David Chung
Camera
Born 1947-11-14
Hong Kong, British Crown Colony
48 credits
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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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Filmography
Other credits
40 credits
Flirting Scholar
Once Upon a Time in China
King of Beggars
God of Gamblers
Royal Tramp 2
Hail the Judge
God of Gamblers II
Love on Delivery
The Banquet
Full Throttle
Finale in Blood
Nomad
An Autumn's Tale
Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind
My Heart Is That Eternal Rose
The Lovers
Painted Faces
No Risk, No Gain
The Secret
Au Revoir, Mon Amour
ICAC: Homeward Bound
Zodiac Killers
Kung Fu Vs. Acrobatic
Esprit D'amour
Coolie Killer
ICAC: Section Nine
The Imp
Web of Deception
Song of the Exile
Fruit Punch
Mr. Boo Meets Pom Pom
It's a Drink! It's a Bomb!
Romantic Dream
The Enigmatic Case
CID: Four Moments of Life (Dawn, Noon, Dusk, Night)
CID：兩飛女
ICAC: A Man
ICAC: Two Stories "Water"
Sealed with a Kiss
Superstar Specials: Wong Chuen-yu
Directing
6 credits
Royal Warriors
I Love Maria
Magnificent Warriors
Web of Deception
It's a Drink! It's a Bomb!
The Chase
Acting
4 credits
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