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Hello, my name is Chris Ungco.

I am an Award Winning Cinematographer and Producer.

Born and raised in New York, I came up working with Musicians, Journalists, Comedians, and Commercial Documentary Companies.
 

I’ve spent most of my life in rooms with specialized crews, setting up under pressure, and hoping for magic to happen. In feeling the sensitivity of a safe
space, you are more conscious of your shadow, of your breath, of when to bounce a light, of what light reveals and what light conceals.


In addition to learning the gear and techniques of shaping light, I spent a lot of time on the road, filming documentary work, and learning about The Wonder
And the Context.

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Selected Works

I spent much of my 20s as a road dog, shooting in 12 countries for Google for  their progressive campaigns, and when I was home I worked on as many narratives  for Comedy Central as I could.

Billboard Live//Creative Director + DP // 2025

Netflix // Director of Photography // Icon & Cue Studios // 2022-2025

NBC Olympics : Artists + Olympians Series // DP // 2024 
“War Is Over” Oscar Winner Best Animated Short // Motion Capture DP // 2023
PBS American Historia Series EP: John Leguizamo // DP // 2022-2023

Chanel: Runway Show // Camera Op // 2023 

MSNBC: Leguizamo Does America // Camera Op // 2022 - 2023
 

The Tonight Show // Series Field Camera Op // 2021 - 2023 

Sesame Street Seasons 50-53 “Big Bird’s RT”, “Racial Justice Series” // DP // 2019 -  2023 

Comedy Central “Stand Up Featuring:” // Series Camera Op // 2018 - 2023

Xtina Aguilera Feature for Time // Camera Op // 2022 

Roku “Lining” Dir: Tyler Davis // DP // 2022 
 

PBS Black Artist Legacies // DP // 2022 

Vice // Contributing Videographer // 2020 - 2021 

CNN, Great Big Story // Camera Op // 2019 - 2020

SOA Steadicam Workshop - August 2019 

Patton Veterans Project Workshop Supervisor - 2019-2024 

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee // Camera Op // 2017 - 202

Frank Ocean Tour/ Spike Jonze // Camera Op // 2017

Sony Lost In Music Series // Camera Op //2015 - 2017 

Universal McCann: Case Studies // DP // 2014 - 2017 

Over the next two decades…

  • Masters in Film - School of Visual Arts

  • Chris produced and DPed segments for seasons 50-53 of Sesame Street for HBOMax, premiering a Diverse chapter of Social Justice campaigns.

  • Operated 3 seasons of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.

  • Shot Commercial Documentaries for Google, Bloomberg, Oglivy, Universal McCann, and CNN in 12 countries.

  • Studio Episodes for Food Network, HGTV, Comedy Central, Billboard Magazine, Free Meek, MasterClass, WestBrook, Finding Your Roots, History Channel, Time, CNN, and attended SOAA Steadicam Workshop. 

Workshop Supervisor - Patton Veterans Project - 2014-Present

https://pattonvets.org/core-instructors/

A Non Profit Organization founded by Patton which teaches film workshops to veterans as a form of therapy for PTSD and field related trauma. The organization has made over 500+ films with Veterans.

Q2 Network Article

"Supporting the veterans behind the camera is a team of professional filmmakers from across the country, including Oscar-winning cinematographer Chris Ungco. He has been involved with the project for more than 11 years and now serves as the workshop supervisor."

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