stephen chung director of photography
Biography
1967 • Born Kingston, Jamaica
1973 • Moved to Toronto, Canada
1983 • First camera
1986-88 • Freelance assistant to several Toronto based photographers
1989-96 • Freelance photographer for numerous record labels,
Canadian and European editorials
• Award of merit for photography Studio Magazine Annual Awards 1996
1997 • Nominated for Juno Award (best album artwork)
David Wilcox “Greatest Hits Too”
• Juno Award for (best album artwork) Tom Cochrane “Songs of a Circling Spirit”
1998 • Solo exhibition Contact 98 the Rivoli “Still Moving Images”
• Award of merit, The Advertising & Design Club of Canada
(Single Magazine-Page/Spread) “Living in Oblivion” Shift Magazine
1999 • Director of photography on the feature film “Wolf Song”
• Group show, Contact 99 Sixty4 Steps Contemporary Art “One”
• Director of photography for several music videos
• Gold award, The Advertising & Design Club of Canada
(Single Magazine-Article) “Antigua” Shift Magazine
2000 • Group show, Contact 2000 Sixty4 Steps Contemporary Art “Another One”
• Director/cameraman “Subway” film for “Do Make Say Think” - projected and
edited live @ the Bloor Cinema
2001 • Camera operator on the independent film L’il Steve
directed by Sook Yin Lee/Steve Cosen
• Cinematography for Queen St. west documentary “QSW the Wild Zone”
• Director/cameraman for Chris Brown and Kate Fenner music video
“Walk the Lake”
• Director of photography for King Cobb Steelie “Below the Stars” and
Buck 65 “Pants on Fire” both nominated For best independent music video at
the Much Music Video Awards
2002 • Camera operator CBC series David Suzuki’s “The Sacred Balance”
• Camera operator CBC television film “ Scar Tissue”
• Director/cameraman Classified music video " Yuh Ded Now"
• Cameraman for the documentary film "Always moving forward"
• Winner best cinematography Leo Burnett independent film festival “Oh My Dog”
• Director of photography on pilot for Food Network titled “SUSUR”
2003 • Director/cameraman Spookey Reuben music video Shaua
• Director of photography season 1 “made to order”
food network / Alliance Atlantis / Mercer Street Films
• Director of photography on Broken Social Scene music video “Cause=Time”
• Director/cameraman on Denzal Sinclaire TV spot
for Verve/Universal Music Canada
2004 • Became a father
• Director of photography on Broken Social Scene music video “Almost Crimes”
• Director of photography on Feist music video “mushaboom”
• Director/cameraman The Weekend music video “Me vs. the World”
• Director/cameraman The Trews music video “Tired of waiting”
• Director of photography season 2 “made to order”
food network/ Alliance Atlantis/ Mercer Street Films
2005 • Cameraman Canada for Asia – Tsunami Relief Concert Blue Rodeo / Rush
• Director of photography of “Skinny Puppy” Live DVD
“The Greater Wrong of the Right”
• Director of photography of Tegan & Sara concert
• Director Broken Social Scene “It’s all Gonna Break”
Documentary currently in-production
• Director of photography season 1 “The Wilkinson’s”
Frances Films/ Henry Less Productions
2006 • Director of photography season 1 - “Ed’s Up” Peace Point Entertainment OLN
• Director of photography season 1 - “Crash Addicts”
Summerhill productions OLN
• Director of photography/ operator season 1 - “Punched Up”
Indivisual Productions
2007 • Became a father, again
• Director of photography – pilot “sell” Twentieth Century Fox television
• Director of photography – series “Invention Nation” Discovery Network US
• Director of photography - feature film “Confessions of a Porn Addict”
• 2nd unit DOP Ontario Tourism commercials
• Post-production on Broken Social Scene documentary
2008 • Director of photography – “Food Jammers” series Food Network Canada
• Director of photography – Documentry film “Vaccinations-A parents Journey”
Still moving Images
• Winner of Best Cinematography for COPA
at MockFest Film Festival in Los Angeles, California
• Director of photography – “The Week The Women Went” season 2, series
CBC / Paperny Films
• Director of photography – “I Prophesy” series Vision TV / Henry Less Productions
2009 • Director of photography – short film “Record” official selection of TIFF / 09
Bravo / Equation of Design
• Director of photography – pilot “The Gringo” Twentieth Century Fox television
• Director of photography - short film “Living History” Bravo / Tortoise Films
• 2nd unit DOP “Ontario Tourism commercials” Radke Films / Young and Rubicam
• Director of photography – documentary series “City Sonic”
Kensington Communications / White Pine Pictures
• Director of photography – short film “Epilogue/Prologue” JF Productions
• Director of photography – television series “In Da Dance” season 1
CVM / 21 Home Entertainment
• Producer / director / DOP – television series “AUX Live” TV / Still moving
Images
• Director of photography - TV specials “One on One” CMT/ Corus Entertainment
• Director of photography - TV special “Keith Urban Live @ the Orange Lounge”
CMT/ Corus Entertainment
Select Credits
FILMS
Yuna Kim – DOP (doc) Discovery Asia / Bang Productions
Living History - DOP (short) Bravo / Tortoise Films
City Sonic - DOP (short series) Kensington Communications/White Pine
Record - DOP (short) Bravo / Equation of Design
Epilogue / Prologue – DOP (short) Joe Frankel Productions
Confessions of a Porn Addict – DOP (feature) Breakthrough Films
Broken Social Scene – Producer Director / DOP (doc) Still Moving Images
Samuel Bak – DOP (doc) TVO/Little Dog Productions
Vaccines: A Parent’s Journey – DOP (doc) Still Moving Images
Always Moving Forward - DOP (doc) Tork Productions
L’IL Steve – Cameraman (feature) Independent / Sook Yin Lee
QSW: The Rebel Zone - DOP (doc) Rhombus Media / Lorraine Segato
DMST Subway – Producer/ Director / DOP (live) Still Moving Images
Stuff – Cameraman (feature) Bullseye Productions
Wolf Song –DOP (feature) Howling Wolf Productions
TELEVISION
Weird or What - DOP Discovery US / Cineflix
One on One - DOP CMT/ Corus Entertainment
In Da Dance - DOP CVM / 21 Home Entertainment
Keith Urban Live @ the Orange Lounge -DOP CMT/ Corus Entertainment
AUX Live - Producer / Director / DOP AUX TV / Still moving Images
The Week The Women Went, season 2 - DOP CBC / Paperny Films
The Gringo - DOP Twentieth Century Fox Television
I Prophesy - DOP Vision TV/Henry Less Productions
Sell (Pilot) - DOP Twentieth Century Fox Television
Food Jammers III – DOP Food Network/Peace Point Productions
Invention Nation - DOP Discovery Channel(US)/Peace Point
Ed’s Up season 1 – DOP OLN / Peace Point Productions
Punched Up season 1 – Cameraman / DOP Comedy Network/ Joe Blow Productions
Crash Addicts season 1 – DOP OLN / Summerhill Productions
The Wilkinsons season 1 - DOP CMT / Frances Films Inc.
Made To Order season 1 & 2 - DOP Food Network / Mercer Street Films
David Suzuki’s Sacred Balance - Cameraman CBC / Kensington Comm.
Canada for Asia – Tsunami Relief Concert - Cameraman CBC / Revolver Films
COMMERCIALS
Ontario Tourism - X 6 2nd unit DOP Young & Rubicam/Radke Films/Spy
Kraft - Cameraman J Walter Thompson/Henry Less
Sobeys - DOP Leo Burnett / Trace Pictures Philadelphia Cream Cheese - DOP J Walter Thompson / Don Dixon Films Denzel Sinclaire – Director / DOP Universal Music / YYZ Pictures
ING Direct x 2 – DOP Partners Film CO.
Mastermind Toys - DOP Partners Film CO.
NBA Authentic Gear - Cameraman Zoo TV
Movie Pix /The Movie Network - DOP Konservative Veesual
MUSIC VIDEOS
Director/Director of Photography Production Co.
The Weekend “Me vs. the World” YYZ Pictures
The Trews “Tired of waiting” YYZ Pictures
Spookey Rueben- Shauna Still Moving Images
Classified featuring Dan-e-o & D-sisive Sundog films
Chris Brown and Kate Fenner-Walk the lake Players Film Co.
Do Make Say Think-Disco+Haze Still Moving Images
Director of photography
Lullabye Arkestra “Icy Hands” Scion AV / Vice Records
The Mark Inside “sweet little sister” Nuclear Blubber Productions Inc.
Feist “mushaboom” Shalabi Effect Productions
Broken Social scene “Almost Crimes” Shalabi Effect Productions
Broken Social Scene-Cause=Time Play Film
Tom Cochrane – Ali Revolver Films Buck 65-Pants on Fire Sundog Films
The Dears-End of a Hollywood Bedtime Story Still Moving Images Molly Johnson-Diamonds in my Hands Revolver Film Co.
King Cobb Steelie-Below the Stars Revolver Film Co.
Blue Rodeo-The Day’s in Between Revolver Film Co.
Sciencespheric “Static” Revolver Film Co.
Live Performance
Do Make Say Think - Producer / Director / DOP Still Moving Images
Keith Urban - DOP CMT/ Corus Entertainment
Happiness Project - Producer / Director / DOP AUX TV / Still Moving Images
Thunderheist - Producer / Director / DOP AUX TV / Still Moving Images
K’naan - Producer / Director / DOP AUX TV / Still Moving Images
Arts and Crafts NXNE - Producer / Co. Director AUX TV / Still Moving Images
Richard Undrehill - DOP RU productions / Factor
Avril Lavigne – Cameraman EMI / Vison Entertainment
Feist – Cameraman Polydor- Universal
Skinny Puppy – DOP YYZ Pictures
Tegan & Sara - DOP Sanctuary Records Group / MTV
Tragically Hip - Cameraman Revolver Film Co.
Broken Social Scene – DOP Still Moving Images
The Music - Cameraman Revolver Film Co.
INDUSTRIAL
Four Seasons Condominiums - DOP Trace Pictures
Wella Balsam - DOP Donato Hair Salons
Pearson International Airport – Terminal 1 Promo Flashcut
Diesel 2005 Test Patrol Fashion Show- Director/DOP Donald Miller Productions
416.704.3631 stephen@stephenchungphotography.com 721 Gladstone Ave. Toronto, Ontario, Canada M6H 3J5
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