Christopher Doyle
Born	May 2, 1952 (1952-05-02) (age 55) Sydney, Australia

Christopher Doyle (born May 2, 1952 in Sydney, Australia; Chinese name: 杜可風) is a highly acclaimed, multi-award winning cinematographer, known for his extreme angles and vanguard color grading. Doyle is an affiliate of the Hong Kong Society of Cinematographers. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (3008x2000, 1475 KB) Christopher Doyle at the National Film Theatre, London, August 2005. ... May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4. ... May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A Cameraman-Reporter during a MINUSTAH mission in 2007 (Photo: Patrick-André Perron A cinematographer is one photographing with a motion picture camera (the art and science of which is known as cinematography). ...

Having worked with Chinese directors like Wong Kar-wai (for which he contributed at least partially to the cinematography of all his movies from Days of Being Wild through 2046), Zhang Yimou, Edward Yang, and Zhang Yuan, Doyle is sometimes even considered one of the best cinematographers of our time. Wong Kar-wai (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Pinyin: ; Cantonese Yale: Wòhng Gà Waih; Shanghainese Latin method: Wan Kawe; born July 17, 1958) is a Hong Kong film director known for his visually unique, highly stylized art films. ... Zhang Yimou (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ;  ) (born November 14, 1951) is an internationally acclaimed Chinese filmmaker and one-time cinematographer. ... Edward Yang (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Pinyin: ; born November 6, 1947; died June 29, 2007), along with Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Tsai Ming Liang, was one of the leading filmmakers and artists of the Taiwanese New Wave and Taiwanese Cinema. ... Zhang Yuan (å¼ å…ƒ, born in 1963 in Nanjing, China) is a film director. ...

He himself has directed a feature film, Away with Words (aka Kujaku, aka San tiao ren) set in Hong Kong and Okinawa, starring Tadanobu Asano and Mavis Hee, as well as a segment (Porte de Choisy) in the feature film Paris, je t'aime[1]. This article is about the prefecture. ... Tadanobu Asano (浅野忠信 Asano Tadanobu), born Tadanobu Sato (佐藤 忠信 Satō Tadanobu, born November 27, 1973 in Yokohama) is a charismatic and versatile Japanese actor who has been described by critics as that countrys answer to Johnny Depp. ... Mavis Hee (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Xú Mĕi Jìng; born September 27, 1974) is a Singaporean singer. ...

Doyle, known for his drinking habits and dry wit ^{[citation needed]}, is also an established photographer. While his Australian accent is still discernible when he speaks English, he does so with unusual intonations and stops, the result of speaking Cantonese and Mandarin, in which he is fluent, for most of his adult life. He also speaks fluent French. His Chinese name is Du Ke Fung which means `like the wind'. [2] Standard Cantonese is a variant, and is generally considered the prestige dialect of Cantonese Chinese. ... Standard Mandarin, also known as Standard Chinese, Modern Standard Chinese or Standard spoken Chinese, is the official modern Chinese spoken language used by the Peoples Republic of China, the Republic of China (Taiwan), and Singapore. ...

In the late 1970s, he went to Taiwan from Hong Kong and then settled in Taipei. He has worked as an oil driller in India, a cow herder in Israel, and a doctor of Chinese medicine in Thailand. In 1978, he worked as a photographer for the Cloud Gate Dance Theatre and Zuni Icosahedron. In 1981, he worked as a cinematographer on That Day, On the Beach directed by Edward Yang. For that film, Doyle won the Best Cinematography Award in the 1983 Asia-Pacific Film Festival. He now lives in Hong Kong. Nickname: Coordinates: , Country Republic of China Region Northern Taiwan City seat Xinyi District (信義區) Government  - Mayor Hau Lung-bin (KMT)1 E9 Area  - City 271. ... Traditional Chinese medicine shop in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Cloud Gate Dance Theater is a modern dance group based in Taiwan. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Edward Yang (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Pinyin: ; born November 6, 1947; died June 29, 2007), along with Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Tsai Ming Liang, was one of the leading filmmakers and artists of the Taiwanese New Wave and Taiwanese Cinema. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ...

His notable music video credits include "Six Days" for DJ Shadow (directed by Wong Kar-wai), The Strokes' "Juicebox" (directed by Michael Palmieri) and "Getaway" by the Scottish group Texas (directed by Tim Royes). A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... Six Days is a 2002 DJ Shadow music video cum short film directed by Wong Kar-wai. ... DJ Shadow (born Josh Davis on January 1, 1973) is an American DJ, turntablist, music producer and songwriter. ... The Strokes are an American rock band formed in 1998 that rose to fame in the early 2000s as a leading group in the garage rock revival. ... Juicebox is the first single from The Strokes third album, First Impressions of Earth released in the US in October 2005. ... Texas are a pop music band from Glasgow, Scotland. ... The subject of this article may not satisfy the notability guideline or one of the following guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia: Biographies, Books, Companies, Fiction, Music, Neologisms, Numbers, Web content, or several proposals for new guidelines. ...

Filmography

• Dumplings (2006) - directed by Fruit Chan
• Invisible Waves (2006) - directed by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
• Lady in the Water (2006) - directed by M. Night Shyamalan
• The White Countess (2005) - directed by James Ivory
• Eros (2004) - segment "The Hand", directed by Wong Kar-wai
• Three... Extremes (2004) - segment "Dumplings", directed by Fruit Chan
• 2046 (2004) - directed by Wong Kar-wai, awarded Best Cinematography Awards by the New York Film Critics Circle and the National Society of Film Critics
• Green Tea (2003) - directed by Zhang Yuan
• Last Life in the Universe (2003) - directed by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
• Hero (2002) - directed by Zhang Yimou, awarded Best Cinematography Awards by the New York and Chicago Film Critics Circles and the National Society of Film Critics and at the Hong Kong Film Awards
• Six Days (2002) - short movie, directed by Wong Kar-wai
• The Quiet American (2002) - directed by Phillip Noyce
• Three (2002) - segment "Going Home", directed by Peter Chan
• Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) - directed by Phillip Noyce
• Made (2001) - directed by Jon Favreau
• In the Mood for Love (2000) - directed by Wong Kar-wai, awarded the Grand Technical Prize a the Cannes Film Festival, as well as Best Cinematography Awards by the New York Film Critics Circle and the National Society of Film Critics
• Liberty Heights (1999) - directed by Barry Levinson
• Away with Words (1999) - directed by Christopher Doyle
• Psycho (1998 - remake) - directed by Gus Van Sant
• First Love: The Litter on the Breeze (1997) - directed by Eric Kot
• Motel Cactus (1997) - directed by Ki-Yong Park
• Happy Together (1997) - directed by Wong Kar-wai
• 4 Faces of Eve (1996)
• wkw/tk/1996@7′55″hk.net (1996) - short movie, directed by Wong Kar-wai
• Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema (1996) - directed by Stanley Kwan
• Temptress Moon (1996) - directed by Chen Kaige
• The Peony Pavilion (1995) - directed by Chen Kuo-fu
• Fallen Angels (1995) - directed by Wong Kar-wai
• Red Rose White Rose (1994) - directed by Stanley Kwan
• Ashes of Time (1994) - directed by Wong Kar-wai, awarded the Osella d'Oro for Best Cinematography at the Venice International Film Festival
• The Red Lotus Society (1994) - directed by Stan Lai
• Chungking Express (1995) - directed by Wong Kar-wai
• The Peach Blossom Land (1992) - directed by Stan Lai
• Awakening (1992) - directed by Sylvia Chang
• Days of Being Wild (1991) - directed by Wong Kar-wai
• Her Beautiful Life Lies (1989) - directed by Tony Au
• My Heart Is That Eternal Rose (1987) - directed by Patrick Tam
• Soul (1986) - directed by Kei Shu
• Noir et blanc (1986) - directed by Claire Devers
• That Day, on the Beach (1983) - directed by Edward Yang

Dumplings (Gaau ji) is a 2004 Hong Kong horror film, directed by Fruit Chan. ... Fruit Chan (陳果) (born April 15, 1959 in Guangdong province, China) is an independent Hong Kong film director, best known for his style of film reflecting the everyday life of Hong Kong Chinese. ... Invisible Waves is a 2006 crime film by Thai director Pen-Ek Ratanaruang, with screenplay by Prabda Yoon, cinematography by Christopher Doyle, and starring Tadanobu Asano - all people that Pen-Ek had worked with on his previous film, Last Life in the Universe. ... Thai director Pen-Ek Ratanaruang, working on the set of his 2003 film, Last Life in the Universe. ... Lady in the Water is a 2006 thriller/fantasy film written, produced, and directed by M. Night Shyamalan and also produced by Sam Mercer and Jose L. Rodriguez. ... Manoj Nelliattu Shyamalan (born August 6, 1970), known professionally as M. Night Shyamalan , // (SHAH-ma-lawn), is an American actor, Academy Award-nominated film writer, and director. ... The White Countess is a 2005 Merchant/Ivory film set in Shanghai in the 1930s. ... James Francis Ivory (born June 7, 1928) is an award-winning American film director, best known for the results of his long collaboration with Merchant Ivory Productions, which included both Indian-born producer Ismail Merchant and screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. ... Eros film poster Eros is a 2004 film consisting of three short films: Wong Kar-wais The Hand, Steven Soderberghs Equilibrium and Michelangelo Antonionis The Dangerous Thread of Things. ... Wong Kar-wai (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Pinyin: ; Cantonese Yale: Wòhng Gà Waih; Shanghainese Latin method: Wan Kawe; born July 17, 1958) is a Hong Kong film director known for his visually unique, highly stylized art films. ... film poster Three. ... Fruit Chan (陳果) (born April 15, 1959 in Guangdong province, China) is an independent Hong Kong film director, best known for his style of film reflecting the everyday life of Hong Kong Chinese. ... 2046 is a Hong Kong movie (filmed in Shanghai) written and directed by Wong Kar-wai and released in 2004. ... Green Tea (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) is a 2003 Chinese film about a conservative college student (Zhao Wei) who goes on a series of blind dates, not taking them seriously and often leaving halfway through. ... Zhang Yuan (å¼ å…ƒ, born in 1963 in Nanjing, China) is a film director. ... Last Life in the Universe (Thai title: เรื่องรัก น้อยนิด มหาศาล, Ruang rak noi nid mahasan) is a 2003 Thai film directed by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang. ... Thai director Pen-Ek Ratanaruang, working on the set of his 2003 film, Last Life in the Universe. ... Hero (Chinese: ; Pinyin: ) is a Chinese wuxia film, directed by Zhang Yimou with music by Tan Dun. ... Six Days is a 2002 DJ Shadow music video cum short film directed by Wong Kar-wai. ... The Quiet American (1955) is a novel (ISBN 0-09-947839-0) written by British author Graham Greene. ... Phillip Noyce on the set of Rabbit-Proof Fence with the films star, Everlyn Sampi. ... Three (Chinese title: 三更) is a 2002 international Asian horror movie collaboration consisting of three segments by three directors from three countries. ... Peter Chan, or Chan Ho-sun (陳可辛; born in 1962 in Hong Kong) is a film director and producer. ... Map of the actual Rabbit proof fence showing the trip from Moore River to Jigalong. ... Phillip Noyce on the set of Rabbit-Proof Fence with the films star, Everlyn Sampi. ... Made film poster Made is a 2001 movie written and directed by Jon Favreau. ... Jonathan K. Favreau (born on October 19, 1966) is an American actor and director. ... In the Mood for Love is a 2000 Hong Kong art film directed by Wong Kar-wai, starring Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung Chiu Wai. ... Liberty Heights is a 1999 comedy-drama film by writer-director Barry Levinson. ... Barry Levinson Barry Levinson (born April 6, 1942 in Baltimore, Maryland) is a Jewish-American screenwriter, film director, actor, and producer of film and television. ... Psycho is a 1998 film remake of the Alfred Hitchcock 1960 version produced and directed by Gus Van Sant for Universal Pictures. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... In film, a remake is a newer version of a previously released film or a newer version of the source (play, novel, story, etc. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Happy Together (Chinese: ; pinyin: ) is a 1997 Hong Kong movie directed by Wong Kar-wai, starring Leslie Cheung and Tony Leung Chiu Wai. ... wkw/tk/1996@7′55″hk. ... Stanley Kwan (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Pinyin: ; born October 9, 1957) is a Hong Kong film director and producer. ... Temptress Moon (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ) is a 1996 Chinese film directed by Chen Kaige. ... Chen Kaige (Simplified Chinese: 陈凯歌; Traditional Chinese: 陳凱歌; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chen Kai-ko) (born August 12, 1952) is a famous Chinese film director. ... English translation published by Indiana University Press The Peony Pavilion (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ) is a play written by Tang Xianzu in the Ming Dynasty. ... Fallen Angels (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ) is a 1995 Hong Kong movie written and directed by Wong Kar-wai, starring Leon Lai, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Michelle Reis, Charlie Yeung and Karen Mok. ... Ashes of Time (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Pinyin: , literally The Heretic East and the Venomous West) is a 1994 Hong Kong wuxia film directed by Wong Kar-wai, based very loosely on four characters from the Louis Cha novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes. ... Stan Lai or Lai Sheng-Chuan (25 October 1954 - ) is a highly influential award winning US born Taiwan based playwright and theater director. ... Chungking Express (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Pinyin: ; literally Chongqing jungle) is a 1994 Hong Kong film written and directed by Wong Kar-wai, starring Takeshi Kaneshiro, Brigitte Lin, Tony Leung, Faye Wong and Valerie Chow. ... Stan Lai or Lai Sheng-Chuan (25 October 1954 - ) is a highly influential award winning US born Taiwan based playwright and theater director. ... Sylvia Chang (Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Zhang Aijia, born 22 July 1953 in Chiayi, Taiwan) is famous Taiwanese actress, writer and director. ... Days of Being Wild aka The True Story of Ah Fei (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ā fÄ“i zhèng zhuàn) is a 1991 Hong Kong movie by director Wong Kar-wai. ... Not to be confused with actor Patrick Tam Yiu-Man Patrick Tam Kar Ming (Chinese: ; Pinyin: ; born March 25, 1948) is a Hong Kong film director. ... Edward Yang (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Pinyin: ; born November 6, 1947; died June 29, 2007), along with Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Tsai Ming Liang, was one of the leading filmmakers and artists of the Taiwanese New Wave and Taiwanese Cinema. ...

See also

• Cinema of Hong Kong

The cinema of Hong Kong is one of the three major threads in the history of Chinese language cinema, alongside the cinema of China, and the cinema of Taiwan. ...

External links

• Christopher Doyle at the Internet Movie Database
• "The Legend of Drunken Master" Dennis Lim of The Village Voice interviews Christopher Doyle. August 6, 2004 accessed July 11, 2006
• 'If you call me, you know what you're in for.'The Guardian's Steve Rose interviews Christopher Doyle. January 7, 2005 accessed July 11, 2006.
• 'His eyes have seen the glory...'The Guardian's Gaby Wood interviews Christopher Doyle. July 17, 2005 accessed July 11, 2006.
• Video: Christopher Doyle talks about Hong Kong for CNN and Nokia's feature series "The Scene".
• Text of CNN interview with Christopher Doyle.