Atomos on May 6 said skateboard filmmaker Mason Horacek is using the Ninja external recorder to capture his work in ProRes RAW as he moves from skate videos into TV commercials and other professional productions.
The company said Horacek, whose early work centered on filming skateboarding tricks and other fast-moving action, now relies on the Ninja to help him record cleaner footage across a wider range of shoots. Atomos described the device as part of a workflow that combines monitoring and recording in the field, giving creators a single unit for on-set capture when production conditions are changing quickly.
Horacek’s background in skate filming shaped a camera style built around handheld shooting, quick setups and unpredictable motion, according to the announcement. As his projects have expanded into commercial work, the same shooting habits have carried into more controlled production environments where consistency and postproduction flexibility matter more. Atomos said the Ninja helps bridge those two types of work by providing a repeatable recording setup for both run-and-gun and staged shoots.
The release said ProRes RAW is attractive to filmmakers because it preserves image detail and dynamic range while keeping files manageable in postproduction. Atomos said that can be useful when moving from action footage to polished commercial edits, where cleaner source material can simplify color work and finishing. ProRes RAW is designed to give editors and colorists more latitude from the original capture while maintaining a workflow suited to fast-moving production.
Horacek’s use of the Ninja reflects a broader pattern among creators who move between skate, sports, social, travel and branded content work as their assignments expand. The company positioned his workflow as an example of how gear choices can scale from informal, handheld shooting to more structured commercial production without changing the basic approach to capture.
Atomos did not disclose pricing or a new product launch in the release. More information is available from the company’s announcement at the original post.
Horacek’s shift comes as more independent creators take on paid production work that crosses genres, with camera and recording tools increasingly serving both social video and client-driven projects.
