Editing
Shape the story
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
The edit nobody notices. The finish they remember.
NICOLAI BOLEA 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
Notes in plain sentences, never vague adjectives.
One editor
The fixed quote covers everything; nothing is billed later.
NDA by default
You talk directly to the person doing the work.
Written scope
Your footage stays yours. Always.
01 — Services
The work, kept simple
No hidden fees and no mystery dates. Each service starts with a written brief and a fixed quote you can plan around.
Color
A look of your own
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
Texture that stays
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
A few recent finishes
03 — The studio
One editor. One standard. Yours.
NICOLAI BOLEA is a one-person post house, run by NICOLAI BOLEA out of Bălți, 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
16Countries
5 yrsIn post
36Repeat clients
220+Projects
04 — How it works
The process, laid out plainly
Cut
You get a first cut for feedback, then structured revision rounds until the brief is met.
Brief
Send footage or links, tell us the goal and deadline. We confirm scope and ask the two or three questions that matter.
Deliver
Final payment, master files, and every format and caption you asked for.
Deliver
Final payment, master files, and every format and caption you asked for.
05 — Journal
Thoughts on the craft
The grammar of the match cut
When matching on shape or motion works, and when it becomes a trick the audience notices.
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Why your grade still looks like a filter
Contrast, saturation and skintone mistakes that amateur color work keeps repeating.
Read the piece
The zoom test for honest retouching
How to clean a portrait without removing the skin, the structure or the truth.
Read the piece
06 — Client words
A word from recent clients
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The before-and-after on our product shots sold the retouch better than any words.
Radu MunteanuE-commerce owner, Cluj-Napoca
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The retouch on our catalogue was invisible, which is exactly the compliment we wanted.
Oksana DemchukE-commerce manager, Odessa
Quotes reflect individual client experiences. Results vary by project and are not a guarantee of any outcome.
Got footage that's waiting for its final version?
Share the footage and the deadline — a fixed quote comes back within one working day.