Richard Chisolm

Richard Chisolm
Residence Baltimore, Maryland
Nationality American
Alma mater University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Occupation Cinematographer and film-maker
Notable work Don't Say Goodbye: America's Endangered Species
Website http://www.richardchisolm.com/

Richard Chisolm is an Emmy Award-winning cinematographer and film-maker based in Baltimore, Maryland.[1][2][3] Chisolm is most experienced in documentaries and actuality-style dramas.[4] He has done additional camera work for feature films, television series, commercials and corporate and educational videos.[4][5]

Early life and education

Chisolm graduated from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in 1982.[1][6] In 2001, he was awarded "Distinguished Alumnus of the Year."[4]

Career

After graduating from college, Chisolm taught film classes at Johns Hopkins University until 1992.[4] Don't Say Goodbye: America's Endangered Species, a piece he worked on for the National Geographic Channel, received an Emmy Award in 1998.[1][7][8] The program followed two photographers who traveled the United States to take pictures of endangered animal and plant species.[1] That year, Chisolm worked as a camera operator for Homicide: Life on the Streets, a television series featured on NBC.[6] He served as director of photography for 24/7, a six-part documentary on Johns Hopkins Hospital produced by ABC, in 2000.[1][9] In 2002, Chisolm screened three short documentaries at the Maryland Documentary Symposium.[10] Chisolm shot and co-produced "The Building of a Sanctuary," a documentary about the architecture and setting of The Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital, in 2003.[7]

Chisolm spoke about school lunch reform at a TEDx event in May 2010.[11] He directed and shot Cafeteria Man, a documentary on school food reform, in 2011.[12] The documentary was screened at over 20 international film festivals and aired on PBS.[13][14][15] He has shot documentaries for the American Red Cross in Zimbabwe and El Salvador, directed the camera for a PBS series on homeless children in Guatemala and shot eleven National Geographic documentaries.[8] Chisolm has received a Peabody Award, a Columbia duPont Journalism award, two Kodak Vision awards and three CINE Golden Eagles.[15]

Filmography

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Shapiro, Stephanie (January 18, 2000). "Getting The Picture". Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  2. ↑ "The Filmmakers". Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Director to screen, speak about rebel chef in 'Cafeteria Man'". February 21, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Richard Chisolm: Director of the film "Cafeteria Man"". University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
  5. ↑ "Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with cinematographer/filmmaker Richard Chisolm". Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  6. 1 2 Denise Elizabeth Lee. "Creating Visual Poetry and Compelling Stories". Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  7. 1 2 Lisa DeNike (May 28, 2003). "Healing power, by design".
  8. 1 2 Michael Fickes. "Director of Photography Richard Chisolm seeks out the highs and lows of real life".
  9. ↑ Zurawik, David (June 17, 2007). "Second act for 'Hopkins 24 / 7'". Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  10. ↑ Eric Allen Hatch (November 13, 2002). "Real Life on the Streets".
  11. ↑ "TEDx Talks on Food Cambridge: How Do You Eat?–Sunday, May 16th". May 4, 2010. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  12. ↑ "100 Years of the Henry Phipps Psychiatric Clinic". Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Richard Chisolm". Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  14. ↑ "TEDxCambridge: How do you eat? May 16th". Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  15. 1 2 "Speakers: Richard Chisolm". Retrieved December 14, 2014.
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