PROFILE
Tony Luu was born on an overcrowded wooden refugee boat that was fleeing his troubled homeland of Vietnam. Tony's family eventually settled in Brisbane where Tony was given his first super 8 camera at the age of 9, but could never afford to actually run film though it. In the following year, the family borrowed a brand new video 8 camera from a relative with which Tony was to shoot his first masterpiece- his sisters wedding. Tony's destiny was settled that day.
Tony went on to study film at the Queensland University of Technology where he graduated in 1999. On graduation, while shooting music videos with local indie production company Squareyed Films, Tony worked at Premier Lighting. Tony also worked at BTQ7 following in the footsteps of so many Queensland cameramen.
Over the last 10 years, Tony has racked up an impressive list of credits which include hundreds of TVCs for clients such as Unilever, Kelloggs, Pepsi and Telstra. Tony has also shot more than 100 music videos for in a credit list that reads like a "whos who" of the Australian music industry including artists like Silverchair, Shannon Noll, George and Eskimo Joe. In 2005, Tony photographed his first feature film, 48 Shades. In 2008 Tony shot his second feature Storage.
Since becoming a DOP, Luu has picked up numerous awards, winning Best Cinematography at Tropfest 2006 as well as 40 Australian Cinematographer Society Awards and 3 Golden Tripods. Tony was awarded ACS accreditation in 2009.
Tony's energetic and creative approach to collaborating with the director allows him to fulfill the visual potential any motion picture project. With a sharp eye for lighting, Tony specialises in bold and graphic frames that accentuate the story.
Tony is at the forefront of new cinema technology, having experience with film and all of the new digital formats, including Epic, Alexa, Weisscam, and 5d.
RESUME
Download Tony's resume here.
SELECTED TVC CREDITS
TVC Production Company Director
Greens Food Film Graphics Graeme Burfoot
Casket ISI 'Jaguar' BlackLab Intl Grant Marshall
Kleenex 'Cottonelle' Taxi Films Liz Murphy
Seaworld 'Ball Brand' Play TV Frazer Bailey
NRMA 'Carbonators' The Best Picture Show Co. Darren Ashton
Suncorp Insurance 'It’s How' Blacklab Intl Ryan Renshaw
Virgin Blue 'the Lounge' Taxi Films Liz Murphy
Clear Absolute Pictures Liz Murphy
Diet Coke '10 Things' Head Pictures Steve Baker
Sheridan 'Signature' Taxi Films Liz Murphy
Sultana Bran 'Spy Kids' Play TV Frazer Bailey
Powerball 'Magnetism' Blacklab Intl Ryan Renshaw
North Lakes 'Doggy Play TV Frazer Bailey
Suntory 'Calori meets Mediterranean' Taxi Films Akria Nagai
NRMA 'Pressure' The Best Picture Show Co. Darren Ashton
Qld Govt. 'Mission Possible' Play TV Frazer Bailey
Impulse 'New York' Taxi Films Liz Murphy
Suncorp Insurance 'Its How' Blacklab Intl Ryan Renshaw
Super Cheap Auto Provisible Films Michael Swan
Natures Own 'Half the Job' Taxi Films Liz Murphy
Singtel 'Mio' Taxi Films David Barker
ARU 'Street Rugby' CIP Productions Tony Davidson
Dettol 'Hands- Fragrance' Taxi Films Liz Murphy
NRMA 'Broncos' Republic Films Darren Ashton
Kellogg’s Just Right 'Handstand' Taxi Films Liz Murphy
RACQ 'Four Letter Word' 166 Productions Jason Wingrove
ALP 'Kevin Kudd' Cutting Edge Productions Peter Maguire
Instant Scrathits 'Spiderman' Plush Films Frazer Bailey
Police and Nurses Credit Society Roly Poly Picture Co. Dick Marks
NRMA 'Home and Motor' Republic Films Ryan Renshaw
Instant Scrathits 'My RX8' Plush Films Frazer Bailey
Bio-Organics 'Surf’s Up' Taxi Films Damien Kelly
The Courier Mail 'Compact' Taxi Films Liz Murphy
Pulp Shoes 'Black Never Dies' RHA Advertising Sean Beagley
Ergon Energy 'Energy Company' Play TV Frazer Bailey
Heritage Building Society 'Tree House' Blacklab Intl Ryan Renshaw
Brookwater 'Streetscape' Tabletop Films Terry Straight
REIQ 'Signs of Life' Play TV Frazer Bailey
Triumph 'Boutique' Blacklab Intl Ryan Renshaw
Suncorp Metway 'Inheritance' Taxi Films Liz Murphy
Pepsi Max 'Heaps Rich' Cherub Pictures Luke Shanahan
Original Juice 'Hippos' Blacklab Intl Ryan Renshaw
Wintergarden 'I Am' Taxi Films Liz Murphy
Golden Circle 'Bird and Flowers' Taxi Films Grey Rodgers
HBA Insurance 'Manly Haka' Cyclops Films Scott Walker
Queenland Newspapers 'QWeekend Launch' Cherub Pictures Luke Shanahan
Instant Scratchits 'Circus' Taxi Films David Barker
Madgelena 'I Wanna Be Evil' Taxi Films Liz Murphy
LCMs 'Shadow' Plush Films Karen Borger
Fisher and Paykel 'Less Work' Taxi Films David Barker
Qld Govt. 'Smart State' Tabletop Films Terry Straight
Panafen IB 'Car Ad' Taxi Films David Barker
Jupiters 'Chinese Whispers' Blacklab Intl Ryan Renshaw
Cornetto 'Rory' Two Little Indians Tori Garrett
Gilbeys Gin 'Diamonds' The Best Picture Show Co. Frazer Bailey
QLD Tourism 'Rekindle Your Love' The Best Picture Show Co. Frazer Bailey
Nestle 'the Milky Bar Kid' Plush Films Karen Borger
Iseekgolf.com Streetlight Films Tony Mcgrath
Pepsi 'Delta Goodrem Promo' Taxi
Films David Barker
SELECTED MUSIC VIDEO CREDITS
Eskimo Joe 'Foreign Land'
Snob Scrilla 'Houston'
The Hampdens 'Generation Y'
Kate Miller Heidke 'Words'
Kate Miller Heidke 'Can’t Shake It'
Damien Leith '22 Steps'
Tim Finn 'It Couldn't be Done'
Butterfingers 'Dirt'
Butterfingers 'Trouble'
Jade Mcrae 'Superstar'
Katie Noonan & Paul Grabovski 'Just a Con'
Sassin 'Xtraordinary'
The Daybridges 'She's a Liar'
Shannon Noll 'Learn to Fly'
Anthony Callea 'The Prayer'
MGF 'Troublemaker'
Dovetail 'The Mill Song'
Missy Higgins 'Scar'
Evermore 'For One Day'
Evermore 'It's Too Late'
Evermore 'Come to Nothing'
Kasey Chambers 'Lilke a River'
Kelly Black 'It's a Girl Thing'
MGF 'You've Ruined All My Favourite Songs'
Gerling 'Get Motivated'
George 'Still Real'
Powderfinger 'On My Mind'
Daughterboy Jao 'The Thrills'
Gerling 'Who's Your Daddy?'
The Superjesus 'Over and Out'
The Whitlams 'I Don't Believe Anymore'
Machine Gun Fellatio 'Just B'coz'
Amiel 'Lovesong'
Silverchair 'Without You'
Silverchair 'Greatest View'
Palladium- 'Butterflies'
Dan Brodie 'Jesus Try and Save Me'
Troy Cassar Daly 'Born to Survive'
George 'Breaking It Slowly'
George 'Breathe In Now'
Paul Mac 'Gonna Miss You'
Dan Brodie 'Kill'
George 'Special Ones'
George 'Holiday'
SELECTED DRAMA CREDITS
'Storage' FF Director: Michael Craft
'48 Shades' FF Director: Daniel Lapaine
'Glenn Owen Dodds' SF Director: Frazer Bailey
'Seize the Day' SF Director: Alex Chomicz
'Silencer' SF Director: Frazer Bailey
'Recall' SF Director: Michael Noonan
'Immured' Director: Darcy Yule
'The People' SF Director: Michael Noonan
'Self Serve' SF Director: Frazer Bailey
Celestia SF Director: Jin Wong
The Irving Hand Prophecy SF Director: Sean Gilligan & Sarah Woulahan
SBS (S)truth 'Metric Time' Doc Director: Michelle Warner
Duck SF Director: Michelle Southeren
One Small Room SF Director: Stuart Mannion