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Xiaoding Zhao

  • Cinematographer
  • Director
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Xiaoding Zhao
Xiaoding Zhao is known for House of Flying Daggers (2004), Curse of the Golden Flower (2006) and Shadow (2018).
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 27 wins & 34 nominations total

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    Known for

    Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau, and Ziyi Zhang in House of Flying Daggers (2004)
    House of Flying Daggers
    7.5
    • Cinematographer
    • 2004
    Gong Li and Chow Yun-Fat in Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)
    Curse of the Golden Flower
    7.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 2006
    Jun Hu and Chao Deng in Shadow (2018)
    Shadow
    7.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 2018
    Cliff Walkers (2021)
    Cliff Walkers
    6.5
    • Cinematographer
    • 2021

    Credits

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    Cinematographer

    • Da Tu Wei
      • Cinematographer
      • Completed
      • 2024
    • Under the Light (2023)
      Under the Light
      6.0
      • Cinematographer (director of photography - reshoot parts)
      • 2023
    • Full River Red (2023)
      Full River Red
      6.5
      • director of photography
      • 2023
    • Snipers (2022)
      Snipers
      6.3
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Cliff Walkers (2021)
      Cliff Walkers
      6.5
      • director of photography
      • 2021
    • Xiaobao Song in Fa cai ri ji (2021)
      Fa cai ri ji
      5.5
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • Haocun Liu, Wei Fan, and Yi Zhang in One Second (2020)
      One Second
      7.1
      • director of photography
      • 2020
    • Caiyu Yang in Only Cloud Knows (2019)
      Only Cloud Knows
      6.1
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • The Terra-Cotta Army of Qin-Dynasty (2019)
      The Terra-Cotta Army of Qin-Dynasty
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • Jun Hu and Chao Deng in Shadow (2018)
      Shadow
      7.0
      • director of photography
      • 2018
    • Once Upon a Time (2017)
      Once Upon a Time
      5.1
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017
    • Matt Damon in The Great Wall (2016)
      The Great Wall
      5.9
      • director of photography
      • 2016
    • Coming Home (2014)
      Coming Home
      7.2
      • Cinematographer
      • 2014
    • Shaofeng Feng and Ni Ni in Wo xiang he ni hao hao de (2013)
      Wo xiang he ni hao hao de
      5.7
      • Cinematographer
      • 2013
    • Sicheng Chen, Jiajia Deng, and Dawei Gao in Silent Witness (2013)
      Silent Witness
      6.9
      • Cinematographer
      • 2013
    • Who's your flavor (2013)
      Who's your flavor
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2013

    Director

    • Zhe Tian
      • Director
      • Post-production
      • TV Series
    • Dou Po Cangqiong 3: Chu E
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Dou Po Cangqiong·Zhi Ge (2023)
      Dou Po Cangqiong·Zhi Ge
      5.1
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2023
    • Victor Ma in Fights Break Sphere (2023)
      Fights Break Sphere
      5.1
      • Director
      • 2023
    • The Terra-Cotta Army of Qin-Dynasty (2019)
      The Terra-Cotta Army of Qin-Dynasty
      Short
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Once Upon a Time (2017)
      Once Upon a Time
      5.1
      • Director
      • 2017

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Yi xue qian chi (2024)
      Yi xue qian chi
      5.4
      • director of photography
      • 2024
    • Hero (2002)
      Hero
      7.9
      • camera operator
      • 2002

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Zhao Xiao Ding

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      Member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 2019.

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