A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Chung Chi-Man
David Chung Chi-Man
鍾志文
Birthplace:
Hong Kong
Born:
November 14, 1947
David Chung 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,
Cinematography:
1983 Esprit D'amour
Director:
1977 The Chase
1983 Esprit D'amour
1985 It's a Drink! It's a Bomb!
1986 Royal Warriors
1987 Magnificent Warriors
1988 I Love Maria
1989 Web of Deception
Director of Photography:
1975 Superstar Specials: Wong Chuen-yu
1976 CID: Four Moments of Life (Dawn, Noon, Dusk, Night)
1976 CID: Two Teddy Girls
1977 The Chase
1978 ICAC: A Man
1978 ICAC: Homeward Bound
1978 ICAC: Section Nine
1978 ICAC: Two Stories "Water"
1979 The Secret
1980 Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind
1980 The Enigmatic Case
1981 Sealed with a Kiss
1981 The Imp
1982 Coolie Killer
1982 Nomad
1983 Esprit D'amour
1985 It's a Drink! It's a Bomb!
1985 Mr. Boo Meets Pom Pom
1986 Royal Warriors
1987 An Autumn's Tale
1987 Magnificent Warriors
1988 I Love Maria
1988 Painted Faces
1989 God of Gamblers
1989 My Heart Is That Eternal Rose
1989 Web of Deception
1990 Kung Fu Vs. Acrobatic
1990 No Risk, No Gain
1990 Song of the Exile
1991 Fruit Punch
1991 Once Upon a Time in China
1991 The Banquet
1991 Zodiac Killers
1992 Royal Tramp 2
1993 Flirting Scholar
1994 Hail the Judge
1994 Love on Delivery
1994 The Lovers
1995 Full Throttle
1995 Romantic Dream
Grip:
1975 Superstar Specials: Wong Chuen-yu
1976 CID: Four Moments of Life (Dawn, Noon, Dusk, Night)
1976 CID: Two Teddy Girls
1977 The Chase
1978 ICAC: A Man
1978 ICAC: Homeward Bound
1978 ICAC: Section Nine
1978 ICAC: Two Stories "Water"
1979 The Secret
1980 Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind
1980 The Enigmatic Case
1981 Sealed with a Kiss
1981 The Imp
1982 Coolie Killer
1982 Nomad
1983 Esprit D'amour
1985 It's a Drink! It's a Bomb!
1985 Mr. Boo Meets Pom Pom
1986 Royal Warriors
1987 An Autumn's Tale
1987 Magnificent Warriors
1988 I Love Maria
1988 Painted Faces
1989 God of Gamblers
1989 My Heart Is That Eternal Rose
1989 Web of Deception
1990 Kung Fu Vs. Acrobatic
1990 No Risk, No Gain
1990 Song of the Exile
1991 Fruit Punch
1991 Once Upon a Time in China
1991 The Banquet
1991 Zodiac Killers
1992 Royal Tramp 2
1993 Flirting Scholar
1994 Hail the Judge
1994 Love on Delivery
1994 The Lovers
1995 Full Throttle
1995 Romantic Dream
2024 Easter Bloody Easter
Second Assistant Camera:
1975 Superstar Specials: Wong Chuen-yu
1976 CID: Four Moments of Life (Dawn, Noon, Dusk, Night)
1976 CID: Two Teddy Girls
1977 The Chase
1978 ICAC: A Man
1978 ICAC: Homeward Bound
1978 ICAC: Section Nine
1978 ICAC: Two Stories "Water"
1979 The Secret
1980 Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind
1980 The Enigmatic Case
1981 Sealed with a Kiss
1981 The Imp
1982 Coolie Killer
1982 Nomad
1983 Esprit D'amour
1985 It's a Drink! It's a Bomb!
1985 Mr. Boo Meets Pom Pom
1986 Royal Warriors
1987 An Autumn's Tale
1987 Magnificent Warriors
1988 I Love Maria
1988 Painted Faces
1989 Chasing Dreams
1989 God of Gamblers
1989 My Heart Is That Eternal Rose
1989 Web of Deception
1990 Kung Fu Vs. Acrobatic
1990 No Risk, No Gain
1990 Song of the Exile
1991 Fruit Punch
1991 Once Upon a Time in China
1991 The Banquet
1991 Zodiac Killers
1992 Royal Tramp 2
1993 Flirting Scholar
1994 Hail the Judge
1994 Love on Delivery
1994 The Lovers
1995 Full Throttle
1995 Romantic Dream
2024 Easter Bloody Easter
Second Unit Director of Photography:
1975 Superstar Specials: Wong Chuen-yu
1976 CID: Four Moments of Life (Dawn, Noon, Dusk, Night)
1976 CID: Two Teddy Girls
1977 The Chase
1978 ICAC: A Man
1978 ICAC: Homeward Bound
1978 ICAC: Section Nine
1978 ICAC: Two Stories "Water"
1979 The Secret
1980 Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind
1980 The Enigmatic Case
1981 Sealed with a Kiss
1981 The Imp
1982 Coolie Killer
1982 Nomad
1983 Esprit D'amour
1984 Shanghai Blues
1985 It's a Drink! It's a Bomb!
1985 Mr. Boo Meets Pom Pom
1986 Royal Warriors
1987 An Autumn's Tale
1987 Magnificent Warriors
1988 I Love Maria
1988 Painted Faces
1989 Chasing Dreams
1989 God of Gamblers
1989 My Heart Is That Eternal Rose
1989 Web of Deception
1990 Kung Fu Vs. Acrobatic
1990 No Risk, No Gain
1990 Song of the Exile
1991 Fruit Punch
1991 Once Upon a Time in China
1991 The Banquet
1991 Zodiac Killers
1992 Royal Tramp 2
1993 Flirting Scholar
1994 Hail the Judge
1994 Love on Delivery
1994 The Lovers
1995 Full Throttle
1995 Romantic Dream
2024 Easter Bloody Easter
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