Ernest Roscoe Dickerson ASC ( born Ernest Roscoe Dickerson ; usually listed as Ernest R. Dickerson ( born Ernest R. Dickerson ) or Ernest Dickerson ( born Ernest Dickerson ); born June 25, 1951) is an American film director and cameraman. As a cameraman, he is known for his frequent collaboration with Spike Lee . As a director, he is known for such films as “ Authority ”, “ Demon of the Night ”, “ Bones ” and “ Don't Die Alone ”. He also filmed several episodes of such successful television series as Once Upon a Time in a Fairy Tale , Overhearing , Dexter and The Walking Dead .
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Birth name | Ernest Roscoe Dickerson |
Date of Birth | June 25, 1951 (68 years) |
Place of Birth | Newark , New Jersey , United States |
Citizenship | USA |
Profession | Film director , cameraman |
Career | 1983 - present time |
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Early life
Dickerson was born in Newark , New Jersey . He studied architecture at Howard University , [1] and also took film lessons with Haley Gerim, when he was already interested in cinema. [2] He later moved to New York to participate in a film program at New York University at the Tisch School of Art, where he met fellow student Spike Lee . His first full-length film as a cameraman was also Spike Lee's first film, Joe's Hair Salon in the Bed-School District: We Cut the Heads, which was shot while they were still students.
Career
After graduating, Dickerson began his career as a cameraman in video clips for Bruce Springsteen , Anita Baker and Miles Davis , and began shooting John Sales’s “Brother from Another Planet” (1984), his first professional film as a cameraman.
While working on the first two seasons of the television series The Tales of the Dark Side, George Romero , Spike Lee later contacted Dickerson, [3] who found a budget to make the film She Needs to Cut Down (1986). Dickerson continued his collaboration with Lee for five more films, including “ Do it Right! (1989). Their last collaboration was in the movie “ Malcolm X ” in 1992, and in the same year Dickerson made his directorial debut with the crime drama “ Authority ”. He also worked as the second director of the film Lee "The Miracle of St. Anne " (2008).
For television, Dickerson shot several episodes of sensational shows, such as Once Upon a Time , Dexter , The Walking Dead , and Trime . As a long-term fan of horror films, he also worked with Mick Harris on the TV series “ Masters of Horror ” and “ Fear As It Is ” and filmed “ Tales from the Crypt: Demon of the Night ” and “ Bones ”.
"The Wire"
Dickerson joined the HBO drama series “The Wire ” as a director of the second season in 2003. [4] He filmed the Bad Dream episode. [5] [6] Reviewers made a comparison between Spike Lee's films and "The Audience" even before Dickerson joined the team. [7] “Bad Son” was nominated by the American Film Institute for consideration at their television program of the year award and the show subsequently received an award. [8] After this success, Dickerson returned as a director for the third season in 2004. [9] He shot the episode " Hamsters " [10] [11] and the season finale, " Mission Achieved ". [12] [13] In 2006, he contributed two more episodes for the fourth season of the show: [14] “ Fears ” [15] [16] and the season finale, “ Final Grades ”. [17] [18] The fourth season received a second AFI award and Dickerson attended the ceremony to pick up the award. [19] Showr David Simon said that Dickerson is the director's workhorse for the show, and that he knows the show, as well as the producers; Simon appreciated the direction of Dickerson, saying that he "delivers every time." [20]
Dickerson returned as the director of the fifth and final season of the series in 2008 and filmed the episode " Unconfirmed posts ". [21] [22]
Late works
He later worked again with David Simon, shooting several episodes of the drama series on New Orleans, Trimey , including the second season finale , Do What You Want, which earned him a NAACP Image Award for best direction of the drama series. [23]
Dickerson also worked with executive producer and screenwriter Eric Overmayer on both Prowler and Trime. Dickerson shot the episode "Tufta" for the Overmayer series "Bosch" in 2014.
Filmography
Television
Director
Year | Show | Season | Episode title | Episode | Notes |
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2014 | Under the dome | 2 | "Infestation" | 2 | July 7, 2014 |
2012 | the walking Dead | 3 | " Welcome to the Tombs " [24] | sixteen | March 31, 2013 |
" Seed " | one | October 14, 2012 | |||
Dexter | 7 | "Swim Deep" | five | October 28, 2012 | |
Trimey | 3 | “Don't you Leave me Here” | eight | November 11, 2012 | |
"The Greatest Love" | four | October 14, 2012 | |||
2011 | the walking Dead | 2 | " Beside the Dying Fire " | 13 | March 18, 2012 |
" 18 Miles Out " | ten | February 26, 2012 | |||
" Bloodletting " | 2 | October 23, 2011 | |||
" What Lies Ahead " (with Gwyneth Horder-Payton) [25] | one | October 16, 2011 | |||
Dexter | 6 | "Talk to the Hand" | eleven | December 11, 2011 | |
"Sin of Omission" | eight | November 20, 2011 | |||
Trimey | 2 | "Do Watcha Wanna" [26] | eleven | July 3, 2011 | |
"Can I Change My Mind?" | eight | June 12, 2011 | |||
2010 | the walking Dead | one | Wildfire [27] | five | November 28, 2010 |
Trimey | one | "Right Place, Wrong Time" | 3 | April 25, 2010 | |
2009 | Dexter | four | "Road Kill" | eight | November 15, 2009 |
Stargate: The Universe | one | "Earth" | 7 | November 6, 2009 | |
The Vampire Diaries | one | "Haunted" | 7 | October 29, 2009 | |
Lincoln heights | four | "Relative Unknown" | 7 | October 26, 2009 | |
"Trash" | five | October 12, 2009 | |||
Black Mark | 3 | "Shot in the Dark" | 7 | July 23, 2009 | |
In plain sight | 2 | "A Frond in Need" | eight | June 14, 2009 | |
Law and order | nineteen | "Exchange" | 20 | May 13, 2009 | |
Medium | five | "Truth Be Told" | eight | March 30, 2009 | |
Black Mark | 2 | "Truth and Reconciliation" | 14 | February 19, 2009 | |
Fear as it is | one | "Something With Bite" | 9 | January 3, 2009 | |
2008 | Dexter | 3 | "Sì Se Puede" | 6 | November 2, 2008 |
Lincoln heights | 3 | "The Day Before Tomorrow" | four | October 7, 2008 | |
Eureka | 3 | "Show Me the Mummy" | five | August 26, 2008 | |
Wiretap | five | " Unconfirmed Reports " [21] [22] | 2 | January 13, 2008 | |
2007 | Lincoln heights | 2 | "No Way Back" | 7 | October 16, 2007 |
Dope | 3 | "The Dark Time" | 12 | October 29, 2007 | |
"Release the Hounds" | 9 | October 8, 2007 | |||
Say me that you Love Me | one | "Episode 1.6" | 6 | October 14, 2007 | |
4400 | four | "The Wrath of Graham" | one | June 17, 2007 | |
2006 | Wiretap | four | " Final Grades " [17] [18] | 13 | December 10, 2006 Season finale |
" Misgivings " [15] [16] | ten | November 19, 2006 | |||
Ambulance | 13 | "Reason to Believe" | eight | November 16, 2006 | |
Masters of Horror | 2 | "The V Word" | 3 | November 10, 2006 | |
Heroes | one | "Collision" | four | October 16, 2006 | |
Proof of | one | "And the Envelope Please" | eight | July 1, 2006 | |
Just for one evening | February 6, 2006 Tv movie | ||||
CSI: Miami Crime Scene | four | "Silencer" | 13 | January 23, 2006 | |
2005 | Invasion | one | "The Cradle" | eight | November 16, 2005 |
Think like a criminal | one | "LDSK" | 6 | November 2, 2005 | |
Investigation Jordan | five | "Total Recall" | 6 | October 30, 2005 | |
Ambulance | eleven | "You Are Here" | 20 | May 5, 2005 | |
Sex in another city | 2 | "Luminous" | 7 | April 3, 2005 | |
Wonder Guys | one | "In the Game of Life" | 2 | February 19, 2005 Mini-series | |
Ambulance | eleven | "Middleman" | 13 | February 3, 2005 | |
2004 | Wiretap | 3 | " Mission Accomplished " [12] [13] | 12 | December 19, 2004 Season finale |
" Hamsterdam " [10] [11] | four | October 10, 2004 | |||
Fences | October 29, 2004 Tv movie | ||||
Third shift | 6 | "Greatest Detectives in the World" | 6 | October 29, 2004 | |
2003 | Wiretap | 2 | “ Bad Dreams ” [5] [6] | eleven | August 17, 3003 |
2002 | Pogrom on monday evening | January 14, 2002 Tv movie | |||
Our America | January 13, 2002 Tv movie | ||||
2001 | Night visions | one | "Still Life" | 18 | August 30, 2001 |
My So-Called Life and Death | sixteen | August 23, 2001 | |||
1998 | Future sport | October 1, 1998 Tv movie | |||
1990 | Great performances | nineteen | Spike & Co .: Do It Acapella | one | May 10, 1990 |
Operator
Year | Title | Notes | ||
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2002 | Our America |
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Year | Show | Season | Episode title | Episode |
1990–1991 | Law and order | one | "Prescription for Death" | one |
"Subterranean Homeboy Blues" | 2 | |||
"Kiss the Girls and Them Die" | four | |||
"By Hooker, By Crook" | 7 | |||
"Prisoner of Love" | ten | |||
"A Death in the Family" | 13 | |||
1984-1986 | Tales from the dark side | one | "Pain Killer" | 3 |
"The Odds" | four | |||
"Slippage" | 6 | |||
"The Word Processor of the Gods" | eight | |||
"If the Shoes Fit ..." | 18 | |||
Grandma's Last Wish | 22 | |||
2 | "Parlor Floor Front" | four | ||
"A Choice of Dreams" | 20 |
Movies
Director
Year | Title | Notes |
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2004 | Don't die alone | |
2001 | Bones | |
1998 | Blind faith | |
1998 | Surprise attack | |
1996 | Bulletproof | |
1995 | Tales from the Crypt: Demon of the Night | |
1994 | Survival game | |
1992 | Authority |
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Operator
Year | Title | Notes |
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1992 | Malcolm X |
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1992 | Cousin bobby | |
1991 | Dengue |
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1990 | Ava and Gabriel - A Love Story |
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1990 | Blues about a better life |
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1990 | Temptation | |
1989 | Do as it should! |
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1989 | Creepy house | |
1988 | School years are wonderful |
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1988 | Lazerman | |
1987 | Eddie Murphy "As is" | |
1987 | Enemy territory | |
1986 | She needs it desperately |
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1985 | Conflict of ways | |
1984 | Brother from another planet | |
1983 | Joe's Hair Salon in Bed Pack: We're Cutting the Heads |
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Notes
- ↑ Profile on Ernest Dickerson, ASC . DPTV. The appeal date is March 1, 2012.
- ↑ A. Obenson, Tambay Interview: Award-Winning Cinematographer, Writer & Director Ernest Dickerson, Reintroduced Neopr (not available link) . Shadow and Act / Indiewire.com (March 4, 2013). The appeal date is March 7, 2013. Archived April 11, 2016.
- ↑ Kaufman, Lloyd The Importance Of Being "Ernest" . The appeal date is March 1, 2012.
- ↑ Season 2 crew . HBO (2007). The appeal date is October 14, 2007.
- ↑ 1 2 “ Bad Dreams ”. David Simon, George P. Pelecanos. The Wire . HBO. August 17, 2003. Series 11, season 2.
- ↑ 1 2 Episode guide - episode 24 Bad Dreams . HBO (2004). The appeal date is August 24, 2006.
- ↑ Jeff Shannon. The Wire Complete First Season on DVD . Amazon.com .
- ↑ AFI TV programs of the year - official selections (2003) . American Film Institute (2003). The appeal date is October 17, 2007.
- ↑ Season 3 crew . HBO (2007). The appeal date is October 14, 2007.
- ↑ 1 2 “ Hamsterdam ”. David Simon, George P. Pelecanos. The Wire . HBO. October 10, 2004. Series 4, season 3.
- ↑ 1 2 Episode guide - episode 29 Hamsterdam . HBO (2004). The appeal date is August 24, 2006.
- ↑ 1 2 “ Mission Accomplished ”. David Simon, Ed Burns. The Wire . HBO. December 19, 2004. Series 12, season 3.
- ↑ 1 2 Episode guide - episode 37 Mission Accomplished . HBO (2004). The appeal date is August 24, 2006.
- ↑ Season 4 crew . HBO (2007). The appeal date is October 14, 2007.
- ↑ 1 2 " Misgivings ". Ed Burns, Eric Overmyer (directors), Ed Burns, Eric Overmyer (writers). The Wire . HBO. November 19, 2004. Series 10, season 4.
- ↑ 1 2 Episode guide - episode 47 Misgivings Unsolved . HBO (2006). The appeal date is March 29, 2007.
- ↑ 1 2 “ Final Grades ”. Ernest Dickerson (director), David Simon (story and teleplay), Ed Burns (story). The Wire . HBO. December 10, 2004. Series 13, season 4.
- ↑ 1 2 The Wire episode guide - episode 50 Final Grades . HBO (2006). The appeal date is October 17, 2007.
- ↑ AFI Awards 2006 salutes film and television (2006) . American Film Institute (2007). The appeal date is October 17, 2007.
- ↑ Jim King. 3rd Exclusive David Simon interview . The Wire at AOL (2003). The appeal date is November 5, 2007 .
- ↑ 1 2 “ Unconfirmed Reports ”. Ernest Dickerson (director), William F. Zorzi (story and teleplay), David Simon (story). The Wire . HBO. January 13, 2008. Series 2, season 5.
- ↑ 1 2 The Wire episode guide - episode 52 Uncomfirmed Reports Undefined . HBO (2008). The appeal date is January 22, 2008.
- ↑ Walker, Dave 'Treme' wins 2 NAACP Image Awards . nola.com . The appeal date is March 20, 2012.
- ↑ Mazzara, Glen Ernest Dickerson will direct the @WalkingDead_AMC finale # 316 . Twitter (November 7, 2012). The appeal date is November 24, 2012.
- ↑ AMC . The Walking Dead episode "What Lies Ahead" credits . The appeal date is February 3, 2012.
- ↑ HBO . Treme episode "Do Watcha Wanna" synopsis . The appeal date is July 7, 2011.
- ↑ AMC . The Walking Dead episode "Wildfire" details . The appeal date is February 3, 2012.
- ↑ Awards for Our America (2002) (TV) . Imdb.com. The appeal date is March 6, 2013.
Links
- Dickerson, Ernest (Eng.) On the Internet Movie Database
- Ernest Dickerson , an interview about "The Blues of a Better Life"