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 then 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.

He also has photographed a number of features in high definition video, including Jackpot, the first 24P HD feature to be released theatrically in North America. Other 24P HD features include D.E.B.S., When Do We Eat? and The Quiet. He recently shot two features on the new Red One digital cinema camera and two television series on the Panavision Genesis camera.

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 the first and second season 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. Two features photographed for Michael and Mark Polish, Manure and Stay Cool, are finishing post-production. He has just completed a pilot for Fox Television called Ride Along for producer Shawn Ryan (The Shield).

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.