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
The edit nobody notices. The finish they remember.
DOREL CHISTOL is one editor, a fixed quote, and a finished film. We handle the edit, the grade and the retouch, and we hand the final files over on the day we said.
Fixed quotes
Fixed scope, fixed date, no surprise extras.
Fixed scope
We would rather say "two weeks" and land in ten.
Written scope
Your footage stays yours. Always.
No middlemen
One email thread from first brief to final files.
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
Color that belongs
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
A handful of recent projects
03 — The studio
Every project, one pair of hands.
DOREL CHISTOL is a one-person post house, run by DOREL CHISTOL 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
220+Projects
50Repeat clients
13Countries
6 yrsIn post
04 — How it works
Four steps, no surprises
Revision
You mark notes on the draft; each one becomes an action, never a discussion.
Brief
The goal, the deadline and the links. We reply with the few questions that matter.
Rough cut
A first cut comes back quickly, built from your notes, then we refine in clear revision rounds.
Deliver
Final payment, master files, and every format and caption you asked for.
05 — Journal
What we learn while we work
Cutting dialogue like you mean it
When to stay on the speaker and when to cut away, without telegraphing the move.
Read the piece
Neutrals are the anchor of a grade
How a single wrong white point drags the whole scene out of balance.
Read the piece
What dodge and burn actually does
The tool that changes light, not pixels, and why it is the safest way to shape a face.
Read the piece
06 — Client words
What clients said when it was done
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We needed forty images in a week for a launch. They came back on day four, and the print looked better than the brief.
Ana-Maria StanMerchandising lead, Cluj
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The fixed quote meant no awkward invoice conversation at the end. I paid exactly what he said, once.
Milan HorvatFounder, Zagreb
Quotes reflect individual client experiences. Results vary by project and are not a guarantee of any outcome.
Ready for the final version of your project?
Tell us what you have and when you need it. The quote arrives within one working day.