Category: Film

01
May

The Worldwide Wedding | Acrobatic Couple Marries 46 Times

We are  proud to present Rhiann Woodyard and Cheetah Platt‘s final private wedding ceremony, back from around the world to where they first met.

They went from being our talent for our Atomos Shogun test videos to being featured on CNN, ABC and Good Morning America. Why? Because they got married 46 times across 12 countries and 6 continents!!!!! THAT’S WHY!

All the gear that we test and review is nothing if we don’t go out and tell great stories with them. When I texted my high school friend Rhiann asking when their final ceremony after their crazy awesome journey was, they told me “Today”. I was like WHAT???

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30
Apr

Aerialist Love Story | Atomos NAB 2015 Demo

Rhiann and Cheetah are two very talented hand-to-hand aerialists that fell in love one day at Santa Monica beach. They are now a world famous wedding couple featured on Good Morning America!

Earlier this year, we invited them to be the subjects of our Atomos Shogun + A7s + Steadicam shoot. The footage was featured on screens all around the NAB 2015 Show floor.

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21
Apr

The Storytellers are the Game-Changers: “Do More With Less”

In case you missed it, here is a photo recap of Michael’s talk at NAB. Special thanks to Megan Pangan for capturing these photos. We love them! Connect with us at info@onyxcinema.com for mentorship opportunities or to simply say HI. We love hearing from new and old friends. Thank you so much for dropping by.

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17
Apr

NAB 2015 and Special Shoutouts!

Hi everyone! Michael, Georgia, Marcus and Emily just got back from NAB 2015. This experience was a little unique for the team as our very own Michael Shu was invited to give a talk at the Atomos Dome. Atomos really outdid themselves at NAB; it was bigger and greater than last year. Here is a quick summary of some of the booths we said HI to.

Freddie Wong gave a presentation, “How to Be a Success on Youtube and Beyond,” at the Adobe platform on Tuesday, April 2015. Of course, we dropped in to support one of our fellow filmmaker/content creator! Here’s a snapshot of Video Game High School. Check out the series here.

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31
May

“Unmentionables” World Premiere at the Director’s Guild of America


Michael Shu’s short film for Visual Communications’ “Armed with a Camera” 2011-2012 fellowship premiered on Mother’s Day, May 13th atthe Director’s Guild of America’s grand Theater 1.

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13
Apr

“Unmentionables” // teaser trailer

The official teaser trailer of Michael Shu’s Visual Communications “Armed with a Camera” fellowship short!

A sneak peek into the dark world within the laundromat in a film starring Edward Rowley, Alice Wen and Luca Rodrigues. The teaser trailer features original music from talented film composer Chanda Dancy!

The film will be premiering at the Visual Communications “Digital Posse Ver. 2012” program on May 13th, 2012 at 7PM at the Director’s Guild of America Theater 1.

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01
Feb

Otto Instruments // A Small Company That’s Huge

Otto Instruments and Avionics approached us about the idea to create a video to celebrate over 60 years in the aviation industry. We were struck by how Otto Instruments, within the corporate success, was such a close-knit family company at its core.
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24
Jan

Boudoir with RED SCARLET-X

A little while ago, we (Anthony, Georgia and Michael) all had the opportunity to test our SCARLET-X “Rockwell” on the Steadicam Zephyr and the Midas Mount on a boudoir shoot. We are having a blast filming with SCARLET-X.
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29
Sep

Every 15 Minutes

Every 15 Minutes, someone dies from an alcohol related vehicle collision.

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29
Dec

Blood Trail

Cinematographer Michael Shu is the director of photography for the award winning short film “Blood Trail”.  It’s the directorial debut for master swordsman and choreographer Anthony DeLongis. The film won “Best Western” in the 2010 Action on Film International Film Festival.
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