Editing
From footage to film
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
An edit that serves the story, not itself.
We are BAT NICOLAE: a video editing and photo finishing studio that treats your deadline as a promise. Scope in writing, feedback in notes, delivery on schedule.
One editor
One email thread from first brief to final files.
On-time habit
We would rather say "two weeks" and land in ten.
Written scope
Every project starts from a written brief, agreed before work.
No middlemen
Feedback in clear sentences, never vague adjectives.
01 — Services
Three ways we can help your project this month
Everything else we do grows out of these. Each project starts with a written brief and a quote you can actually plan around.
Color
Grading with intent
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
Finishing touch
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
A one-person post house, run properly.
BAT NICOLAE is a one-person post house, run by BAT NICOLAE out of Chișinău, Republica 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 keep the roster small so every project gets the same attention. Everything is written down, scoped, and finished.
- Written brief and scope before any work starts
- Secure file delivery and confidentiality by default
- Feedback in clear notes, not vague adjectives
('13 yrs', 'In post')In post
('24', 'Countries')Countries
('260+', 'Projects')Projects
('58', 'Repeat clients')Repeat clients
04 — How it works
The process, laid out plainly
Revision
You mark notes on the draft; each one becomes an action, never a discussion.
Brief
You send links or files, the deadline and the goal. We reply with the two or three questions that actually change the quote.
Assembly
Your first cut comes back fast, built from your notes, ready for one round of honest feedback.
Handover
Final files, every format you asked for, and clean project folders you can actually navigate.
05 — Journal
Thoughts on the craft
Coverage is a promise the editor keeps
A cinematic cut needs shots that fit together — what to check before the timeline is built.
Read the piece
Five mistakes that make a grade look like a filter
Over-saturation, mismatched skintones and the habits that give amateur color away.
Read the piece
The shadow, the highlight and the truth
Where portrait retouching loses dimension, and how to keep the light structure intact.
Read the piece
06 — Client words
What people say after the project
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They understood that less is more on our brand film and delivered exactly that.
Pavel SokolovFounder, Orhei
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What surprised me was the follow-up: a written list of what was changed and why.
Katarzyna ZielińskaOwner, Poznań
Quotes reflect individual client experiences. Results vary by project and are not a guarantee of any outcome.
Ready to see your project finished?
Send the brief and the date. You get a written fixed quote back within 24 hours.