February 2026
M. David Mullen, ASC: A Refined Eye and Mind
This article appears in American Cinematographer's March 2026 issue. An expanded version of the story — featuring a look at the lessons M. David Mullen, ASC gleaned from studying the 1935 film A Midsummer Night's Dream — is available to AC's print and digital subscribers, and to readers purchasing copies of the issue on newsstands or at the ASC Store. For full access to our archive, which includes more than 105 years of essential motion-picture production coverage, become a subscriber today. Nice guys don’t always finish last. Sometimes they win Primetime Emmy and ASC awards. M. David Mullen, ASC won three Emmys and two ASC Awards for his work on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and this year, he will be honored with the ASC Career...more