Ernest Roscoe Dickerson
Born	June 25, 1951 (1951-06-25) (age 58) Newark, New Jersey
Other name(s)	Ernest R. Dickerson, Ernest Dickerson
Occupation	Director and cinematographer
Years active	1983-present

Ernest Roscoe Dickerson A.S.C. (usually credited as Ernest R. Dickerson or Ernest Dickerson, born June 25, 1951) is an American film and television director and cinematographer. He is known for his frequent collaborations with Spike Lee.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Career 2.1 The Wire 3 Selected filmography 3.1 Director 3.2 Cinematographer 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Biography

Born in Newark, New Jersey Ernest Dickerson attended Howard University and New York University Graduate School of Film. He began his career as cinematographer on music videos for Bruce Springsteen, Anita Baker, and Miles Davis. His first feature film as Director of Photography was also Spike Lee's first film, Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads (1983) and he went on to film John Sayles' The Brother from Another Planet (1984) and John Jopson's One Night with Blue Note (1985). He continued his collaboration with Spike Lee on five more films, including She's Gotta Have It (1986) and Do the Right Thing (1989). Their last collaboration was on Malcolm X in 1992, the same year Dickerson made his directing debut with Juice. He recently worked as a 2nd unit director on Lee's Miracle at St Anna.

[edit] Career

[edit] The Wire

Dickerson has worked as a director on The Wire since the show's second season.^[1] He directed episode 2.11 "Bad Dreams."^[2][3] Reviewers drew comparisons between Spike Lee's films and The Wire even before Dickerson joined the crew.^[4] "Bad Dreams" was submitted to the American Film Institute for consideration in their TV programs of the year award and the show subsequently won the award.^[5] Following this success he returned to direct two third season episodes^[6] including episode 3.04 "Hamsterdam"^[7][8] and the season finale episode 3.12 "Mission Accomplished."^[9][10] In 2006 he contributed a further two episodes to the show's fourth season^[11] including episode 4.10 "Misgivings"^[12][13] and his second season finale episode 4.13 "Final Grades"^[14][15] The fourth season received a second AFI Award and Dickerson attended the ceremony to collect the award.^[16] Show runner David Simon has said that Dickerson is the show's directorial work horse and that he knows the show as well as the producers; Simon has praised Dickerson's directing saying that he "delivers each time."^[17]

[edit] Selected filmography

[edit] Director

• Vampire Diaries (2009) TV Series (Episode 1.07 "Haunted")
• Stargate Universe (2009)
• Dexter (2008) TV Series (Episode 3.06 "Sì Se Puede")
• Fear Itself (2008) TV Series (Episode "Something With Bite")
• Heroes (2006)
• The V Word (2006) Masters Of Horror
• Third Watch (2004) TV Series (Season 6 Episode 6 "Greatest Detectives in the World")
• Never Die Alone (2004)
• The Wire (2002)
  • Episode 2.11 "Bad Dreams" (2003)^[2][3]
  • Episode 3.04 "Hamsterdam" (2004)^[7][8]
  • Episode 3.12 "Mission Accomplished" (2004)^[9][10]
  • Episode 4.10 "Misgivings" (2006)^[12][13]
  • Episode 4.13 "Final Grades" (2006)^[14][15]
• Bones (2001)
• Bulletproof (1996)
• Tales from the Crypt Presents Demon Knight (1995)
• Surviving the Game (1994)
• Juice (1992)

[edit] Cinematographer

• Malcolm X (1992)
• Jungle Fever (1991)
• Law & Order (1990)
• Mo' Better Blues (1990)
• Def by Temptation (1990)
• Do the Right Thing (1989)
• School Daze (1988)
• She's Gotta Have It (1986)
• Krush Groove (1985)
• “One Night with Blue Note” (1985)
• The Brother from Another Planet (1984)
• "Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads" (1983)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Ernest Dickerson at the Internet Movie Database.
• Ernest Dickerson interview about Mo' Better Blues.

v • d • e Films directed by Ernest Dickerson 1990s Juice (1992) · Surviving the Game (1994) · Demon Knight (1995) · Bulletproof (1996) 2000s Bones (2001) · Never Die Alone (2004)