About

Debby — editor, colourist, keeper of the good takes.

Portrait of Debby in warm daylight at her editing desk

Bio

I started cutting on a borrowed laptop and never stopped.

I'm Debby, the editor behind CHEFdebby.

My journey into video editing began with curiosity and a desire to create something meaningful. Through serving on my church's media team, I gained practical experience, learned from others, and developed a deeper interest in visual storytelling. I've also had the opportunity to take on leadership responsibilities, serving as a media team lead and as deputy lead for an event. Today, I'm continuing to grow my skills in DaVinci Resolve and CapCut, exploring editing techniques, color grading, pacing, titles, and transitions. I believe every video has a story to tell and my goal is to make that story clear, engaging, and memorable. I'm still learning, still building my portfolio, one project at a time.

Work with me

Process

How a project runs

  1. 01 — Conversation

    We talk about the footage, the audience and the deadline. I'll tell you honestly what's achievable and what needs reshooting.

  2. 02 — Assembly

    Everything is logged, transcribed and laid out. You see a rough cut early, so direction changes cost less.

  3. 03 — Refinement

    Two rounds of timestamped feedback through Frame.io. Music, sound and pacing settled before colour.

  4. 04 — Finish

    Grade, mix, titles, captions and versioning. Delivered in named folders with masters, cutdowns and archive.

Tools & Software

What I work in

Adobe Premiere Pro

Primary edit environment — assembly, structure, offline delivery.

DaVinci Resolve

Colour grading, shot matching and final mastering.

Adobe After Effects

Titles, motion graphics and cleanup.

Adobe Audition

Dialogue repair, sound design and mix.

Frame.io

Client review rounds and timestamped notes.

Canva

Editable carousels and social kits for client handoff.

Testimonials

In their words

"She cut a two-day wedding into four minutes that made my mother cry. She found the story faster than we lived it."

Amara E. — Wedding client, Lagos

"Retention on our long-form went up after she restructured the first ninety seconds. That's not a style note, that's results."

Tobi A. — YouTube creator

"Six ad variants in three days, all on-brand, all cut differently. She made our shoot budget work twice as hard."

Seyi B. — Brand manager, Oven & Crumb

Let's bring your next idea to life.

Have footage, a rough idea or just a deadline? Send it over and I'll tell you what it needs.

Pay by bank transfer
Bank Gtbank
Account name Deborah oni
Account number 0561508549

Before you send anything, check that your bank shows the account name as Deborah oni. If it shows any other name, stop — you are not paying this shop.

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