David J. Frederick

A 1979 NYU Tisch Film School graduate, Frederick began his professional career as a 1st Assistant Cameraman, working on films ranging from the Coen Brothers’ Blood Simple, to Bruce Beresford’s Driving Miss Daisy. In his recent role, as an alternating Director of Photography for NBCU’s FBI: International, he filmed in Budapest for a year.

Films and TV series Frederick’s has been a Cinematographer on include: The Society, Get Shorty, Muppets From Space, The Soloist, Aquarius, The Bridge, and Sons of Anarchy, Mayans, Football Town: Barrow, Alaska, Survivor, FBI: International, The Age Of Disclosure, and Mascotland. 

Frederick has been an active member of the Society of Camera Operators (SOC) since 1991, including serving as President and also a Board member for 20 years. This is his 5th year presenting at NAB on behalf of the SOC.