Motion with a point of view

About

Nikita is a London-based Filmmaker & Visual Director working across cinematography, directing and editing. His practice centres on atmosphere and visual identity, moving between disciplines rather than working to fixed boundaries.

Operating with an integrated workflow from capture through post-production, he shapes projects holistically to maintain tonal and emotional coherence. His work spans narrative, fashion, music and branded projects across the UK and Europe.

He is currently developing more personal, authored cinematic work, and working at the intersection of physical production and AI-assisted image making.

Skills

• Camera & CinematographyCinematography / Directing of Photography · Camera operation · Lighting (key, fill, practical) · Composition & framing · Lens selection & depth of field · Handheld / run-and-gun · Live event & unscripted shooting · 1st AC / camera assist · Kit prep & shoot logistics
• Cameras & KitNikon · Sony · Blackmagic · Canon · DJI · iPhone · Flash & strobe photography
• PhotographyFashion & runway · Portrait & influencer · Product & still life · Event & behind-the-scenes · Documentary
• Editing & PostAdobe Premiere Pro · DaVinci Resolve · Colour correction & grading · Sound design & audio mixing · Short-form & long-form editing · Multi-format delivery & aspect ratios · Media management & file organisation
• AI & GenerativeGenerative image & video (Kling, Seedance, Sora, Nano Banana, Adobe Firefly, ChatGPT, Grok, DeepSeek) · Agentic AI workflow (Higgsfield Supercomputer) · AI audio (ElevenLabs) · Prompting & iteration · Stills-to-motion animation · Upscaling & restoration · Music generation · Claude workflow (ideation, scripting, site build & deployment, transcription, captioning)
• Social & ContentSocial-first content (TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts) · Platform-native editing · Vertical video · Brand & campaign content · Content strategy & trends
• Design & OtherAdobe Photoshop · Adobe Lightroom · Art direction · Music production

Education

University of the Arts London, BA Film Practice (2022-2025)Kyiv Academy of Media Arts, Creative Advertising (2019-2021)

Languages

English (fluent) · Ukrainian (native) · Russian (native)