"The varying emotion is essential to complete us as special human beings,
and we are here to feel and relive it with moving pictures"
Name, Title
About Me
Colourist. Camera Operator. Video Artist.
Anson is a college graduate in Communications from The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2019, and is keen to explore and visualise different emotions in the art of moving pictures. He believes that emotion is the essence of how human beings experience and make sense of our lives. Anson genuinely sees the powerfulness of video to help audiences reminisce about their past and relive different moments, which is the core of his works.
Currently based in London, Anson has extensive production experience in Hong Kong and the United States, ranging from filming narratives, documentaries and online content to colouring. He has been working as a freelance colourist and camera operator for creative inspiration. His first short and graduation film 'Roundabout' was selected as Honorary Mention in the Sundance Film Festival 2019 Hong Kong, and 'A Road to A Village', his first feature-film colouring work, was selected in both Toronto and Busan International Film Festivals in 2023, a huge international recognition of the work.
Anson Cheng Visuals (ACV) was established in 2020 for the creative mission, as well as the website to share his works and related stories. He is currently looking for creative collaborations to enrich his experience. Check out the blog posts to learn creative stories behind the projects, or email for details or project collaborations.
Résumé is available upon request.
FILM
Awards
Awards & Recognitions
'A Road to A Village' (2023) | 106'
Colourist, Online & Finishing Editor
Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2023
Official Selection | Centrepiece programme
Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) 2023
Official Selection | A Window on Asian Cinema
'Mountains, Seas, Panorama' (2023) | 35'
Colourist
Amsterdam Cinedans FEST 2024
Official Selection
Festival de Cannes 2021 Short Film Corner
Official Selection
'Roundabout' (2019) | 13'
Director, Director of Photography (DP), Colourist
Sundance Film Festival 2019 Hong Kong
Official Selection | Honorary Mention
'Sketches' (2018) | 19'
Director of Photography (DP)
London International Motion Picture Awards 2019
Official Selection | Finalist
London Independent Film Awards 2019
Official Selection | Semi-Finalist
London City Film Awards 2018
Shortlisted Video
Calcutta International Cult Film Festival 2018
LGBT Video
Outstanding Achievement Award (Short film category)
Outstanding Achievement Award (LGBT film category)
Romania Short To The Point 2018
Narrative Selection
Experience
Professional. Academic.
Work
2024 Feb-Present
London, United Kingdom
Deliverables technician · Company 3 (London)
Operate tools to create, export and validate different studios' deliverables and work closely with colour assists for the renders.
#Transkoder #DolbyVision #HDR&SDRRenders
Data I/O technician
Handled client and internal media assets in SANs & other storages and maintain content security & confidentiality.
#DataIO #MediaManagement #Feature&EpisodicProjects
Post-production runner
Maintained day-to-day operations in the world-class post-production house and attended clients & staff catering needs.
#ClientServices #Communication #Hospitality
2023 Mar-Jul
Central, Hong Kong
Image editor · Christie's (Wellcom London)
Colour-matched and retouched spring auction lot images with global specialists in on-site and remote live editing sessions.
#ProductRetouch #AdobePhotoshop #ClientCommunication
2022 Jan-2023 Mar
Hong Kong
Camera operator & Colourist · Votion Studios
Set up Resolve 4K colour suite and colour management workflow for 25+ xR project shooting and grading, and created camera LUTs for xR colour calibration.
#VirtualProduction #LEDVolumeFilming #ColourManagement
2019 Jun-Nov
New York City, U.S.
Colour intern · Edisen NYC
Conformed and ColorTraced 50+ client-supervised jobs, additionally prepared colour suites, organised media inventories and reviewed deliverables.
#PostProductionHouse #ColourAssist #ColourWorkflow
2018 Jun-Aug
Texas, U.S.
Production & Post-production intern · Fiege Films
Camera-assisted two long-form documentaries in Texas & Louisiana, transcoded dailies and coloured documentary trailer.
#CameraAssist #SoundRecording #OfflineEditing
Education
2023 Sep
ACES Broadcast TV Training · NFTS UK
Implementing colour management in high-end broadcast and motion picture production.
2014-2019
Communication (Creative Media) & BBA ·
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
First-class Honours
2017 Aug-Dec
Cinematography & Post-production ·
The University of Texas at Austin
GPA 4.0 (University Honors)
2015 Jun-Jul
International Journalism & Media Studies ·
The London School of Economics and Political Studies
Professional certificates
2024 Dec
Advanced and essential trainings · Dolby Vision
by Dolby Laboratories (Dolby Institute)
2021 Jul
Advanced colour-grading · Resolve 17
by Blackmagic Design
2019 Oct
Certified end-user · Resolve 15
by Blackmagic Design