Arthur Wong Ngok-Tai (Chinese: 黃岳泰, born July 2, 1956) is a nine time Hong Kong Film Awards-winning cinematographer, actor, screenwriter, film producer and film director.
Arthur Wong | |||
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| Born | July 2, 1956 | ||
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| Awards | Hong Kong Film Awards – Best Cinematography 1983 He Lives by Night 1998 The Soong Sisters 1999 Sleepless Town 2000 Purple Storm 2002 Visible Secret 2004 The Floating Landscape 2008 The Warlords 2009 Painted Skin 2010 Bodyguards and Assassins Golden Bauhinia Awards – Best Cinematography 2004 The Floating Landscape Golden Horse Awards – Best Cinematography 1999 Purple Storm | ||
| Chinese name | |||
| Traditional Chinese | 黃岳泰 | ||
| Simplified Chinese | 黃岳泰 | ||
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Career
editAs a cinematographer, Wong was inspired by his father, who was, himself, a renowned cinematographer of the 1950s and the 1960s in Hong Kong. Arthur is in the board of directors for the Hong Kong Film Awards Association,[1] Vice-chairman of the Federation of Hong Kong Filmmakers,[2] founder and Honorary Chairman of HKSC (Hong Kong Society of Cinematographers) and Honorary Advisor (Film And Television) to the Vocational Training Council of Hong Kong.
Arthur Wong is known for uses of simultaneous multi-camera filming, the first to film in High Definition in Asia, and holds a record of the only person winning 3 consecutive years in the Hong Kong Film Awards, twice.
Wong started his career in 1976 and participated in more than 130 movies as a cinematographer, some of which were directed by the likes of John Woo, Ringo Lam, Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan, Yuen Woo-Ping, Ann Hui, Clara Law, Peter Chan, and Tsui Hark.[3]
Filmography
editCinematography
edit- Shaolin Mantis (1978)
- Heroes of the East (1978)
- Dirty Ho (1979)
- Fists and Guts (1980)
- Man on the Brink (1981)
- Life After Life (1982)
- Crimson Street
- Aces Go Places 2 (1983)
- Comedy (1984)
- Heart of Dragon (1985)
- The Strange Bedfellow (1986)
- The Millionaire's Express (1986)
- Mr. Vampire Part 2 (1986)
- Evil Cat (1986)
- Armour of God (1987)
- Vampire's Breakfast (1987)
- Eastern Condors (1987)
- Miracles (1989)
- A Chinese Ghost Story 2 (1990)
- Armour of God II: Operation Condor (1991)
- Once Upon a Time in China (1991)
- Spiritually a Cop (1991)
- A Kid From Tibet (1992)
- Once Upon a Time in China II (1992)
- Dragon Gate Inn (1992)
- The Moon Warriors (1992)
- Twin Dragons (1992)
- Days of Tomorrow (1993)
- Iron Monkey (1993)
- Once Upon a Time in China IV (1993)
- The Black Panther Warriors (1993)
- Temptation of a Monk (1993)
- Love and the City (1994)
- The Returning (1994)
- A Confucian Confusion (1994)
- A Touch of Evil (1995)
- The Adventurers (1995)
- Somebody Up There Likes Me (1996)
- Tristar (1996)
- Big Bullet (1996)
- Beyond Hypothermia (1996)
- God of Gamblers 3: The Early Stage (1996)
- The Soong Sisters (1997)
- Hitman (1998)
- Sleepless Town (1998)
- Knock Off (1998)
- Purple Storm (1999)
- Gen-X Cops (1999)
- 2000 AD (2000)
- Visible Secret (2001)
- Double Vision (2002)
- Truth or Dare: 6th Floor Rear Flat (2003)
- The Medallion (2003)
- The Floating Landscape (2003)
- Magic Kitchen (2004)
- Bamboo Shoot (2004)
- Ultraviolet (2006)
- Silk (2006)
- The Warlords (2007)
- Painted Skin (2008)
- The King of Fighters (2009)
- Bodyguards and Assassins (2010)
- East Wind Rain (2010)
- Here Comes Fortune/Fortune King is Coming to Town (2010)
- A Chinese Fairy Tale (2011)
Writer
edit- Fists and Guts (1980)
Producer
edit- The Floating Landscape (2003)
Director
edit- The Fool Escape (1980)
- In the Line of Duty 3 (1988)
- Ulterior Motive (2015)
Actor/Cameo Appearance
edit- Viva Erotica (1996)
- Beast Cops (1998)
- Born Wild (2001)
- Demi-Haunted (2002)
- Truth or Dare: 6th Floor Rear Flat (2003)
- Infernal Affairs II (2003)
- Silk (2006)
- Here Comes Fortune/Fortune King is Coming to Town (2010)
- Gangster Payday (2014)
Awards and nominations
editWong is the only person winning a "double triple", awarded best cinematography for 3 consecutive years twice in the Hong Kong Film Awards.[4]
| Year | Film | Awards and Nominations | Occasion |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Bodyguards and Assassins (2009) | Won: Best Cinematography | 29th Hong Kong Film Awards |
| 2010 | Bodyguards and Assassins (2009) | Nominated: Best Cinematography | Golden Horse Awards |
| 2009 | Painted Skin (2009) | Nominated: Best Cinematography | Golden Horse Awards |
| 2009 | Painted Skin (2009) | Won: Best Cinematography | Hong Kong Film Awards |
| 2008 | The Warlords (2007) | Nominated: Best Cinematography | 2nd Asian Film Awards |
| 2008 | The Warlords (2007) | Won: Best Cinematography | Hong Kong Film Awards |
| 2004 | The Floating Landscape (2003) | Nominated: Best Cinematography | Golden Bauhinia Awards |
| 2004 | The Floating Landscape (2003) | Won: Best Cinematography | Hong Kong Film Awards |
| 2003 | Double Vision (2002) | Nominated: Best Cinematography | Hong Kong Film Awards |
| 2002 | Visible Secret (2001) | Won: Best Cinematography | Hong Kong Film Awards |
| 2000 | Purple Storm (1999) | Won: Best Cinematography | Hong Kong Film Awards |
| 2000 | Gen-X Cops (1999) | Nominated: Best Cinematography | Hong Kong Film Awards |
| 1999 | Sleepless Town (1998) | Won: Best Cinematography | Hong Kong Film Awards |
| 1999 | Sleepless Town (1998) | Won: Best Cinematography | Golden Horse Awards |
| 1998 | The Soong Sisters (1997) | Won: Best Cinematography | Hong Kong Film Awards |
| 1998 | The Soong Sisters (1997) | Nominated: Best Cinematography | Golden Horse Awards |
| 1997 | Big Bullet (1996) | Nominated: Best Cinematography | Hong Kong Film Awards |
| 1997 | Somebody Up There Likes Me (1996) | Nominated: Best Cinematography | Hong Kong Film Awards |
| 1996 | A Touch of Evil (1995) | Nominated: Best Cinematography | Hong Kong Film Awards |
| 1995 | The Returning (1994) | Nominated: Best Cinematography | Hong Kong Film Awards |
| 1994 | Days of Tomorrow (1993) | Nominated: Best Cinematography | Hong Kong Film Awards |
| 1994 | Temptation of a Monk (1993) | Nominated: Best Cinematography | Hong Kong Film Awards |
| 1994 | Temptation of a Monk (1993) | Nominated: Best Cinematography | Golden Horse Awards |
| 1993 | Dragon Gate Inn (1992) | Nominated: Best Cinematography | Golden Horse Awards |
| 1993 | Dragon Gate Inn (1992) | Nominated: Best Cinematography | Hong Kong Film Awards |
| 1993 | Once Upon a Time in China II (1992) | Nominated: Best Cinematography | Hong Kong Film Awards |
| 1992 | Once Upon a Time in China (1991) | Nominated: Best Cinematography | Hong Kong Film Awards |
| 1990 | Miracles (1989) | Nominated: Best Cinematography | Hong Kong Film Awards |
| 1983 | He Lives by Night (1982) | Won: Best Cinematography | Hong Kong Film Awards |
| 1982 | Life After Life (1981) | Nominated: Best Cinematography | Golden Horse Awards |
| 1982 | Life After Life (1981) | Nominated: Best Cinematography | 2nd Hong Kong Film Awards |
References
edit- ^ "award". Hong Kong Film Awards Association. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
- ^ "filmmakers". Federation of Hong Kong Filmmakers. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
- ^ Hong Kong Cinemagic – Arthur Wong Ngok Tai
- ^ "history". HKFA awards history. Archived from the original on 21 September 2010.
External links
edit- Arthur Wong at IMDb