Zhou Shimu 周诗穆 (1902 – 1980). [Note: some Chinese film references list this filmmaker's name as Zhou Shilu 周诗禄, even have him listed both ways within the same source.] 
b.Ningpo, Zhejiang. Joined the Shanghai Commercial Press Motion Picture Division in 1917 as an apprentice in photography and film processing. After displaying particular aptitude for cinematography, was assigned in 1922 as lead photographer for "My Dear Brother" 《好兄弟》(released in 1924). In 1925, became a cinematographer for the Da Zhonghua (Great China) studio. In addition to feature films, shot the news documentary "Sun Zhongshan," recording on film the funeral of Sun Yat-Sen, including such valuable historical data as the funeral train bearing Sun to Nanjing and the entombment ceremony there. In 1931, Zhou moved to the Mingxing studio, where he worked on many of the top films of the 1930s. After 1938, he worked for the Xinhua and Yihua studios, then during World War II for the Zhonghua United Film Company as a news photographer. He moved to Hong Kong in 1946, joining the Greater China studio as its chief cinematographer, and then in 1949 turned to freelance directing, working for several Hong Kong studios, including Shaw Brothers. Starting from 1955, concentrated on designing and perfecting photographic equipment, especially for use in trick and stunt photography, and teaching these techniques at the studios. In addition to news films and documentaries, Zhou was the cinematographer on more than 100 feature films during his early career, and directed well over 100 feature films during his later, director phase.
