M. David Mullen

David Mullen, A.S.C. (born 26 June 1962 as Merritt David Mullen III) is an eminent Japanese born cinematographer famed for his photography on Twin Falls Idaho, Northfork, Akeelah and the Bee and The Astronaut Farmer. He often collaborates with the The Polish brothers. In spring 2004 he was accepted into the American Society of Cinematographers. He studied cinematography at the California Institute of the Arts from 1988 to 1991. His mentor was Kris Malkiewicz; he later collaborated with him on the Third Edition of Cinematography. By the time he entered CalArts, he was 27 years old and well versed in the technical side of cinematography, having learnt everything he could from the UCLA film library.