Ericson Core | |
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Born | |
Occupation(s) | Film director, cinematographer |
Years active | 1994–present |
Ericson Core is an American film director and cinematographer, best known for directing the 2006 sports film Invincible and the 2015 film Point Break . He has been director of photography on several films including Payback , The Fast and the Furious , and Daredevil .
Core attended the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, at age 16, and he then attended USC School of Cinematic Arts [ when? ] in Los Angeles to get a B.A. degree in film production and directing studies. [1] [2] He received a Master of Fine Arts degree in directing and cinematography, also from the Art Center College of Design[ when? ]. [1]
Core started his career as a music video director and then as a cinematographer for films like Payback , The Fast and the Furious , and Daredevil . [1] [3]
He made his directorial debut with a true-story based sports film Invincible , on which he also remained the director of photography. [3] The film, starring Mark Wahlberg, released on August 25, 2006 by Walt Disney Pictures. [4]
In 2015, Core directed the action-thriller film Point Break , a remake of the 1991 film of the same name, based on a script by Kurt Wimmer. [3] [5] The film starred Édgar Ramírez and Luke Bracey, and it released in the United States on December 25, 2015 by Warner Bros. Pictures. [6]
Documentary film
Year | Title | Director | Note |
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1995 | The Show | Brian Robbins | Shared credit with Dasal Banks, Stephen Consentino, John L. Demps Jr., Michael Negrin and John Simmons |
Feature film
Year | Title | Director |
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1996 | Exit in Red | Yurek Bogayevicz |
1997 | One Eight Seven | Kevin Reynolds |
1999 | Payback | Brian Helgeland |
Mumford | Lawrence Kasdan | |
2000 | Dancing at the Blue Iguana | Michael Radford |
2001 | The Fast and the Furious | Rob Cohen |
2003 | Daredevil | Mark Steven Johnson |
2006 | Invincible | Himself |
2015 | Point Break | |
2019 | Togo | |
2024 | Hounds of War | Isaac Florentine |
Year | Title | Director | DoP | Notes |
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1996 | EZ Streets | No | Yes | Episode "Pilot" |
1997 | Gun | No | Yes | |
2000-2001 | Family Law | Yes | No | 3 episodes |
2016 | Of Kings and Prophets | Yes | No | Episode "No King Is Saved" |
2017 | Still Star-Crossed | Yes | No | 2 episodes |
2017-2021 | MacGyver | Yes | No | 4 episodes |
TV movies
Year | Title | Director | DoP |
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1997 | Before Women Had Wings | No | Yes |
2008 | The Courier/2.0 | Yes | Yes |