Ericson Core

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Ericson Core
Born
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Film director, cinematographer
Years active1995–present
Known for

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 .

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Early life and education

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]

Career

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]

Directing

Core 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]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleDirector
1995 The Show Brian Robbins
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
TBAHounds of War Isaac Florentine

Television

TV series

YearTitleDirectorDoPNotes
1996 EZ Streets NoYesEpisode "Pilot"
1997 Gun NoYes
2000-2001 Family Law YesNo3 episodes
2016 Of Kings and Prophets YesNoEpisode "No King Is Saved"
2017 Still Star-Crossed YesNo2 episodes
2017-2021 MacGyver YesNo4 episodes

TV movies

YearTitleDirectorDoP
1997 Before Women Had Wings NoYes
2008The Courier/2.0YesYes

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