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Jeffrey Chu

Director of Photographer/CinematographerLos Angeles, CA, USA
I am freelance cinematographer, seeking for my next project.
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Director of Photographer/Cinematographer
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Jeffrey Chu was born and raised in Taipei. At age 13, Jeffrey discovered photography. Equipped with his Nikon FM2, inherited from his father, Jeffrey started his guerrilla news photography on the street in the most agitated period of civil movement in Taiwan during the '80s.

Jeffrey then proceeded to study cinema at San Francisco State University. Jeffrey collaborated on a variety of projects with Bay Area based Hotbed Media, including a documentary feature, “Confessions of a Burning Man,” and his narrative debut, “Happily, Even After,” premiered at Tribeca Film Festival.

In 2006, Jeffrey left New York to start anew in Shanghai, where he continues his pursue of filmmaking. In 2012, Jeffrey's latest feature, Falling City, was an official selection at Montreal Film Festival and was awarded best cinematography by the 7th annual Chinese Young Generation Film Forum

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A set of Cooke Mini S4 primes lens package.
Tangerine 3-step 4x 4.56 Matte Box.
All sorts of Tiffen filters.
A Red One MX digital camera
A 100mm bowl fluid head and tripod.
Panasonic Lumix GH4

Happily even after (2000) Sonoma film festival, Tribeca film festival. Audience award.
Falling City (2012) Montreal film festival. Same film for Best Cinematography award by the 7th Chinese Young Generation Film Forum.