Mark Irwin, A.S.C., C.S.C. is a Canadian cinematographer based in Los Angeles.

He is responsible for some of the best horror cinematography produced during the 1980s. His earliest work was on low and no-budget films, including many documentaries for the National Film Board of Canada, NFB. Unsurprisingly, he became known for his usage of low-light, lens flares, and other vérité techniques. Coming up through the ranks in the late 70s, he worked on many genre films, including those with Wes Craven, William Fruet and Ed Hunt, but his crowning achievement during this period is his work with David Cronenberg. The science-fiction films Irwin and Cronenberg collaborated on, such as ‘Videodrome’, ‘The Dead Zone’, and ‘The Fly’ garnered Mark recognition and several awards, notably, the C.S.C. Award 1983 & Genie Award nomination 1984 for ‘Videodrome’, the C.S.C. Award 1984 for ‘The Dead Zone’ and the C.S.C. Award 1986 for ‘The Fly’. Irwin has also been a main collaborator for directors, Todd Phillips and The Farrelly brothers, crossing over to big-budget comedies in the 90s.

Enjoying a vast and varied body of work, Mark maintains: “I like horror films because the content is the style. Hitchcock knew it, so does Wes Craven and so does David.”

Mark Irwin will be drawing on the fortes of his earlier cinematographic career as he lenses ‘The Heath’.