Ernest Dickerson

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q1356510: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by the only person by that name on Wikidata.

Counted as director, the making department they hold the most credits in. The films the hosts said they directed, which the two lists below run through too: Surviving the Game. Count them as cinematographer (1 film) instead.

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

No line says they, or a film of theirs, drew on anything.

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

No line says anything drew on them or a film of theirs.

What the speakers said they did

Directing (1) everyone in directing

Photography (1) everyone in photography

What was said about them, by kind

career (1)

  1. career (career): Ernest Dickerson → Surviving the Game. Dickerson had a run in the 90s including Surviving the Game.
    “He kind of had a little run there.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · March Madness 2021 Recap - Round 2 · 0:21:31 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

craft (1)

  1. craft (craft): Do the Right Thing → Ernest Dickerson. The speaker calls it one of the most beautifully shot films he has seen, crediting Dickerson's color, weather and tilted camera angles.
    “It's one of the most beautifully shot films I've ever seen. Ernest Dickerson.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Do The Right Thing’ With Sean Fennessey and Wesley Morris · 0:12:10 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)

people (1)

  1. people (collaborator): Spike Lee → Ernest Dickerson. Dickerson, Spike's DP here, went on to be a filmmaker without a huge public profile; the two storyboarded the final sequence together.
    “him and Dickerson, storyboard, exactly what happens”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Do The Right Thing’ With Sean Fennessey and Wesley Morris · 0:44:59 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)

programming (1)

  1. programming (programming): Richard Linklater → Ernest Dickerson. Ben dropped Linklater from his eight for being less Ben than DeVito, Spheeris, Dickerson.
    “DeVito and Sphereus, Dickerson, like all these people have to be represented by you.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · March Madness 2021 Recap - Round 2 · 0:23:20 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

verdict (2)

  1. verdict (verdict): Guillermo del Toro → Ernest Dickerson. Del Toro beat the lesser-known Dickerson.
    “Del Toro beat, uh, uh, Dickerson.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · 2025 March Madness Update 1 · 0:51:22 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. verdict (verdict): Ernest Dickerson → Harmony Korine. Dickerson upset Korine 51-49 as voters discovered his 90s output.
    “Ernest Dickerson snuck out a 2% win over Harmony Korean, 51 to 49.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · March Madness 2021 Recap - Round 2 · 0:20:37 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

  1. fun, about Ernest Dickerson: Directors needing an IMDb lookup tend to underperform in March Madness.
    “If they require, you have to go to IMDb”
    Blank Check — Patreon · March Madness 2021 Recap - Round 2 · 0:21:45 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)