Editing
Structure and pace
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
Editing that disappears into the story.
ALIONA HADJI is the editing and finishing partner behind your film: careful cuts, honest color, and files that land on the day we promised.
No middlemen
You know the price before a single frame is cut.
Written scope
The fixed quote covers everything; nothing is billed later.
Fixed quotes
You talk directly to the person doing the work.
Plain-language notes
Notes in plain sentences, never vague adjectives.
01 — Services
What we do, clearly and without jargon
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 few recent finishes
03 — The studio
Small on purpose. Careful by design.
ALIONA HADJI is a one-person post house, run by ALIONA HADJI 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 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
12Countries
50Repeat clients
240+Projects
5 yrsIn post
04 — How it works
The process, laid out plainly
Handover
Final files, every format you asked for, and clean project folders you can actually navigate.
Quote
A fixed price and a delivery date in writing. Half upfront books your slot; the rest on delivery.
Review
You comment in plain notes; we turn each note into an edit, not an argument.
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.
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 200% test for texture
Zoom past 100 and you will find what the client will eventually find — check the texture there first.
Read the piece
06 — Client words
What people say after the project
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The cut for our crowdfunding video shipped early and the campaign hit its goal.
Jana MarinicCampaign manager, Split
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What I loved was the plain-language notes. Not "more energy" — actual instructions I could act on.
Oliver MarshMarketing lead, Bristol
Quotes reflect individual client experiences. Results vary by project and are not a guarantee of any outcome.
Footage sitting on a drive, unfinished?
Send your brief and the date you need it. You get a fixed quote in writing within one working day.