Ed Wu Cinematographer

USA / Kearney, NJ / 2024

Shot on Sony Venice with Atlas Orion Anamorphics

Press Reviews:

“How cinematographer Ed Wu’s dreamy lighting and dynamic camerawork embellish the film can’t be overstated. There’s a marked visual distinction between Ponyboi’s troubled reality and the moments with Bruce. The opening title sequence, for example, showing Ponyboi walking the streets of Jersey in the early morning hours, seems ripped from a gritty, stylized ’70s flick. Brief flashbacks, presented as blurry flashes of consciousness, take us to the character’s childhood with his now-ill father who nicknamed him Ponyboi.”

IndieWire - https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/ponyboi-review-river-gallo-dylan-obrien-crime-movie-1234946501/

USA / Saugerties, NY / 2022

Shot on Alexa Mini with Atlas Orion Anamorphics

Press Reviews:

“A lot of mirrors, reflections, and screens are deployed in this movie. But they're placed by West and cinematographer Ed Wu (channeling past masters like Harris Savides, who once warned, "Don't make things too beautiful") in such a way as to make you pay closer attention to what's happening in the frame at that moment, but without indicating precisely what you're supposed to think about. West's writing and direction, Wu's photography, Marc Hadley's circa-early-'80s synth score, Keara Burton's editing, and the rest of the production team's efforts are in sync. In the more lyrical sections (such as a slow-motion music montage that builds out the main characters' worlds), the filmmaking itself takes center stage, not in a showy or domineering way, but as if the actors and filmmakers are just having fun, like kids trying to see how long they can bat a balloon around without letting it hit the floor.”

Roger Ebert - https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/linoleum-movie-review-2023

“This is also a technically sharp picture; DP Ed Wu’s rich, gorgeously lit lensing accentuates both the more grounded drama and heightened sequences, and the scuzzy, VHS-style slivers of Cameron’s Bill Nye-esque science show feel spot-on for the era they’re trying to evoke.”

Flicker Myth - https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2022/03/2022-sxsw-film-festival-review-linoleum/

USA / Albuquerque, NM / 2022

Shot on RED Helium with Cooke Anamorphics SF Primes

“Queen Latifah has signed on to lead the Netflix thriller End of the Road, a feature film that Millicent Shelton is attached to direct. The plot follows recently widowed Brenda who, after losing her job, drives her family cross-country to start a new life. In the New Mexico desert, cut off from help, they must learn to fight back when they become the targets of a mysterious killer.”

Deadline - https://deadline.com/2020/12/queen-latifah-millient-shelton-netflix-end-of-the-road-1234651484/

USA / Portland, OR / 2021

Arri Alexa Mini with Canon Sumire Primes

Press Reviews:

“Diving into this second season, we are getting a chance to see Evie navigate redemption, but also see her character contrasted against Rory, who seems destined for the same initial fate as Evie. Having not seen all of the episodes so far, it will be interesting to see how both characters’ arcs unwind.”

Nightmarish Conjurings - https://www.nightmarishconjurings.com/2021/04/06/series-review-the-birch-season-2/

USA / Los Angeles, CA / 2019

Shot on Alexa Mini with Cooke Anamorphics

Press Reviews:

“Pairing well with the audio are the visuals with cinematography by Ed Wu and editing by Yvonne Valdez. They create images that make the story and characters fun to watch, giving each of them and the locations a chance of shine and tell their own stories. Their work is fantastic in the trippy dream sequences for Harvey, which could be hallucinations or due to his mental state, giving the film a little extra something that is surprising at first and then becomes something more as the film advances. These visuals and music help create a film that is easy to watch and enjoy.”

Cinema Crazed - https://www.cinema-crazed.com/blog/2019/08/23/tone-deaf-2019/

USA / Los Angeles, CA / 2017

Shot on Arri Alexa XT with Kowa Anamorphics

ASC Articles

https://ascmag.com/articles/street-magic-directing-slight
https://ascmag.com/magazine-issues/june-2017

Press Reviews:

“It never collapses under the weight of its many genre appendages, assisted by crisp, night-light-streaked cinematography from Edward Wu and a pulsing and propulsive electro guitar score by Charles Scott IV that wouldn’t sound of out place on an early M83 album.”

Indie Wire - https://www.indiewire.com/2016/01/sundance-review-sleight-is-an-intriguing-blend-of-street-sensibilities-mysterious-magical-science-coming-of-age-tropes-88204/