Brandon Dickerson is an American writer, director, and producer whose work includes film,

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, and

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s. He made his feature film directorial debut with the 2011

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'' Sironia'', which won the Audience Award at the 2011

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in October 2011 before its release through Filmbuff. His second feature film as writer-director, ''Victor'', is set for release in 2017 as is his documentary film ''A Single Frame''. His most notable music videos include work for

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, and Elissa. As a commercial director, Dickerson has worked with companies like

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, Sega,

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, Kinder Chocolate,

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, and

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. In 2000, he won the Gold Lion award at the

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. Dickerson is signed with kaboom productions for commercials and music videos.

Awards

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, Gold Lion * ''

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'' Music Video Awards nominee (6 nominations) *

GMA Dove Award A Dove Award is an accolade by the Gospel Music Association (GMA) of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the Christian music industry. The awards are presented annually. Formerly held in Nashville, Tennessee, the Dove Award ...

, Music Video of the Year * Clio Awards, Bronze Clio Awards *

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Award, Silver Pencil * Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP) Award *

AUDIENCE AWARD An audience award is typically an award at a film festival (or some other type of cultural festival or similar competition) which is selected by the audience attending the festival, rather than by the festival jury or a group of critics. Examples ...

, (''Sironia'' 2011

) *

, (A SINGLE FRAME, 2016

Selected music video filmography

* "

Somebody Somebody may refer to: Music Albums * ''Somebody'', by Connie Dover, 1991 * ''Somebody'', by Philip Michael Thomas, 1988 Songs * "Somebody" (Aerosmith song), 1973 * "Somebody" (Bonnie McKee song), 2004 * "Somebody" (Bridgit Mendler song), 2 ...

" – Cast of '' Lemonade Mouth'' * " One and the Same" –

and

* "It's On" – Cast of '' Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam'' * "

" –

* " Breathe Your Name" –

* " This Is Home" –

* " Awakening"

* " When You Wish Upon a Star" –

Meaghan Martin Meaghan Jette Martin () (born February 17, 1992) is an American actress and singer known for her work in film, television, and theatre. She is best known for her starring role in the ABC Family television series, ''10 Things I Hate About You'' a ...

* "Three Is a Magic Number" –

Mitchel Musso Mitchel Tate Musso (born July 9, 1991) is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his three Disney Channel roles as Oliver Oken in ''Hannah Montana''; Jeremy Johnson in the animated series ''Phineas and Ferb''; and his Disney XD rol ...

* " Remembering You" –

* “

Move Move may refer to: People * Daniil Move (born 1985), a Russian auto racing driver Brands and enterprises * Move (company), an online real estate company * Move (electronics store), a defunct Australian electronics retailer * Daihatsu Move ...

” –

Thousand Foot Krutch Thousand Foot Krutch (often abbreviated TFK) is a Canadian Christian rock band formed in Peterborough, Ontario, in 1997. The band has released eight studio albums, two live albums, and three remix albums. The band currently consists of foundin ...

* “Dreamer” –

Bethany Dillon Bethany Dillon (born September 22, 1988), known since 2008 by her married name, Bethany Barnard, is a Contemporary Christian music artist. Her self-titled 2004 debut album was the highest selling female solo debut for that year, and attracted ...

* “

Gone Gone may refer to: Grammar * Gone, the past participle of go (verb) ** Have gone or have been, contrasting verb forms in some contexts Arts, entertainment, and media Film * ''Gone'', a 2002 a thriller written, directed by and starring Tim Chey ...

” –

TobyMac Toby McKeehan (born Kevin Michael McKeehan; October 22, 1964), better known by his stage name TobyMac (styled tobyMac or TOBYMAC), is an American contemporary Christian music singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He was first known f ...

* “Anytime You Need a Friend” –

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* “ Do Ya" –

Jump5 Jump5 was an American contemporary Christian music, Christian teen pop group active from 1999 until 2007. The group was made up of five members from Nashville: Brandon and Brittany Hargest, Chris Fedun, Lesley Moore and Libby Hodges. After Libb ...

* “ Next Big Thing” –

* “He reigns”

Newsboys Newsboys (sometimes stylised as newsboys) are a Christian rock band founded in 1985 in Mooloolaba, Queensland, Australia, by Peter Furler and George Perdikis. Now based in Nashville, Tennessee, the band has released 17 studio albums, 6 of whi ...

* “ All I Can Do”

* “Somewhere in the Middle” –

* “You Already Take Me There” –

* “Superman” – Luna Halo * “Written on My Heart” – Plus One * “

Live for You ''Live for You'' is the debut album of Christian pop singer Rachael Lampa, released in 2000 on Word Records. It debuted at No. 2 on ''Billboard'' magazine's "Top Heatseeker's Album" chart and No. 6 on SoundScan's Top Current Contemporary Christi ...

” –

Rachael Lampa Rachael Maureen Lampa (born January 8, 1985) is an American contemporary Christian singer, songwriter and record producer. At age 15, she rose to fame and critical acclaim in 2000 with the release of her debut album, ''Live for You''. Early l ...

* “Escape from Reason" –

Supertones The Orange County Supertones (a.k.a. The O.C. Supertones, or simply The Supertones) were a Christian ska band from Orange County, California. The band was signed to Tooth & Nail Records and its imprint, BEC Recordings, before becoming an indepen ...

* “Last Goodbye” –

Kenny Wayne Shepherd Kenny Wayne Shepherd (born Kenny Wayne Brobst; June 12, 1977) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He has released several studio albums and experienced significant commercial success as a blues artist. Life and career Shepherd wa ...

* “A Little More” –

Jennifer Knapp Jennifer Lynn Knapp (born April 12, 1974) is an American-Australian folk rock, and contemporary Christian musician. She is best known for her first single "Undo Me" from her debut album, ''Kansas'' (1998), and the song "A Little More" from her ...

* “Love Liberty Disco” –

* “This Is Your Time” –

* " There She Goes" –

http://www.cmt.com/videos/sixpence-none-the-richer/9973/there-she-goes.jhtml * “Free” –

Montrel Darrett Montrel Meander (born September 20, 1994) is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Grambling State. Professional career Cleveland Browns Meander was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an ...

* “

Gravity In physics, gravity () is a fundamental interaction which causes mutual attraction between all things with mass or energy. Gravity is, by far, the weakest of the four fundamental interactions, approximately 1038 times weaker than the str ...

” –

Delirious? Delirious? (formerly known as The Cutting Edge Band) were an English contemporary Christian band. For the majority of their career, the lineup featured Martin Smith on vocals and guitar, Stu G (full name Stuart Garrard) on guitar and backing vo ...

* “Thicker” –

Chasing Furies Chasing Furies was an American Christian band from Fort Worth, Texas, United States. The band consisted of three siblings, with Sarah MacIntosh performing lead vocals and playing guitars, Rachel Meeker playing the piano and doing backing vocals, ...

* “New Way to Be Human” –

* “There Is Only You” – Smalltown Poets * “Thicker” –

* “In My Shoes” – Polarboy * “Butterfly” –

Seven Day Jesus Seven Day Jesus (a.k.a. 7DJ or SDJ) was a Christian rock band formed in Huntington, West Virginia in 1994. The group disbanded in 1998, and reunited for one concert in 2004. Band history Seven Day Jesus was formed by childhood friends, singer an ...

* “The Devil is Bad” –

The W's The W's were a Christian ska and swing revival band, formed in Corvallis, Oregon in 1996. Success came quickly to the band and their first album, ''Fourth from the Last'', was a sleeper hit, unexpectedly having had the strongest debut of any ...

* “Ms. Innocence” – Wilshire * “A Flowery Song” –

Five Iron Frenzy Five Iron Frenzy is an American band formed in Denver, Colorado, in 1995. Best known for playing ska punk music characterized by an offbeat sense of humor and prominent Christian themes, Five Iron was one of the pioneering figures of the Chris ...

* “Nervous” – Dryve * “As Long As There Is Christmas” –

Play Play most commonly refers to: * Play (activity), an activity done for enjoyment * Play (theatre), a work of drama Play may refer also to: Computers and technology * Google Play, a digital content service * Play Framework, a Java framework * P ...

* “Pure Fun” – Sabrina Bryan * "Bastanak" – Elissa * "Erga' Le Shou" – Elissa * “Better In Stereo” -

Dove Cameron Dove Olivia Cameron (born Chloe Celeste Hosterman; January 15, 1996) is an American singer and actress. She became famous for her double role of the eponymous characters in the Disney Channel comedy series '' Liv and Maddie'', for which she w ...

Television

* J.O.N.A.S. (opening sequence Season 2)

Films

* '' Sironia'' (writer-director) * ''VICTOR'' (writer-director) * A SINGLE FRAME (director) * BENJAMIN DOVE (writer+director) ''in development'' * CALL + RESPONSE (director of film sequences + artist performances)

References

External links

official site

BOOM Music videos official site

kaboom productions official site
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