Book via our website from now until this Friday, 15th June 2018, and automatically receive this limited time offer. Please click here for a full list of our courses.Available for all bookings paid for via our website. Not available in conjunction with any other discount. Hurry! Offer ends 17:30 15th June 2018. [Read More]

Producer, Production Manager, Post Producer.Working with a range of budgets, logistical and creative remits, Claire has a successful track record in managing teams, producing live action and animated content to brief and on-time, across multiple platforms. Claire is experienced in delivering intelligent, integrated solutions.If you would like to book Claire please click here. [Read More]

You have familiarised yourself with the basic image editing tools of Adobe Photoshop, now you need to explore more advanced features and improve your workflow. Our 2-day Intermediate Photoshop Course you will work with advanced image handling tools and features available in Adobe Photoshop.Please click here to book. [Read More]

Mary Poplin, Boris FX Product Specialist, will take you through some of the most common problem when tracking screens, cars, and other reflective objects.Screens & Glass: For screens and glass, the solution is usually simple. Using the x spline tool, draw a shape around your entire screen. Then draw another shape using the add to x-spline tool. This will “cut out” the problematic reflective area but keep both shapes moving with the track. If we show our layer mattes, you can see that adding a 2nd shape with the ADD X SPLINE tool automatically created a subtraction. [Read More]

In this quick tip, Mary Poplin, Boris FX Product Specialist, will cover some Mocha tracking techniques to solve difficult shots: what to do when the object you are trying to track is partially or fully occluded, the importance of layer order, how to avoid occlusions, and how to spot occlusions before you start tracking. One of the most common problems in tracking occurs when foreground objects cover the object we are trying to track. We call these occlusions. [Read More]

Introducing our new Advanced After Effects Course Bundle. This 3 day hands-on course gives intermediate After Effects users access to the most powerful tools for industry-level visual effects. Learn to create with the latest CGI workflow, VFX animation, Compositing, Cinema 4D Lite.This course consists of:The Advanced After Effects Course + The Super Advanced VFX in After Effects Course If you would like to book onto this course please click here. [Read More]

Over his 18 years of working in the high-end VFX industry, Matthew has worked on projects ranging from Motion Designer Supervisor for blockbusters such as Ready Player One and Pacific Rim 2, to directing for major brands such as Nike, Diesel, Jaguar, T.M. Lewin and Sky. He has worked as Creative Director in a number of companies, specialising in commercials, VR, motion graphics and travel destination films, working with clients like Trivago, Three, Luxury hotels of the world and Virgin to name a few. [Read More]

Evan Abrams, motion graphics artist & VFX artist, details the top 5 tasks you can tackle quickly by harnessing the power of Mocha Pro inside Adobe After Effects or other host applications like Avid and OFX.A special thanks to our partners AV3 Software for producing this tutorial. [Read More]

Learn how to remove an unwanted car from a road with no manual paint or clone work. Mary Poplin, Boris FX Product Specialist, takes you through the process in this in-depth tutorial on the Mocha Pro Remove Module.Based on Mocha Pro’s planar motion tracking, the Remove Module can be used to repair shots, remove objects and generally fix and correct footage. Run it as a standalone application OR as a plug-in inside Adobe, Avid, or OFX hosts.Watch to see:How the Mocha Pro Remove Module can be usedWhat the Remove Module doesWhat the Remove Module does not doThank you to Pond5 for providing stock footage: pond5. [Read More]

A versatile, creative editor with over 10 years’ experience, specialising in documentaries, factual entertainment, and comedy. Crafting stories with clear and engaging narratives, whether in subtle observational documentary or a fast-paced music driven VT. She enjoys working both independently and collaboratively. No amount of material is too daunting for her, and she brings considerable technical and creative expertise to any project.To see Laura's Showreel and full profile click here. [Read More]

New Skillset Training Bursaries AvailableAll of our courses are certified by the vendors, delivered by industry professionals, and fully approved by many Funding Schemes throughout the UK. Find out more.Get up to 80% OFF your next training course [Read More]

SOHO EDITORS CREATIVE'S BLOGMany of our Freelancers have quite a story behind their experiences in the Film and TV industry. We caught up with a few of our editors to share their time in the suites.Meet Ashley. An experienced Director and Editor, who specialises in commercials, fashion and music promos. With a background in fine art and fashion from Central St. Martins, his edits artistically draw upon the narrative and engage with powerful imagery. [Read More]

SAVE BIG ON MAY 3rd ONLY30% OFFFOR ALL LICENSESNEXT THURSDAY ONLY:30% Off all Licenses!Next Thursday is THE day for sidegraders, upgraders, freelancers, large studios, students, teachers, universities, 3D newcomers and all other Cinema 4D users.On May 3rd, 2018, for 24 hours, you will save 30%* on all Perpetual and Short-Term licenses as well as all upgrades and sidegrades!Place your order next Thursday at our online shops, at one of our authorised resellers, or at the MAXON order hotline: +49 (0)6172 / 5906-0. [Read More]

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Soho Editors and Ronny Courtens have teamed up to showcase the strengths of Final Cut Pro X in the broadcast arena, with relevant partners and high-end case studies of real world user experiences from across the globe. Join us as we showcase a range of Final Cut Pro X presentations by international broadcast professionals. All demonstrating the latest tools for the modern editor.The event will take place on Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 September at Spaces Zuidas, the same venue where the past Final Cut Pro X events at IBC have been organised. [Read More]

Craft and Technical Bursaries What are Craft and Technical Bursaries for film professionals? Craft and Technical Bursaries are funding for training grants of up to £800 for film professionals working in eligible craft and technical departments to spend towards the costs of training which meets key skills priorities in Post Production. Who can apply? You can apply if you are a film professional working in an eligible craft and technical department in feature films or documentaries. [Read More]

Blackmagic Design European Pop Up TourLondon - Madrid - Rome - Munich - ParisJoin us at the Blackmagic Design European Pop Up Tour and experience the revolutionary new DaVinci Resolve 14, now 10 times faster and featuring new tools for editing and colour correction, full Fairlight audio post production and multi user collaboration.As well as the opportunity to get hands on with DaVinci Resolve 14 and the new DaVinci Resolve Micro Panel and DaVinci Resolve Mini Panel, you can register for one of our free DaVinci Resolve Training Classes. [Read More]

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-On May the 4th Only-30% OFF Cinema 4Dincluding Perpetual, Short-term and Upgrade LicensingJoin the Rebellion. Enjoy Huge Savings.Whether you're new to Cinema 4D, want to upgrade or need an additional license, you save 30%. But only for 24 hours!*On Thursday, May 4, 2017, you will be able to purchase all Cinema 4D and BodyPaint 3D licenses and updates* for 30% less!Whether you're new to Cinema 4D or BodyPaint 3D, want to upgrade, or simply purchase an additional license, this is your chance. [Read More]

Soho Editors appointed Blackmagic Certified Training Partner. Become a certified DaVinci Resolve professional!Press Release April 2017Soho Editors are appointed Blackmagic Designs first Certified Training PartnerIn April 2017 Blackmagic announced the launch of a new Authorised Training program to be rolled out worldwide and Soho Editors are pleased to announce they have been appointed the first Certified Training Partner in the UK.Brian Cantwell – Managing Director of Soho Editors said “We have been working with Blackmagic for a number of years developing courses and content and it has long been the goal to establish a fully certified program that would provide a quality assured training experience across the world. [Read More]

Blackmagic Design - Press Release 24th April 2017.Yesterday Blackmagic Design announced DaVinci Resolve 14, the biggest release in the history of the software! It's quite a dramatic upgrade. With this update, we were really focused on solving some of the bigger problems in post production.The first problem was performance. We have made some dramatic performance gains and DaVinci Resolve 14 is now up to 10 times faster than the previous release. It's very fluid now and much more responsive. [Read More]

New hardware colour correction control panels are designed for new changing workflowsFremont, California - March 2, 2017 - Blackmagic Design today announced two new portable hardware control panels for DaVinci Resolve, its professional editing and colour correction software. With professional editing becoming extremely popular in DaVinci Resolve, these new control panels are designed to allow colour correction workflows to be mixed in with editing workflows, while introducing new levels of quality in affordable hardware control panels. [Read More]

The Production Crewing People Since 1997 Soho Editors have been supplying professional freelance talent to the post production industry spanning all genre and post skills to create engaging, entertaining and inspirational content.From March 2017 Soho Editors will start offering the same high quality and respected services to production clients, called Soho Crew!Soho Editors will work with the highly respected and vastly experienced Dan Smith of Boutique Production Services. [Read More]