Creative software,
made simpler.

Practical, one-to-one training in video editing, motion design, design and illustration. Bring a project, tackle a specific problem or follow a guided lesson—at your pace, with your goals in mind.

Video editing

Learn to edit with confidence through a practical, personalised one-to-one session, built around your goals.

Whether you’re starting from scratch, improving your workflow or tackling a tricky project, we’ll work at your pace in Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Adobe Premiere Pro, CapCut, iMovie or LumaFusion.

Your session could cover:

  • Getting comfortable with your editing software
  • Organising footage and building your first edit
  • Improving storytelling, pacing and structure
  • Working with sound, colour, titles and effects
  • Troubleshooting a project or finding a faster workflow
  • Exporting videos for YouTube, social media or clients

Bring your own project and questions, or we can work through a guided lesson. When booking, tell me which app you use, your experience level and what you’d like to achieve so we can make the most of our time.

Sessions take place online with screen sharing. Choose a shorter session for a focused question or a longer one for guided practice and more detailed support.

Motion design

One-to-one online training in Apple Motion or After Effects with Charlie, a professional motion designer and former Apple Lead Creative. Learn animation, effects and reusable templates, tailored to your experience and goals.

Bring your ideas to life in Apple Motion or After Effects. Learn animation, effects and reusable templates through practical tuition tailored to your goals.

Your session could cover:

  • Animation fundamentals and keyframes
  • Titles, effects and animated graphics
  • Building reusable templates
  • Creating Final Cut Pro templates in Apple Motion
  • Exposing editable controls and improving workflows

Explore Apple Motion through practical work, including templates you can use in Final Cut Pro. These are training sessions shaped around your learning goals.

Looking for commissioned motion graphics or templates? Email me about production work.

Design & illustration

One-to-one online training in InDesign, Affinity, Photoshop, Pixelmator Pro or Procreate with Charlie, a creative professional and former Apple Lead Creative. Learn tools and techniques for design, image editing and digital illustration, tailored to your experience and goals.

Get more confident with the tools behind your creative work. Explore image editing, layouts, graphics or digital illustration through a personalised lesson.

Your session could cover:

  • Image editing and compositing
  • Page layout and typography
  • Graphic creation
  • Digital drawing
  • Preparing and exporting files
Charlie McFarlane

I’m Charlie, founder of Folded Space, a professional video editor and motion designer, a certified Final Cut Pro trainer, and a former Lead Creative at Apple. I’ve delivered more than 10,000 hours of technical and creative training, helping people of all abilities turn unfamiliar tools into useful skills.

  1. Choose your topic and session length. Pick the time you need for a focused question or guided practice.
  2. Book an available time and pay through Cal.com. All prices shown are the total session price in GBP.
  3. Tell me about your goals. The booking questions ask about your software, experience and what you’d like to learn.
  4. Meet online. Learn through screen sharing and practical guidance, using Cal Video or Google Meet.

Bring your own project and questions, or follow a guided lesson. Availability is flexible, including for international clients; Cal.com shows the actual available times.

Learning together?

Tailored training for teams and groups, built around your software, projects and goals. From a focused workshop to a wider learning programme, get in touch to discuss what your team needs.

My experience includes international corporate training, hands-on workshops for groups of up to 30, and creating training materials and curricula.

Team training is arranged separately from the one-to-one sessions above.

Discuss team training