Charles Boonsu · Director & Editor

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Charles backstage on the BEN Tour, holding a camera on a gimbal and throwing a peace sign — Charles “Boonsu” Johnson

About

Let’s make something worth watching.

A one-stop shop for video, from first idea to final frame. With 10+ years across production, editorial and VFX, I partner with clients, directors and crews at every stage, from development and production through post and final delivery.

Skills

Editor
AI Native
Sound Designer
Cinematographer
VFX Artist
Motion Designer
Hyperlapse
Director

Tools

Creative Cloud
DaVinci Resolve
Blender
Boris FX
Red Giant
SynthEyes
Luma
Midjourney
Krea
Seedance
PAI
Claude

01

Utopai Studios

Video Creative Lead

Hachikō — AI Short FilmDirector, Writer, Editor & Sound Designer

Based on the true story of the loyal dog who waited a lifetime at Shibuya Station for his human companion’s return.

For the launch I created prompt packs with auto-DMs: comment “HACHI” on the post and the pack, plus a link to the full film, landed straight in your inbox.

Making of HachikōDirector & Editor · 1.9M views

Hachikō Prompt PackCampaign Strategy & Copy · Auto-DM launch

02

Luma

Senior Video Creative

Launch videos

Introducing Uni-1Creative Director & Editor · Gaussian splat motion

Introducing Luma AgentsCreative Director & Editor

Building for the FutureDirector & Editor · $900M Series C

Campaigns

Ray3 visual annotation

Friend or FoeDirector & Editor

Captain of ExpressionDirector & Editor

OffscreenDirector & Editor

Shorts

Dead Inside?Creator, Director & Editor

Soul Code · Episode 1Creator, Director & Editor

OverclockCreator, Director & Editor

Reels

@lumalabsai

Overclock: Behind the ScenesCreator & Editor · Ray3

The Portraits Come AliveCreator & Editor · Ray3

Frozen in MotionCreator & Editor · Ray2

The Iron WildCreator & Editor · Ray3

Operation Zombie: Behind the ScenesCreator & Editor · Ray2

03

Independent

Director, Cinematographer & Editor

Macklemore on stage under a storm of confetti on the BEN Tour — **The BEN Tour: UK/Europe 2023**Cinematographer & Editor · Macklemore tour film

World Tour

77shows23countries31recap reels

Reel 01 / 31

Drag to spin · Tap a pin

CologneApr 21, 2023 · Lanxess Arena · GermanyUK & Europe · Cologne × Berlin recap

Tour dates

Tour Photos

Tap to flip

Music Video

Macklemore

Still from the No Bad Days video — **No Bad Days ft. Collett**Cinematographer, Editor & VFX Artist · Dir. Sloane Haggerty

Beast Games

MrBeast · Prime Video

Beast Games VFXVFX Artist · Launch assets

Beast Games billboard in New York — **New York reel**VFX Artist · Launch reel

Beast Games launch in Los Angeles — **LA reel**VFX Artist · Launch reel

Tasked with creating VFX assets for the launch of Beast Games, MrBeast’s competition series on Prime Video, used across the New York and LA launch reels.

On the ground, every set

Eventcapture& recaps

Kilby Block Party 2026Cinematographer & Editor · Festival recap

Amazon Accelerate 2025Cinematographer · Coverage + Timelapse/Hyperlapse

Capitol Hill Block Party 2024Cinematographer & Editor · Festival recap

BumbershootCinematographer & Editor · Day 2

BOO Music FestivalCinematographer & Editor · Doors open

FFC 10th AnniversaryCinematographer & Editor · Foreign Family Collective

04

UW Athletics & Sports

Director of Video

Starting XI · Goal · Scarves UpMotion Designer · In-stadium all-up boards, Seattle Sounders FC

Seattle Sports

Sounders FC · Seattle Storm

Sounders vs. TimbersEditor & VFX Artist · Hype promo

Seattle StormEditor · Playoff intro

Washington Huskies

2016–2023

T-Mobile × UWDirector & Editor · Hero film

UW Football Intro 2022Director & Editor · Season intro

The Greatest Setting in College FootballDirector & Editor · Hype film

Nearly seven years of game-day, social and long-form video for the Washington Huskies, growing from producer and editor to Director of Video Production and leading a team of five.