Dick Fisher embarked on a remarkable journey in the professional world of cinematography in 1978, commencing his career as a cameraman, capturing 16mm newsreels and commercials for a small television station, WUTR, in Utica, New York.
In 1980, he returned to his hometown of New York City and pioneered the video news magazine format, serving as the first videographer for PM Magazine. He applied his exceptional filmmaking skills, incorporating film-style lighting and production values to the burgeoning location video field, and subsequently founded his own company, Videography Productions, Inc.
Fisher's remarkable photographic talents were subsequently applied to numerous reality-based broadcast television programs, including Entertainment Tonight, Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous, Inside Edition, A Current Affair, Hard Copy, Extra, Metromedia, and Fox News.
In 1994, he dedicated his weekends and spare time to creating a groundbreaking film that would prove to be a milestone for independent filmmakers. The highly acclaimed, The Brothers McMullen, marked the first release of Fox Searchlight Pictures, and its extraordinary commercial success demonstrated the viability of micro-budget independent films.
Working alongside his production assistant, the talented writer/director/actor Eddie Burns, and a crew of enthusiastic volunteers, Fisher brought his conviction to life, emphasizing the importance of "the best production value is a story well told." The film received widespread acclaim, including the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival (1995),an Independent Spirit Award, a Special Jury Prize at the Deauville Festival of American Film, and the Producer's Guild of America's Golden Laurel NOVA Award for outstanding achievement by an emerging producer.
Variety Magazine reported the film as the 2nd highest grossing independent release of 1995, and the most profitable film of the year, with a domestic gross of $13.4 million against a final production cost of $275,000.
Dick Fisher holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications and Film Making from Fordham University (1970) and a Master of Arts degree in Communications from Syracuse's Newhouse School of Communication (1978). Throughout his illustrious career, he has gained practical feature film experience on the sets of Quiz Show, The Paper, Age Of Innocence, Carlito's Way, The Scout, It Could Happen To You, and other feature films, serving as a video camera operator.
