genemail101@gmail.com • cell 213.321.0794
Hello, I'm Gene Sung and these are a few things I daydream about every day:
* Filmmaking and Art - I watch and study a massive amount of films, TV and art like Amores Perros, Kids, Les Revenants, City of God; the film styles of Terence Malick and Christopher Doyle; and artists like Egon Schiele, Alphonse Mucha and Don Pendleton.
* Skateboarding - Growing up I’d try the same trick for months on end until I landed it. I take this same ethos for all my artistic projects: You gotta pull off the impossible and make it Super Good! Skate culture introduced me to everything that’s precious in my life - video, graphic design, illustration, magazines and great music.
* Surfing and Traveling: I got into traveling because I love to surf in far away places and have been to over fifty countries. These experiences continue to fill in the puzzle.
* Music - Great songs have a big impact on my visual style. I like to think my cinematography mimics a beautiful song. On stuff I get to personally direct and DP, the general style is lush, dense and pretty pictures inspired by my musical heroes like Joy Division, New Order, Bauhaus, The Knife, Arcade Fire, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Wu-Tang and NWA.
And now for the standard roll call stuff. My day job is cinematography but I’m completely obsessed with filmmaking so I regularly work most of the key artistic positions - Director, writing, pre-production, Gaffer, Editor, Motion Graphics and VFX. Yes, I’m a Jack of All Trades, but I do all the above very well.
* Skateboarding - Growing up I’d try the same trick for months on end until I landed it. I take this same ethos for all my artistic projects: You gotta pull off the impossible and make it Super Good! Skate culture introduced me to everything that’s precious in my life - video, graphic design, illustration, magazines and great music.
* Surfing and Traveling: I got into traveling because I love to surf in far away places and have been to over fifty countries. These experiences continue to fill in the puzzle.
* Music - Great songs have a big impact on my visual style. I like to think my cinematography mimics a beautiful song. On stuff I get to personally direct and DP, the general style is lush, dense and pretty pictures inspired by my musical heroes like Joy Division, New Order, Bauhaus, The Knife, Arcade Fire, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Wu-Tang and NWA.
And now for the standard roll call stuff. My day job is cinematography but I’m completely obsessed with filmmaking so I regularly work most of the key artistic positions - Director, writing, pre-production, Gaffer, Editor, Motion Graphics and VFX. Yes, I’m a Jack of All Trades, but I do all the above very well.
RESUME
Director of Photography and Director • Freelance • 2010 to Present: I am a cinematography who fairly often directs the project and has worked the crew gamut as Gaffer, Camera Op, Steadicam and AC. I can run a set quickly and efficiently to make the day while maintaining a friendly and positive vibe on set.
Colorist and Editor • Freelance • 2002 to Present: Aside from on set experience with cinematography and directing, I am a very solid colorist and editor using Davinci Resolve and Adobe Premiere.
Motion Graphics Artist • Freelance • 2002 to Present: My career began as a Motion Graphics designer and animator working on boards, pitches and often doing the animations as well. I still work on agency pitches and Motion Graphics a few days a month to fill in the gaps between live action jobs using Adobe After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Cinema 4D and Google Docs.
Clients: Warner Music, Disney, Nickelodeon, Discovery, Lifetime, Red Bull, Bravo, Capitol Records, Vice, SyFy, HGTV, ABC, HBO, PBS, FYI, NBA, NFL, MLB, UFC and more.
Education: Otis College of Art and Design, BFA
GEAR
Red Raptor X, Red Komodo, Sony FS7, Sigma Cine Primes, DZO Retro Primes, Canon FD Vintage Primes and Canon L Zooms and a 1 ton G&E van with quality lights and grip.