David Chung
David Chung Chi-Man was born in Hong Kong on November 14th, 1947. When he was seventeen, he learned cinematography and acted as a camera assistant under the Shaw Brothers camera department, becoming a cinematographer for TV in 1968, joining TVB in 1973. He shot his first feature film, For Whom to be Murdered, in 1978, and won his first award for Ann Hui's The Secret in 1979, winning Best Cinematography at the 17th Golden Horse Awards. He became a staple cinematographer for the Hong Kong New Wave directors, working with the likes of Ann Hui, Patrick Tam, Yim Ho, Alex Cheung, Tsui Hark, Dennis Yu etc. on acclaimed films such as Close Encounters of the First Kind, Nomad, My Love is that Eternal Rose, Once Upon a Time in China and so on.
In 1989 he became the vice chairman of the Hong Kong Society of Cinematographers. In 1995 he emigrated to America,
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Movies (48)
Conejos asesinos
2024 · Grip
Full Throttle
1995 · Director of Photography
Romantic Dream
1995 · Director of Photography
The Lovers
1994 · Director of Photography
Hail the Judge
1994 · Director of Photography
Love on Delivery
1994 · Director of Photography
Finale in Blood
1993 · Director of Photography
Flirting Scholar
1993 · Director of Photography
King of Beggars
1992 · Director of Photography
Royal Tramp 2
1992 · Director of Photography
The Banquet
1991 · Director of Photography
Fruit Punch
1991 · Director of Photography
Once Upon a Time in China
1991 · Director of Photography
Zodiac Killers
1991 · Director of Photography
Au Revoir, Mon Amour
1991 · Director of Photography
God of Gamblers II
1990 · Director of Photography
Kung Fu Vs. Acrobatic
1990 · Director of Photography
Song of the Exile
1990 · Director of Photography
No Risk, No Gain
1990 · Director of Photography
Eight Taels of Gold
1989 · Second Unit Director of Photography
God of Gamblers
1989 · Director of Photography
Web of Deception
1989 · Director, Director of Photography
Chasing Dreams
1989 · Second Assistant Camera
My Heart Is That Eternal Rose
1989 · Director of Photography
Painted Faces
1988 · Director of Photography
I Love Maria
1988 · Director
An Autumn's Tale
1987 · Director of Photography
Magnificent Warriors
1987 · Director
Royal Warriors
1986 · Director
It's a Drink! It's a Bomb!
1985 · Director, Director of Photography
Mr. Boo Meets Pom Pom
1985 · Director of Photography
Shanghai Blues
1984 · Second Unit Director of Photography
Esprit D'amour
1983 · Director of Photography
Nomad
1982 · Director of Photography
Coolie Killer
1982 · Director of Photography
The Imp
1981 · Director of Photography
Sealed with a Kiss
1981 · Director of Photography
Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind
1980 · Director of Photography
The Enigmatic Case
1980 · Director of Photography
The Secret
1979 · Director of Photography
ICAC: A Man
1978 · Director of Photography
ICAC: Homeward Bound
1978 · Director of Photography
ICAC: Two Stories "Water"
1978 · Director of Photography
ICAC: Section Nine
1978 · Director of Photography
The Chase
1977 · Director
CID: Four Moments of Life (Dawn, Noon, Dusk, Night)
1976 · Director of Photography
CID: Two Teddy Girls
1976 · Director of Photography
Superstar Specials: Wong Chuen-yu
1975 · Director of Photography
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