Chang Su

Director of Photography

Commercials12+DIOR × Karry Wang · Esquire × Ian Somerhalder
Narrative15+A Song River · Manting
All 27 below

Crew43

Lighting & grip17+The Checklist · GABI
Camera assistant20+Michael Kors × Lareina Song
Operator, 2nd unit DP4+FAVIQ - “Before you go”
BTS, camera PA2+Ash is Purest White
All 43 below

Craft

Cinematography (Camera Operation, Lighting Design, Visual Storytelling)
Color Grading (DaVinci Resolve)
Workflow & Team Communication
Cross-cultural Film Production Experience

Education

MFA, Film Production, Cinematography emphasis, Chapman University
BFA, Film Production, School of Visual Arts
English, Mandarin

Press

1883 Magazine
Voyage LA
London Daily News
New Wave Magazine

All 133 credits

Cinematography2016–202639

Jin

Narrative · DP, Colorist

Directed by Charlotte Huang
Official Selection, Newport Beach Film Fest (US)
Official Selection, Sioux City International Film Festival (US)
Official Selection, Golden Rooster & Hundred Flowers Award - Youth Short Film Season (China)
Semi-Finalist, Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival (US) (Oscar & BAFTA Qualifying)
Semi-Finalist, Miami Short Film Festival (US)
Official Selection — Houston Asian American Pacific Islander Film Festival (HAAPIFEST)
Official Selection — DisOrient Asian American Film Festival of Oregon (20th Anniversary Edition)
Selected by The Asian American Showcase
Selected by Silicon Valley Asian American Pacific Film Festival

The Reunion

Narrative · DP, Colorist

Official Selection, Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival (Oscar & BAFTA qualifying)
Official Selection, Reel Sisters Film Festival (Oscar-qualifying)
Official Selection, NewFilmmakers NY
Official Selection, New York Independent Cinema Awards
Official Selection, Toronto International Women Film Festival
Selected for distribution on Mubi

The Village of Nobody

Narrative · DP, Colorist

Official Selection, Los Angeles Film Awards
Best Chinese New Wave, LA Shorts International Film Festival
Best Producer, London Movie Awards
Best Student Film, New York International Film Awards
Best Producer honors at the Paris Film Awards

Nameless

Narrative · DP, Colorist

Dramatic Bronze Award, WorldFest Houston
Winner, CRIME/MYSTERY Film & Screenplay Film Festival
Honorable Mention, Santa Monica Film Festival

Armani × ELLEMEN “Wu Lei” Watch Film

Commercial · DP, Colorist

250 K Views · 1.1 K Reposts · 3.2 K Likes — Video on @ELLEMEN新青年’s verified Weibo
Starring actor Wu Lei (≈ 48 M Weibo followers)
Released by ELLEMEN新青年, Hearst China’s youth men’s magazine (1.7 M Weibo followers)
Co-branded with Emporio Armani

Phillip Lim Selina Fashion Short

Commercial · DP, Colorist

Shanghai K-11 Fashion Short

Commercial · DP, Colorist

Apede Mod Shanghai

Commercial · DP, Colorist

NOWRE × DRx Romanelli — Cover Story

Commercial · DP

A Blind Visit

Narrative · Director, DP, Colorist

A Quarter

Narrative · DP, Colorist

Baby Steps

Narrative · DP, Colorist

Devil Fish

Narrative · DP, Colorist

Dream Dash

Narrative · DP

Egret

Narrative · DP, Colorist

Etoile

Narrative · DP, Colorist

F. P. M. R. T.

Narrative · DP, Camera Operator

Directed by Zhican Tu

Happy Birthday Blues

Narrative · DP

His Name is Bhurin

Narrative · Director, DP, Colorist

Hung Up

Narrative · DP, Colorist

Insignificance

Narrative · DP, Colorist

Long Night’s Journey into Dawn

Narrative · DP, Colorist

Lorna

Narrative · DP, Colorist

Mapboy

Narrative · DP, Colorist

One Day Ago, A Week Later

Narrative · DP

Directed by Xiao Han

Ordinary People

Narrative · DP, Colorist

PRISM

Narrative · DP, Gaffer

Simulated

Narrative · DP

Spot

Narrative · DP, Gaffer

Directed by Mikaela Yamamoto

Tauziehen

Narrative · DP, Colorist

Tea Party

Narrative, Commercial · DP, Colorist

Teeth

Narrative · DP

Directed by Matthew Yturralde

The Great Deliverer

Narrative · Director, DP, Colorist

The Lift

Narrative · DP, Colorist

Turkey

Narrative · DP, Colorist

Undone

Narrative · DP, Colorist

USEFULFOOD × BUS - “1 Snack, 3 Sports”

Commercial · DP

Waiting For A Separation

Narrative · DP, Colorist

Yobo Knife

Commercial · DP, Colorist

Directed by Ge Xu

Color2016–202627

A Song River

Documentary · Colorist

Directed by Zhu Xin
Youth Jury Award — Pingyao International Film Festival (Top emerging Asian festival)
Cinephilia Critics’ Award — Pingyao International Film Festival
Domestic Film Showcase — China Golden Rooster & Hundred Flowers Film Festival
Glory of Documentary Screening Section — West Lake International Documentary Festival (IDF)
Reality Bites Section — 49th Hong Kong International Film Festival (FIAPF A category; Oscar qualifying)
Beijing Film Panorama — 15th Beijing International Film Festival (FIAPF accredited)
Hidden Dragons Competition (World Premiere) — Pingyao Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon International Film Festival

Manting

Narrative · Colorist

Official Selection, Palm Springs International ShortFest (Oscar, BAFTA & GOYA Qualifying)
Special Mention, Leeds International Film Festival (Oscar, BAFTA & BIFA Qualifying)
Official Selection, St. Louis International Film Festival
Official Selection, HollyShorts Film Festival
Official Selection, The New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Dieciminuti Film Festival – Winner, Best Script
Rio LGBTQIAP+ International Film Festival
Accepted for worldwide distribution on Mubi

DIOR x Karry Wang FW 20 Weibo Campaign

Commercial · Colorist

11.8 M Views · 1.36 M Reposts · 158 K Likes on the official Chinese Weibo @DIOR account — three-video launch set for the FW 20 menswear show
Single-clip peak 10.4 M Views, far above DIOR’s average Weibo engagement for (typical posts ≈ 0.3-2 M views)
Fronted by DIOR China ambassador Karry Wang (TFBOYS, 50 M+ followers), reinforcing luxury-Gen Z crossover visibility

APEX - “FUXING BRIDGE”, Kyra Zilver/4D/LEGGO

Music video · Colorist

Benzo - “Din Tai Fung”

Music video · 1st AC, Colorist

Cicada

Narrative · Colorist

Connis - “Salt”

Music video · Colorist

Connis - “Something New”

Music video · Colorist

Coo Coo Quark Quark

Documentary · Colorist