Ericson Core

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| birth_place = Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

| occupation = Film director, cinematographer

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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.

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|date=September 2017}} in Los Angeles to get a B.A. degree in film production and directing studies.{{cite news|title=DP Ericson Core Joins Plum For Commercials|url=https://shootonline.com/news/dp-ericson-core-joins-plum-commercials|accessdate=May 2, 2016|work=SHOOTonline.com|date=September 5, 2003|archive-date=June 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601101634/https://shootonline.com/news/dp-ericson-core-joins-plum-commercials|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=USC Cinematic Arts - Hot Sheet November - December 2015|url=https://cinema.usc.edu/alumni/hotsheet/2015dec.cfm|website=cinema.usc.edu|accessdate=May 2, 2016|archive-date=April 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413195857/http://cinema.usc.edu/alumni/hotsheet/2015dec.cfm|url-status=live}} He received a Master of Fine Arts degree in directing and cinematography, also from the Art Center College of Design{{when|date=September 2017}}.

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.{{cite news|last1=Topel|first1=Fred|title=Ericson Core interview: Point Break, the importance of a DP|url=http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/point-break/38798/ericson-core-interview-point-break-the-importance-of-a-dp|accessdate=May 2, 2016|work=Den of Geek|date=February 5, 2016}}

He made his directorial debut with a true-story based sports film Invincible, on which he also remained the director of photography. The film, starring Mark Wahlberg, released on August 25, 2006 by Walt Disney Pictures.{{cite web|title=Invincible (2006)|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=invincible06.htm|website=Box Office Mojo|accessdate=May 2, 2016|archive-date=September 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905171733/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=invincible06.htm|url-status=live}}

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.{{cite news|last1=Lee|first1=Maggie|title=Film Review: 'Point Break'|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/reviews/point-break-review-remake-1201652697/|accessdate=May 2, 2016|work=Variety|date=December 3, 2015|language=en-US|archive-date=August 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821205510/https://variety.com/2015/film/reviews/point-break-review-remake-1201652697/|url-status=live}} The film starred Édgar Ramírez and Luke Bracey, and it released in the United States on December 25, 2015 by Warner Bros. Pictures.{{cite web|title=Point Break (2015)|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=pointbreak2015.htm|website=Box Office Mojo|accessdate=May 2, 2016|archive-date=May 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160524224145/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=pointbreak2015.htm|url-status=live}}

Filmography

=Film=

Documentary film

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Year ! Title ! Director ! Note
1995 \| The Show \| Brian Robbins \| Shared credit with Dasal Banks, Stephen Consentino, John L. Demps Jr., Michael Negrin and John Simmons

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Year

! Title

! Director

! Note

1995

| The Show

| Brian Robbins

| Shared credit with Dasal Banks, Stephen Consentino,
John L. Demps Jr., Michael Negrin and John Simmons

Feature film

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Year ! Title ! Director
1996 \| Exit in Red \| Yurek Bogayevicz
1997 \| One Eight Seven \| Kevin Reynolds
rowspan="2"\|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 \| rowspan="3" \| Himself
2015 \| Point Break
2019 \| Togo
2024 \| Hounds of War \| Isaac Florentine

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Year

! Title

! Director

1996

| Exit in Red

| Yurek Bogayevicz

1997

| One Eight Seven

| Kevin Reynolds

rowspan="2"|1999

| Payback