M. DAVID MULLEN, ASC studied filmmaking and cinematography at the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), where he received his Master’s Degree. Since then, he has photographed more than thirty independent feature films and two television series.

He was nominated for the IFP Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography in 2000 for Twin Falls Idaho and again in 2004 for Northfork, both films by Michael and Mark Polish.

In 2000, he photographed Jackpot, the first 24P HD feature to be released theatrically in North America. He has worked with a number of digital cinema cameras since then, including the new Red Epic and ARRI Alexa.

In 2004, he became a member of the American Society of Cinematographers; in 2007, he joined the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Projects released in the past few years include Akeelah and the Bee for Lions Gate, The Astronaut Farmer for Warner Brothers, the second season of Big Love for HBO, and three seasons of United States of Tara for Showtime. In September 2009, Jennifer's Body was released by 20th Century Fox and CBS showed the premiere episode of The Good Wife. A pilot for Fox Television called The Chicago Code aired in February 2011. Seven Days in Utopia will be released in theaters in August 2011. He just completed production on his seventh feature with director Michael Polish, an adaptation of Jack Kerouac's novel Big Sur.

Many of his features have played at major film festivals over the years. Assassination of a High School President premiered at Sundance in 2008, followed by Manure the next year. Also in 2009, Stay Cool played at the Tribeca Film Festival and Jennifer's Body at the Toronto International Film Festival.

He also updated the classic textbook Cinematography with original author Kris Malkiewicz, and has written a number of articles about his own work for various filmmaking magazines.