Ernest Roscoe Dickerson, A. S. C. (born June 25, 1951) also known as
Ernest R. Dickerson, Roscoe, and Ernest Dickerson, is an American
director, cinematographer, and screenwriter of film, television, and
music videos. As a cinematographer, he is known for his frequent
collaborations with Spike Lee since years back. As a director, he is
known for action and horror films such as Juice, Demon Knight,
Bulletproof, Bones and Never Die Alone. He has also directed several
episodes of acclaimed television series such as Once Upon a Time, The
Wire, Dexter, and The Walking Dead.Ernest's style has a red thread
throughout his films. Since he mostly makes horror, action and sci fi
films, he mostly focuses on dark colors, a lot of contrast and mystic
lights. Throughout his films, we see a lot of blue, green and yellow
lights and smoke. Another thing he focuses on is the high contrast in
his films.Dickerson was born in Newark, New Jersey. He studied
architecture at Howard University, but also took a film class with
Haile Gerima as he already was interested in movies. He later
relocated to New York City to attend New York University's film
program at the Tisch School of the Arts, where he met fellow student
Spike Lee. His first feature film as director of photography was also
Lee's first film, Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads (1983),
filmed while both of them were still students. Lee kept Dickerson in
mind and he returned to work on a few more films as Spike Lee's
cinematographer.After graduating, Dickerson began his career as
cinematographer on music videos for Bruce Springsteen, Anita Baker,
and Miles Davis, and went on to film John Sayles' Brother from Another
Planet (1984), his first professional film as a director of
photography.
Ernest R. Dickerson, Roscoe, and Ernest Dickerson, is an American
director, cinematographer, and screenwriter of film, television, and
music videos. As a cinematographer, he is known for his frequent
collaborations with Spike Lee since years back. As a director, he is
known for action and horror films such as Juice, Demon Knight,
Bulletproof, Bones and Never Die Alone. He has also directed several
episodes of acclaimed television series such as Once Upon a Time, The
Wire, Dexter, and The Walking Dead.Ernest's style has a red thread
throughout his films. Since he mostly makes horror, action and sci fi
films, he mostly focuses on dark colors, a lot of contrast and mystic
lights. Throughout his films, we see a lot of blue, green and yellow
lights and smoke. Another thing he focuses on is the high contrast in
his films.Dickerson was born in Newark, New Jersey. He studied
architecture at Howard University, but also took a film class with
Haile Gerima as he already was interested in movies. He later
relocated to New York City to attend New York University's film
program at the Tisch School of the Arts, where he met fellow student
Spike Lee. His first feature film as director of photography was also
Lee's first film, Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads (1983),
filmed while both of them were still students. Lee kept Dickerson in
mind and he returned to work on a few more films as Spike Lee's
cinematographer.After graduating, Dickerson began his career as
cinematographer on music videos for Bruce Springsteen, Anita Baker,
and Miles Davis, and went on to film John Sayles' Brother from Another
Planet (1984), his first professional film as a director of
photography.
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