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.
At ELENA CHIRJOI, we edit video and finish photography the way we would want it done for ourselves: careful cuts, honest color, and a delivery date that means something.
Written scope
Notes in plain sentences, never vague adjectives.
Fixed scope
The fixed quote covers everything; nothing is billed later.
NDA by default
Fixed scope, fixed date, no surprise extras.
No middlemen
We would rather say "two weeks" and land in ten.
01 — Services
What we do, clearly and without jargon
Whatever you need finished, it starts the same way: scope on paper, price in writing, date locked.
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
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 handful of recent projects
03 — The studio
One editor. One standard. Yours.
ELENA CHIRJOI is a one-person post house, run by ELENA CHIRJOI out of CHIȘINĂU, 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
190+Projects
17Countries
40Repeat clients
9 yrsIn post
04 — How it works
From brief to delivery, in four steps
Review
Your notes in plain sentences, each answered with an action.
Quote
Fixed price and committed date in writing; half upfront books the slot.
Deposit
Half the quote holds your slot. The rest falls due on delivery.
Deliver
Final payment, master files, and every format and caption you asked for.
05 — Journal
Notes from the timeline
Making a film feel bigger than its budget
The editing choices that stretch small productions without expensive pickup shots.
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
Retouching in passes, not in one go
Why a portrait is cleaner when each issue is handled as its own pass.
Read the piece
06 — Client words
A word from recent clients
“
The grade made our brand film finally look like the one in my head. One fixed quote, one delivery, zero surprises.
Mara JovanovicBrand manager, Novi Sad
“
She treated our raw wedding footage like it mattered. The timeline notes were the clearest I have ever received.
Daniel CristeaGroom, Oradea
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?
Tell us what you have and when you need it. The quote arrives within one working day.