Angel Youngs Dp File

| Year | Milestone | |------|-----------| | 1992 | Born in Seattle, Washington, to a photographer mother and a jazz‑musician father. | | 2008 (Age 16) | Receives his first DSLR, a Canon EOS 5D Mark II, and begins shooting short documentaries for his high‑school news program. | | 2010 | Wins the Seattle Youth Film Festival for a 3‑minute portrait titled “Neon Rain”—the first glimpse of his fascination with low‑light color work. | | 2011–2015 | Studies Film Production & Cinematography at the University of Southern California (USC). Graduates cum laude, with a thesis short titled “Between the Lines” that screened at the Sundance Short Film Lab. |

Key Influence: While at USC, Young interned under Bradford Young (DP of Arrival), absorbing the power of natural light and shadow. The mentorship sparked Young’s lifelong obsession with “light as character.” angel youngs dp

| Year | Award | Project | Category | |------|-------|---------|----------| | 2016 | SXSW Film Festival | Midnight Harbor | Best Cinematography | | 2018 | Primetime Emmy (Nom.) | Solaris: The Echo (Ep. 5) | Outstanding Cinematography | | 2021 | Cannes Camera d’Or | The Last Orchard | Best First Feature Cinematography | | 2022 | BAFTA TV Craft Awards (Nom.) | Echoes of the Tide | Best Photography & Lighting | | 2024 | Asian Film Awards | Neon Samurai | Best Cinematography | | 2025 | ASC (American Society of Cinematographers) | Quantum Hearts | ASC Award for Innovative Technique | | Year | Milestone | |------|-----------| | 1992

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| Director | Project | Year | Highlight | |----------|---------|------|-----------| | Lena Hsu | “Echoes of the Tide” (TV mini‑series) | 2019 | Integrated underwater rigs and natural ocean light, earning a BAFTA nomination. | | Jamal Rivera | “Neon Samurai” (Feature) | 2020 | Fused neon‑lit urban Japan with 4K AR overlays; won Asian Film Award for Best Cinematography. | | Mara Patel | “Silence in the Garden” (Documentary) | 2022 | Employed 70mm IMAX cameras to capture expansive horticultural landscapes; received Grierson Award for cinematography. | | Nina Kwon | “Quantum Hearts” (Sci‑fi romance) | 2024 | Used real‑time volumetric lighting on a soundstage, pioneering a technique now taught at NYU Tisch. |

These partnerships reveal Young’s adaptability—whether filming intimate dramas, high‑octane action, or contemplative documentaries, his visual intuition remains consistent.