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Ho Look-ying
Born in 1913 in Hangzhou, Ho Look-ying joined the Mingxing Film Company in Shanghai at 19 and apprenticed as a cameraman, later entering the China Film Studio. During the Sino-Japanese War, he worked as a newsreel cameraman and shot war documentaries in the Wuhan area.
Ho moved to Hong Kong after the war, photographing over 150 films and earning the nickname “Heavenly King of Photography”. He worked on both Mandarin and Cantonese films, collaborating with such renowned directors as Li Han-hsiang, Lee Sun-fung and Richard Poh. He was named Best Cinematographer at the 7th Asian Film Festival for Rear Entrance (1960) and the 2nd Golden Horse Film Festival for Little Lotus (1963). He retired in 1981 and passed away in 2003.
Bill Wong
Born in 1945. After graduating from the photography class of a vocational training college, Wong worked as trainee at a film processing laboratory and later as still photographer. He joined Television Broadcasts Limited in 1975 and worked with such directors as Patrick Tam and Ann Hui in the golden era of TV drama. He switched to Radio Television Hong Kong in 1978 as cameraman, working on such series as the acclaimed Below the Lion Rock while also freelancing for commercials. He entered the film industry in 1979 and quickly established himself as a major cinematographer.
Wong lensed over 40 films in the 1980s & 1990s, four of which earned him Best Cinematographer at the Golden Horse Awards - All the Wrong Clues (…for the Right Solution) (18th), The Last Affair (21st), Rouge (24th) and Full Moon in New York (26th). The Last Affair was also awarded Best Cinematographer at the 3rd Hong Kong Film Awards.
Wong was a founding member and the first Chairman of the Hong Kong Society of Cinematographers (H.K.S.C.). He joined the School of Film and Television, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in 2006 and lectured on cinematography and lighting. He is now Artist-in-Residence at the school.
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| Last Updated On :22-07-2010 |
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