CINEMATOGRAPHY REEL

IMDB

NARRATIVE & DOC
HIGHLIGHTS

PAPER MARRIAGE

PAPER MARRIAGE
SILENT RIVER

SILENT RIVER
UNPOT

UNPOT
THE BISHOP

THE BISHOP
TWO LUNES

TWO LUNES
OTHER NARRATIVES

OTHER NARRATIVES
BIDYOKE

BIDYOKE
FLYING MONKS TEMPLE

FLYING MONKS TEMPLE
LOST LA: SE 2

LOST LA: SE 2
BADIOU

BADIOU
OTHER DOCUMENTARIES

OTHER DOCUMENTARIES
MUSIC VIDS + PERFORMANCE

MUSIC VIDS + PERFORMANCE

INTERVIEW STILLS

  • An older man with glasses, gray hair, wearing a dark blazer and a white shirt, sitting indoors and talking, with blurred interior background.
  • An older woman with short, gray hair and pearl earrings, wearing a black top with an orange scarf, appears to be speaking or making a point during an interview or conversation in a room with wooden shelves and decorative items in the background.
  • A woman with curly hair, tattoos, and earrings sitting on a beige sofa in a modern indoor space, with a side table holding bowls and dishes nearby.
  • A woman with shoulder-length black hair, wearing a gray plaid shirt and red skirt, sitting on a light gray sofa in a living room, speaking or explaining something.
  • An elderly man with glasses wearing a light blue shirt sitting in a wooden chair in a living room with stairs, plants, and a white piano in the background.
  • An elderly man with white hair sitting at a wooden table in a room with bookshelves in the background. He is wearing a light blue jacket over a shirt and has his hands clasped on the table, smiling slightly.
  • A woman with brown hair and blue eyes wearing a blue shirt, speaking with hand gestures, standing indoors with a stack of books and a framed picture in the background.
  • A smiling woman with shoulder-length wavy brown hair and wearing a sleeveless gray top, standing in an arched corridor with brick and stone walls.
  • A man standing in a forest with tall trees and green foliage, wearing a Patagonia jacket and a shirt. Text overlay reads: Sam Hodder, President & CEO, Save the Redwoods League.
  • A man with curly black hair and a beard, wearing a light gray shirt, pointing towards the camera with a serious expression, standing outdoors with trees and a building in the background under a clear blue sky.
  • Man in blue UCLA shirt and sunglasses explaining outside, with empty stadium seats in the background.
  • A woman with curly hair smiling outdoors in front of a historic building.

PAST CLIENTS

Wired Magazine, The Autry Museum, UCLA, Pacific Arts Movement, Warner Brothers, FOX, Sony, Netflix, Hulu, JetBlue, Fender, Rakuten Viki, KCET, CCTV, FTI Consulting, Narrator, Siemens, Fallon, Havas Impact, Trailer Park

NORBERT SHIEH

is a director of photography whose work spans documentary, narrative, and experimental films. His cinematography tends toward the observational — drawn to texture, available light, and the kind of detail that rewards patience.

His credits include HACKED CIRCUIT (Sundance, MoMA, Rotterdam), PANDEMIC BREAD (BlackStar, Criterion Collection), PAPER MARRIAGE (Duplass Bros Prod.), SILENT RIVER (Cinequest, Paris International Award Winner), and GAMBARE SUEHIRO (Flaherty Seminar, LAAPFF). He shot six episodes of the Emmy-winning KCET documentary series LOST LA: Season 2

He has collaborated with directors Deborah Stratman, Zeinabu irene Davis, and Chris Chan Lee, among others, and his work as a cinematographer has screened at festivals and institutions internationally.

CONTACT

INFLUENCES

  • Emmanuel Lubezki, Harris Savides, Sven Nykvist, Mark Lee Ping Bin & Christopher Doyle

    DPs

  • Hou Hsiao Hsien, Antonioni, Tarkovsky, Godard, Wong Kar-Wai & the Dardenne Brothers

    DIRECTORS

  • Saul Leiter, Robert Frank, Henri Cartier-Bresson & William Eggleston

    PHOTOGRAPHERS