KRITIE
Cinematic Editor
Kritie.
Selected work — 2018 / 2026

Idon'tjust editvideos.
Iengineer attention.

Kritie — a video editor for creators, brands and artists who refuse to be skipped. Built around story architecture, sound, and ruthless pacing.

200M+
views engineered
120+
projects shipped
38
creators scaled
7yrs
in the cut
Retention•Pacing•Sound Design•Motion Graphics•Story Architecture•Color•Audience Psychology•
Retention•Pacing•Sound Design•Motion Graphics•Story Architecture•Color•Audience Psychology•
Trusted by creators & studios
NORTHWIND/Lumen Studio/Acme Records/Atelier 21/Zenith FM/Kingfisher/Halcyon Co./Vapor Inc./
NORTHWIND/Lumen Studio/Acme Records/Atelier 21/Zenith FM/Kingfisher/Halcyon Co./Vapor Inc./
◍ About — Manifesto

Editingisn'tdecoration.It'sarchitectureforemotion.

I build edits the way a director builds scenes — with intent on every frame. The cut isn't the end of the process; it's where the story is actually written.

For seven years I've engineered videos that hold attention against an algorithm built to steal it — for creators with millions of subscribers, for brands that refuse to look like ads, and for artists who treat film like sound.

I make videos people don't scroll past.

Editor at work in a dark studio
  • 01
    Story Architecture
    Structure first. Footage serves the arc, never the other way around.
  • 02
    Retention Editing
    Every cut earns the next second of attention. No filler. No drift.
  • 03
    Pacing & Rhythm
    Beats, breath, tension. Pacing tuned like a score.
  • 04
    Sound Design
    Dialogue, score, sfx layered for emotional weight, not just polish.
  • 05
    Motion Graphics
    Type and motion that supports the story — never decorates over it.
  • 06
    Audience Psychology
    Built for how viewers actually watch — not how editors wish they did.
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◍ Selected Work — / 03

Framesthatrefusetobeskipped.

A small selection. Click any frame to play. All edits, color and sound design by Kritie.

Echoes in Motion

A frame-perfect tribute cut — pacing engineered around the breath between beats.

Music VideoColorSound Design

Signal / Noise

Brand film built on tension — every cut chosen to hold the viewer one more second.

Brand FilmStorytelling

Afterlight

A documentary edit that moves like a feature — emotional architecture first, footage second.

DocumentaryLong-form

Hyperloop

Kinetic short-form — designed for the scroll, weaponised for retention.

Short-formReelsMotion

Atelier

Slow cinema for a luxury brand — restraint as a flex.

LuxuryBrandColor

Pulse

Creator long-form re-engineered — 70%+ retention through architecture, not tricks.

YouTubeLong-formRetention

Mirage

Music-driven narrative cut — every transition a hidden cue.

Music VideoMotion Graphics
◍ Services — / 04

WhatIdo,endtoend.

Every project is custom. No templates, no presets. Pricing scales with scope and stakes.

Long-form YouTube

Engineered for 70%+ retention.

Story-first edits for creators who treat YouTube like cinema. Scripts, structure, sound, motion — the whole architecture.

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Short-form / Reels

Designed to be re-watched.

Scroll-stopping vertical edits. Hook in 1.5s, story in 30, payoff that earns a follow.

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Brand Films & Ads

Premium, never templated.

Cinematic brand work that earns trust without saying 'trust us'. From DR ads to luxury campaigns.

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Music Videos

Cuts that feel like the song.

Beat-tight editing, in-camera tricks finished in post, motion design as choreography.

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Color & Sound

The grade you actually feel.

Cinematic color grading and full sound design — score, dialogue, foley, mix. Standalone or with a full edit.

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◍ Process — / 05

Ashort,ruthlessprocess.

  1. 01

    Brief & Vision

    We unpack the goal — not just the deliverable. Audience, intent, KPIs, references. The honest version.

  2. 02

    Story Architecture

    I structure the cut before I touch a clip. Beats, hooks, payoff, retention curve. The skeleton that carries the rest.

  3. 03

    Edit, Sound & Color

    Pacing, sound design, motion graphics, grade. Everything dialed until each frame earns its second.

  4. 04

    Deliver & Measure

    Master files, platform-specific cuts, thumbnails on request. We watch the numbers and iterate.

◍ Testimonials — / 06

Whatclientssayafterthecut.

"Kritie didn't just edit the video — they rewrote the way our channel feels. Retention jumped 38% on the first upload."

Maya Okafor— Creator · 2.4M subs

"Best music video edit I've ever shipped."

— Acme Records

"Sound design alone was worth it."

— Atelier 21

"Made our 12-minute video feel like 4."

— Halcyon Co.

"Turned raw footage into a whole story."

— Vapor Inc.

"Clients ask who edited it. Every time."

— Zenith FM
◍ The Reel — / 07
◍ Contact — / 08

Let'smakesomethingunskippable.

Booking projects for Q3
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