director of photography
LL
hello@louislau.net
I'm Louis Lau, a DP based in Sydney, Australia.
I’m all about creating images that dutifully captures the essence of a good script, story or brief. I’m not married to a style and I believe every picture should elicit it’s own meanings and emotions. Be it raw or ephemeral, documentary or fictional, I love getting my hands dirty and amongst it in order to craft a director’s ideas into a moving image.
LOUIS LAU
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
about me
Australia/hongkong/whereever
commercials/narrative/
documentary/music videos/
travel/arthouse/
I first ventured into cinematography as a Broadcast TV cameraperson when I was completing a Master’s in Media and Production. Upon graduating, I then spent 11 years assisting my way up the camera department on feature films, long-form and commercials before becoming a DP. Through these experiences, I not only bring on a wealth of technical knowledge onto each set, but also a great sensibility of teamwork, collaboration and compassion.
I grew up on Infernal Affairs, Hoop Dreams, Fargo and Idiocracy. The movies that I love and draw inspirations from are diverse and eclectic. As such, I try to imbue different palettes to every piece of work that I come across as I believe that every script/project is unique and deserves their own treatment.
education:
M.A. in media arts & production (uts)
B.A. in film studies, anthropology (usyd)