Neil's Bio & Reviews

"Neil was very attentive and patient, and overall great teacher. Very inspiring and funny!"

"Tutor was really great and very patient, staff were all really friendly and welcoming."

"Lots of great snacks, quality course content with examples, tailoring course to individual needs, great at answering questions in lots of detail, lots of great reference and extra reading resources, amazing building with great facilities and very modern."

"Really knowledgeable trainer - great course."

"Really good at explaining everything from a basic starter level and also really good at checking in with everyone to make sure everyone is up to speed with the activities"

"Really great tech set up and customer service, as usual Great trainer too"

"Being patient and explaining things thoroughly, thanks Neil!"

"I thought the course was well organised and structured. However, what most impressed my was Neil - he is clearly incredibly knowledgeable and a great animator, but he was also so patient and so good at explaining everything. The pace and tone of the course was spot on and he managed to bring everyone on the course with him at all stages. He was pretty unflappable and just generally really nice . His passion was evident and that really helped me learn and stay with the course."

"Clear concise directions, everyone had time to ask questions, no-one was left behind. A fantastic course."

"Very friendly, very knowledgeable, happy to help with any issues."

"The course was very detailed, everything was explained really well."

"Very friendly, making you feel comfortable and happy to go over any questions. Good at explaining things simply."

"Making it relevant to my own work or real examples. Useful links and resources etc. Lots of encouragement :-)"

"Keeping everyone engaged and moving at a good pace. It was nice to have a small group."

"Neil was a brilliant trainer. He was thorough and took the time to make sure everyone was on the same page. He was also really funny! I learnt a lot and I now feel more comfortable to use AE."

"Really knowledgable trainer and great examples which I will use in real life."

"Neil was brilliant, very patient and happy to answer any questions, go back and forth etc. He adjusted the training well to our needs."

"Very friendly and more than willing to repeat until we were all at the same level, would highly recommend."

"Checking in on people and making sure everyone understood. Being able to share screens was really helpful."

"Make you feel at home, literally! Seriously, very friendly, relaxed, fun way to learn"

"Covered lots of useful material and suggested good resources for further training/practice."

"Everything was brilliant, Neil was great and moved along at a good pace!"

"Very informative, I learned a lot! Answered questions effectively and was given helpful resources to look at!"

"Clear with all explanations and good at giving us time to test it out ourselves. All flowed really well too and gave us time for questions which was useful."

"Just very good explaining - use of metaphors really helped."

"I really love the media training courses! I've learnt so much within just 2 days, a massive thank you to Neil for his teaching and inspiring me to want to explore motion graphics further. Everything was well explained and easy to follow, I'd definitely like to attend more media training classes in the future."

"Explaining each section precisely and carefully checking we all understood before we moved on."

"Loads of information covered in a short amount of time."

"Neil was great at explaining the entry level skills for AE. Many thanks."

"It was all great. very smooth admin and prep and the training was a really good pace, and put me at ease. I learned loads. I actually had a certain amount of AE knowledge, but I wanted a solid base and I feel confident now and have a lot of pointers on directions to go. really pleased."

"Delivery was superb. Very knowlegable course tutor. Great materials. Superb course."

"As a start to how after effects works it was perfect as it covers everything you would need to know when importing a pre made composition and know how to edit it in the correct manor."

"Consistent explanation for the entire group. No one got left behind. Neil was very clear and encouraging."

"Great, friendly, well paced trainer. Knowledgeable with plenty of useful resources for us at the end. Would recommend to colleagues and friends."

"Neil went at a perfect pace and was brilliant at listening and understanding! Also kept it fun and interesting."

"Neil gave a comprehensive introduction to After Effects at a good pace, ensuring all of us grasped the concepts of how it works, which took place over Zoom. You pick up much more compared to learning the software self taught. I would definitely recommend it."

"Neil was a fantastic trainer. He was so engaging and had great explainers for everything. Loads of interactive parts and he was happy to answer all of our questions. Neil also gave loads of great insider tips for the animation/design industry."

"Neil was very knowlegable and the course was kept at a good pace. I've learnt a lot."

"Neil was very enthusiastic and motivational! Very patient and a good teacher."

"Wide range of information and fantastic at filling in theory and fundamentals"

"Perfect in an online setting, Neil was very good at making sure we were all keeping up and had understood, especially when we are all on mute, very well done to Neil, it must be tricky when you haven't got a student right there with them. Very helpful and just what I was looking for! Thank you!!"

"Good communication, good knowledge - really enjoyed it"

"The tutor is knowledgable, affable and extremely helpful to everyone on the course. Made the course a pleasurable and easy experience."

"Great online course. Zoom worked very well and the trainer was very helpful and knowledgeable. This will be very useful for my work and I can't wait to put all this knowledge into practice."

"Fantastic! Thank you Neil - and especially for your specific help on all my many questions! Really helpful and friendly."

"The overall experience was great and I learn't a lot. Thank you"

"I really enjoyed the course and truly felt I was learning a lot. The trainer explained everything in a very clear and accessible way. After the course, I understood how to create AE basic animations and felt confident to start working without help. Additionally, the trainer made sure we were doing things correctly and took time to adapt the course to our needs. I also liked that the trainer answered all the questions we asked and was very patient. Thank you!"

"It was very detailed and was explained very well. Very well presented and loved the extra info such as web links and examples of other tutorials. Learned loads on the two days."

"Being patient, kind, informative & knowledgable on the day."

"Really knowledgeable trainer, super insightful and really interesting course. Thanks so much! I feel like my brain might explode (in a good way) so I know I have learned a lot. I feel a lot more confident now."

"Very patient and took time to explain things"

"Very good at explaining and going through tasks, very interesting and personal experience."

"I felt really looked after by all the staff. Vegan options were great. Neil was an awesome tutor, really enthusiastic, the course was fun and I learnt everything I wanted to from the course. He also gave us a nice big list of references to expand on which I'm looking forward to checking out. Can't wait to book the advanced session now! THANK YOU :)"

"A nice learning environment. easy learning approach"

"Everything super friendly and very informative! learnt a lot :) thank you"

"Thoroughly explaining and pointing out tips and tricks."

"Trainer was good and learnt lots of good After effect techniques"

"Neil was really friendly and kept a good pace. I've learned loads and will hopefully be back to do another course soon."

"It was all great! Very informative, Neil was a brilliant tutor. Lunch was lovely. Would 100% recommend."

"Really good at being enthusiastic and making sure everyone was up to speed and understands before moving on. Also, all of the staff were extremely friendly and helpful."

"Neil was really good in filling in the gaps from the introduction course."

"Great trainer, explains things really well :)"

"Neil, was great - incredibly knowledgable and a brilliant teacher."

"The course delegate numbers are great, enough time to tailor for everyones needs"

"Great course, insightful. The place is spotless, very organised,"

"Friendly,organised, helpful and engaging trainer with genuine enthusiasm for subject. Asked if we had any specific things we were trying to achieve And gave us help or direction to make progress. Food was good and plates cleared quickly better than a lot or restaurants. Good work all and especially Neil"

"I loved this place. Congratulations to everyone."

"Everything! it all felt very well explained, Neil was always happy to repeat anything I had trouble with. I always felt I was in good hands, thank you"

"Helping individuals, speed of examples, range of examples and answering questions. Also, lunch was great!"

"Explaining things and making sure people were following while also explaining how things work or why / real world examples, rather than just reading off from a sheet or script and going through it like a check list to get to the end of the lesson."

"Small classes were great - more chance to ask questions and ask for individual help"

"Very good at explaining and providing examples - also helping where stuck!"

"Brilliant Company for training, and the venue is perfect for relaxing in."

"Teaching, hosting, made to feel very welcome and covered everything the class was interested in!"

"Getting through a lot of content in a short timeframe"

"Taking time to ensure everyone was at the same point before moving on."

"Knowledge of trainer, refreshments and overall staff are very friendly"

"Teaching was great, so was the lunch & facilities!"

"Good small number of people on the course, very one-to-one"

"Very attentive and knowledgeable trainer."

"The tutors knowledge of after effects was fantastic. Very welcoming and friendly staff. Very patient tutors."

"Making the training accessible whilst also engaging. A really nice balance."

"Great intro from very basic to quite complicated - didn't feel too baby, but also not too impossible."

"Really good class pace catering to everyone's needs, nice to be able to work hands-on, on an example project. Awesome to have a resources page to keep looking at after the class."

"Explaining/patience/snacks/air con/quality of tutorials and software etc"

"Informal environment was very comfortable"

"Providing a comforting environment to learn and unafraid to ask for help. Clear about each step of the course and what's going on. Wanting us to do well and confident doing it ourselves."

"Great at going into detail and explaining things simply"

"Very good facilities and catering! And Neil was really knowledgeable and helpful!"

"Well organised. Lovely space. Excellent lunch."

"The course was very in-depth and the trainer was knowledgeable. He answered all questions to the best of his ability and it was really helpful."

"Really good trainer, good facilities, very friendly!"

"Well organised. Good food. Great technology setup. Knowledgeable trainer."

"A big thank you to Neil and the team. 10 out 10. Fantastic course!"

"Lunch was on point - trainer was good :)"

"Really relevant examples, not too advanced or too much information. So the amount of new things was really easy to understand, not too overwhelming."

"Answering questions on the fly and adding the questions into the day during teaching"

"Providing fun examples to work from and how complicated things were explained in the programme"

"Clear instructions, fun, good demos and illustrating points on whiteboard, good overview and intro into useful features. FOOD top draw"