Editing
A cut that holds
Documentaries, commercials, podcasts and creator channels. We shape your footage into a cut with rhythm, then handle sound and clean-up so it holds up anywhere it plays.
How editing works
Video & Photo Studio
Your footage, finally film.
NICOLAI PETIS is the editing and finishing partner behind your film: careful cuts, honest color, and files that land on the day we promised.
Plain-language notes
Feedback in clear sentences, never vague adjectives.
Reply by email
Scope, price and date agreed in writing before any work starts.
Fixed scope
You talk directly to the person doing the work.
Direct contact
Notes in plain sentences, never vague adjectives.
01 — Services
Three services, one standard of care
No hidden fees and no mystery dates. Each service starts with a written brief and a fixed quote you can plan around.
Color
Grade & finish
A look that belongs to your film, not a preset menu. We match scenes, build a palette, and finish in the formats your platform actually accepts.
How color works
Retouching
Photo finishing
Portraits, products and editorial work, cleaned and balanced without that plastic look. Skin stays skin, texture stays texture, and the client stays happy.
How retouching works
02 — Recent work
Recent work, short list
03 — The studio
Small on purpose. Careful by design.
NICOLAI PETIS is a one-person post house, run by NICOLAI PETIS out of Chișcăreni, Moldova, working with clients in fourteen countries. Small by choice — because a single careful editor, reachable by email, is usually better than a production line.
We don't chase volume. We take on a handful of projects each month, write everything down, and finish what we start. That's the whole method.
- Written brief and scope before any work starts
- Secure file delivery and confidentiality by default
- Feedback in clear notes, not vague adjectives
17Countries
50Repeat clients
210+Projects
5 yrsIn post
04 — How it works
How a project actually runs
Scope
A written list of what is in, what is out, and what changes cost. Locked before we start.
Quote
A fixed price and a committed date. Half upfront holds your slot; the rest on delivery.
Assembly
Your first cut comes back fast, built from your notes, ready for one round of honest feedback.
Delivery
Final files, requested formats, captions and clean folders — on the day we agreed.
05 — Journal
Notes between projects
Restraint is what makes a cut read as cinematic
The word that separates cinematic editing from flashy editing is restraint, not effects.
Read the piece
Match scenes to each other, not to a preset
The habit that makes a grade look like a filter, and the fix that makes it look like a film.
Read the piece
Keep the structure, drop the distraction
The difference between retouching that cleans up and retouching that erases.
Read the piece
06 — Client words
What clients said when it was done
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Every note I left came back addressed, not just acknowledged. That is rarer than it should be.
Inga RotariWedding photographer, Cluj
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Three projects, three on-time deliveries. I have stopped worrying about the deadline entirely.
Lena IvanovaChannel manager, Riga
Quotes reflect individual client experiences. Results vary by project and are not a guarantee of any outcome.
Have a finished shoot and an open deadline?
Send your brief and the date you need it. You get a fixed quote in writing within one working day.