Chung Chung-hoon (born June 15, 1970) is a
South Korean cinematographer
The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the c ...
and filmmaker, best known for his collaborations with director
Park Chan-wook
Park Chan-wook ( ; born 23 August 1963) is a South Korean film director, screenwriter, producer, and former film critic. He is considered as one of the most prominent filmmakers of South Korean cinema as well as world cinema in 21st century. H ...
. He is also known for his other work in film and television, including ''
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl'', ''
It'', ''
Zombieland: Double Tap'', ''
Last Night in Soho
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'', ''
Uncharted
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'', and ''
Obi-Wan Kenobi
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''.
Early life
Chung was born in
Seoul, South Korea
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 o ...
. He attended
Dongguk University
Dongguk University (Korean: 동국대학교, Hanja: 東國大學校) is a private, coeducational university in South Korea, fundamentally based on Buddhism. Established in 1906 as Myeongjin School (명진학교; 明進學校) by Buddhist pioneer ...
in 1990, initially majoring in theater, and later switched his focus to cinematography. While attending Dongguk University, he directed three short films. During his senior year, he made his debut as cinematographer on a feature called ''Yuri''.
Filmography
Film
Television
Music videos
References
External links
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South Korean cinematographers
Dongguk University alumni
People from Seoul
1970 births
Living people