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.
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
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Masters in Film - School of Visual Arts
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Chris produced and DPed segments for seasons 50-53 of Sesame Street for HBOMax, premiering a Diverse chapter of Social Justice campaigns.
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Operated 3 seasons of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.
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Shot Commercial Documentaries for Google, Bloomberg, Oglivy, Universal McCann, and CNN in 12 countries.
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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.
"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."
