Christopher Doyle
Christopher Doyle (Chinese杜 可 风, Pinyin DU Ke Feng [" like the wind " ], Cantonese Ho Fung To; born May 2, 1952 in Sydney, Australia ) is a Hong Kong-based cinematographer, photographer, director, screenwriter and occasional actor. During his collaboration with director Wong Kar -wai, he developed an improvising and extremely moving film style and therefore created a generation of filmmakers in Asia.
Life and work
Christopher Doyle worked as a prospector in Thailand, was a sailor in the Norwegian Merchant Navy and cowherd in an Israeli kibbutz, theater director in Taiwan and later doctor of Chinese medicine in Thailand. In 1978 he founded with friends the Lanling Theatre Workshop in Taipei, the first modern theater company in Taiwan. He also produced for television travel films ( Travelling Images).
In 1983, he began his career as a cameraman in Asia. Edward Yang asked him to lead the camera for his debut feature film That Day on the Beach contrary to the protests of tenured camera filmmakers. Since then Doyle feared labor restrictions, he then left Taiwan. In 1986 he went to Paris as a cameraman for Claire Devers ' Noir et Blanc feature film, which was nominated in 1987 for Best debut for the César. But Doyle returned yet again in 1986 to Asia back because he realized that here was his home. His unusual way of camera work got around, so he found employment in Hong Kong's film industry. He became the artistic and commercial breakthrough with Wong Kar- wai film Days of Being Wild (1991). Since then, he turned up at My Blueberry Nights (2007) all feature films of Wong and impressed with its exceptional camera angles, rides and Lichtgebungen the international audience.
In addition to his collaboration with Wong, he also worked with renowned directors such as Chen Kaige, Stanley Kwan and Zhang Yimou. After the movie Bring it became known a sought-after cinematographer in Asia and internationally. In 1998 he went to Hollywood, where he was entrusted with the film adaptation of the Barry Levinson drama Liberty Heights (1999), before he ventured for the first time with a production of a film. With his debut film, Away with Words (1999), which he also wrote the screenplay, he had a moderate success.
Doyle is mainly active as a photographer and cameraman today. His life and work partner is the Chinese cinematographer Rain Kathy Li ( b. 1983 ). He speaks fluent Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese, English and French.
Quote
" Chris is determined to design a scene with his ideas, but only if the director himself does not know what to do. He is a strong personality. [ ... ] Chris is a master, build scenes breathe a certain anticipation and pose unforeseen ways. He would never about mitsch toss in with the movement of the actors, as most cameramen do it. He leaves them in whole or in part will from the image: What's happening now? Sometimes he follows the actors with some delay, without having to re-center, sometimes he cuts them. Thus the cinematic space for the viewer to a tension-filled box, which they never have control. This gives the film its rhythm: it acts as if the camera respond to the events and not name it. "
Filmography
As a cameraman
As a director,
As a screenwriter
As an actor
Awards
- 2002 best cinematography at Hero
- 1994 best camera work in Ashes of Time
- 1990 best camera work in Days of Being Wild
- 1986 best cinematography at Soul
- 2000 Best Camera Work at In the Mood for Love
- 1994 best camera work in Ashes of Time
- 2000 Large Technical Award for best cinematography at In the Mood for Love
- 2005 Best cinematography in 2046
- 2004 best cinematography at Hero
- 2001 Best Camera Work at In the Mood for Love
- 2005 Best cinematography in 2046
- 2004 best cinematography at Hero
- 2001 Best Camera Work at In the Mood for Love
- 2005 Best cinematography in 2046
- 2005 Best cinematography in 2046
- 2001 Best Camera Work at In the Mood for Love
- 2004 best cinematography at Hero
Bibliography
- Angeltalk. London 1996, ISBN 4-9900557-0-5.
- Backlit by the moon. Tokyo 1996, ISBN 4-947648-39-2.
- Buenos Aires. London 1997, ISBN 4-7952-8066-5.
- Cloud in Trousers. Santa Monica 1998, ISBN 1-889195-33-2.
- Motel Cactus. Kyoto 1999, ISBN 4-7713-0360-6.
- Shincho mook Tokyo 061 2004, ISBN 4-10-790131-9.