About

Chang Su is a Los Angeles–based Director of Photography and Colorist. He works across narrative, documentary, micro-dramas, fashion, commercial, and feature work. Projects have earned global festival recognition and drawn multi-million online views.

Su’s work pairs steady-handed problem-solving with dynamic, story-led imagery. As a DP and Colorist he has guided festival-bound narratives including Jin (Rhode Island IFF Oscar- & BAFTA-qualifying semi-finalist), Nameless (WorldFest Houston Bronze, Santa Monica FF Hon. Mention) , and The Reunion (Rhode Island IFF & Reel Sisters selections) , earning a reputation for clear camera movement and a visual approach that pairs crisp blocking with expressive tonal contrast.

As a colorist, Su helps directors bind disparate locations and timelines into a cohesive palette.  He mapped the visual language of Berlin-nominated director Zhu Xin’s latest feature documentary A Song River, which won both the Youth Jury and Cinephilia Critics’ prizes at the Pingyao International Film Festival and screened at the Hong Kong and Beijing international festivals. While his color on Manting accompanied the film to Palm Springs International ShortFest and four other Oscar-qualifying festivals. 

Bridging large-screen craft into mobile storytelling, he shot and graded the vertical micro-drama Falling for a Superstar, DataEye’s No. 1 heat-ranking title with more than 110 million cumulative points, and Su crafted the visual tone as a colorist of Baby Trapped by the Billionaire, a 38 million views standout on ReelShort, a leading micro-drama platform, recently spotlighted by the Los Angeles Times for its role in the “two-minute drama” boom.

Su is known for dynamic camera movement, efficient lighting setups, and a keen sensitivity to subtle emotional shifts that ground each scene. Born in Shanghai, he began filming motion pictures in high school, experimenting with house lamps and borrowed DSLRs before formal training at the School of Visual Arts (BFA) and Chapman University’s Dodge College (MFA). Today his sets stretch from indie crews to full size production.  His work spans productions across Asia and North America, but the goal remains constant: boundary-breaking visual language that carry a director’s intent, and the audience’s memory, well beyond the final frame. 

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