We were taught how to shoot film with these pretty basic cameras, then develop it, and print in a dark room. In 6th grade we had this photography class. I’d sell them at school for a quarter. Visual storytelling at its purest. Later on, 11, 12 years old, I got into collecting and drawing my own comic books. Very early on I caught the bug of wanting to understand the craft behind filmmaking. I asked him “How is he flying?” He said, “Well, he’s got the red cape.” I said “No, no, but how are they making him fly?” I knew, even at six, that there was a magic trick and I wanted to be in on it. I can remember watching it for the first time and being blown away. One Saturday when I was six, my dad took me to the movies.
I grew up in a very small town called Lockport, just north of Buffalo, New York. The first impression a film ever made on me was in 1978, it was Richard Donner’s Superman with Christopher Reeve.
What sparked your early interest in films? Concurrently, he learned lighting, camera operating and directing while working at the PBS affiliate, KUED in Salt Lake City. Rick shot, directed, and co-produced the 10-part series.įeature credits include (assisting & operating) The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, Grudge Match, Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas, Legally Blonde 2, This Is It, and High School Musical 3. Network TV includes Benched, Up All Night, Go On, A Lyon in the Kitchen, Promised Land and Touched By An Angel, as well as numerous pilots and mini-series.Īfter growing up in Buffalo, NY, Rick started making films in high school in Columbia, MD and later graduated with a BA in Film Studies from the University of Utah, earning scholarships and awards for his student films.
He's also earned several Tellys, CINE Golden Eagle and Golden Aurora awards for directing. In 2014, Rick co-created the web series Made Right Here with fellow U of U film alumnus, Matt Springer ’94, produced in partnership with Maxwell House Coffee. In 2002, his film Water With Food Coloring was shown in limited theatrical release. Starting 30 years ago as a camera assistant, Rick’s extensive career spans television, features, commercials, IMAX, music videos, documentaries, and web series.Īs a member of both the International Cinematographers Guild and the Directors Guild of America (DGA), his films have won numerous awards including Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, and Best Short. Rick Page is a Director of Photography for television and film and is known for Brooklyn Nine-Nine (NBC, Emmy & Golden Globe), The Sex Lives of College Girls (HBOmax), Grand Crew (NBC), Blockbuster (Netflix), and the award-winning An Uncandid Portrait (2021, Tribeca Film Festival).
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