Cao Yu (cinematographer)

Cao Yu (Chinese: 曹郁; born August 15, 1974) is a Chinese cinematographer best known for his work on City of Life and Death, Kekexili: Mountain Patrol and See You Tomorrow. As a cinematographer, he became famous for his three collaborations with director Lu Chuan.

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Cao.
Cao Yu
Born (1974-08-15) August 15, 1974
Beijing, China
Alma materBeijing Film Academy
OccupationCinematographer
Years active1997 - present
Spouse(s)
(
m. 2012)
ChildrenXiao Tudou (son)
Xiao Moli (daughter)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese曹鬱
Simplified Chinese曹郁

Early life and education

Cao was born on August 15, 1974, in Beijing. After graduating from Beijing Film Academy in 1997, he was assigned to Beijing Film Studio. When he was a college student, his greatest interest was to study equipment and Library. American Cinematographer is the most popular magazine he has borrowed from the university library. When he saw an article that he was interested in, he would copy it.[1]

Career

Cao made his feature film debut with the 1997 comedy film Run Away, which earned him a Youth Film Fund award at the 54th Cannes Film Festival.

In 2001, he shot the feature film Chicken Poets, and won a Special Jury Prize at the Locarno Film Festival. That same year, he began to shot advertisement films.

In 2004, he shot Lu Chuan's Kekexili: Mountain Patrol, for which he received the Best Cinematography nomination at the 25th Golden Rooster Awards and received the Best Cinematography at the 41st Golden Horse Awards.[2]

In 2009, Cao went on to serve as cinematographer for City of Life and Death, his second collaboration with director Lu Chuan. He won numerous awards, including the Best Cinematography at the 57th San Sebastian International Film Festival, the Best Cinematography at the 46th Golden Horse Awards, the Best Cinematography at the 4th Asian Film Awards, and the Best Cinematography at the 3rd Asia Pacific Screen Awards.[2]

Cao was cinematographer for the 2010 romantic comedy film Color Me Love.

In 2012, he collaborated with Yang Shupeng on the action film An Inaccurate Memoir.

In 2015, he was selected as cinematographer for the 3D adventure action film Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe, his third collaborated with director Lu Chuan.[3]

In 2017, Cao won the Best Cinematography at the 36th Hong Kong Film Awards for his work in See You Tomorrow,[4] and was nominated for Best Cinematography at the 54th Golden Horse Awards.

Personal life

In March 2011, Cao Yu began dating actress Yao Chen after they met in Color Me Love.[2][5] On November 18, 2012, they married in Queenstown, New Zealand. On July 15, 2013, they son, nicknamed Xiao Tudou (Chinese: 小土豆; lit.: 'small potato'), was born in Beijing.[6] They daughter, nicknamed Xiao Moli (Chinese: 小茉莉; lit.: 'little jasmine'), was born on November 9, 2016.[7]

Film
YearEnglish TitleChinese titleDirectorNotes
1997Run Away待避
2002Chicken Poets像鸡毛一样飞Meng Jinghui
2004Kekexili: Mountain Patrol可可西里Lu Chuan
2009City of Life and Death南京！南京！Lu Chuan
2010Color Me Love爱出色Chen Yili
Driverless无人驾驶Zhang Yang
2011The Law of Attraction万有引力Zhao Tianyu
2012An Inaccurate Memoir匹夫Yang Shupeng
2015Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe鬼吹灯之九层妖塔Lu Chuan
2017See You Tomorrow摆渡人Zhang Jiajia
Legend of the Demon Cat妖猫传Chen Kaige
2018Forever Young无问西东Li Fangfang
2019My People, My Country–The Guiding Star我和我的祖国Chen Kaige

Awards
DateAwardCategoryRecipient(s) and nominee(s)ResultNotes
200441st Golden Horse AwardsBest CinematographyKekexili: Mountain PatrolWon
200525th Golden Rooster AwardsNominated
200957th San Sebastian International Film FestivalCity of Life and DeathWon
46th Golden Horse AwardsWon
3rd Asia Pacific Screen AwardsWon
20104th Asian Film AwardsWon
201736th Hong Kong Film AwardsSee You TomorrowWon
54th Golden Horse AwardsNominated
201810th Macau International Movie FestivalForever YoungNominated
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References
  1. Yi Lijing (2013-10-16). 摄影师曹郁：天赋决定你能走多远. Tencent (in Chinese).
  2. 揭姚晨未婚夫曹郁身份 出身文艺之家两获金马奖(图). iFeng (in Chinese). 2012-11-13.
  3. 陆川《鬼吹灯》杀青 姚晨曹郁赵又廷合影(图). CRL (in Chinese). 2015-01-26.
  4. 老公曹郁获金像最佳摄影奖 姚晨火速发文祝贺. 163 (in Chinese). 2017-04-10.
  5. 果静林妻子去世曹郁离婚 揭姚晨"出轨"男星. 163 (in Chinese). 2014-09-18.
  6. 独家:姚晨产后首亮相 曹郁称宝宝大嘴. sina (in Chinese). 2013-07-18.
  7. 一儿一女凑成“好”！姚晨今日顺利产女 取名“小茉莉”. iFeng (in Chinese). 2016-11-09.
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