A documentary stands or falls on the edit. There is almost always too much footage, the order is not fixed, and the story sits scattered across hours of material. Sorting that out is the work.
I edit documentaries, reportage and longer narrative video in DaVinci Resolve Studio: structure, pacing, colour across the full length, and a mix where the voice always sits above the background. Including shoots that run across several seasons and several cameras.
What you get
- A selection from the full material and a structure that carries the story
- Grading that stays consistent across shooting days, seasons and cameras
- Sound cleaned up: wind, hiss and handling noise gone, voices legible
- Music and ambience mixed under the narration, not over it
- Titles, maps and subtitles where the story needs them
- Short cuts from the same edit for social and for the announcement
Examples
EUSTARKA — wildlife documentary
A nature documentary made with Jerzy Mądry: editing, cinematic grading and the graphic elements that support the story. Long form with naturalistic grading and synchronised audio.
EUSTARKA — sound, pacing and long form
The same documentary from another angle: synced field recordings, wind and noise removed, music under the narration, and a structure that holds across the full length.
How it works
- You send the material and a short description of what the film should say.
- A rough structure first, so the direction is settled before detail work starts.
- Then the fine cut, the colour and the sound, with versions to review along the way.
- Delivery in the format you need, plus short clips for promotion.
Where I work
Remotely, for clients in Poland, Belgium and the Netherlands. We can work in Polish, Dutch or English.