Mark created 8mm films throughout high school, then 16mm films while earning a Film & Television degree from Loyola-Marymount University in Los Angeles. His professional career followed immediately when he founded Mambrino Productions in Hollywood, producing commercials, corporate videos and sports documentaries.
He emerged in the 1980s as an award-winning director, cameraman and producer on more than 250 productions. After a successful ten-year partnership, Mark became a freelance artist and expanded into home video, cable television and feature films.
As an IATSE director of photography, his work includes 21 feature films and six features as second-unit DP. He has directed and photographed creative re-enactments and award-winning factual programming for major American networks.