After college , Yellen moved to Los Angeles . To learn the craft of cinematography , he began working as a camera assistant on a number of student films at the American Film Institute . While building his career and having joined the International Cinematographers Guild as a camera assistant , Yellen had the opportunity to shoot second unit footage under Eric Steelberg , ASC on '' Quinceañera '' . '' Quinceañera '' won the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival . This helped Yellen secure a job shooting films for The Asylum . The number of feature films for which he has served as Director of Photography ( DP ) now totals 72 , including the cult classic '' Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus '' . He has been DP on 44 feature films as well as numerous commercials and other content . Yellen also shot the film '' Born Bad '' for the Lifetime ( TV network ) and the independent high school comedy '' Sports Heaven ''
2006 Sundance Film Festival
2006 Sundance Film Festival
Alexander Yellen