Donald McAlpine ( born Donald McAlpine ; born 1934 , Quandialla, New South Wales ) ACS and ASC are an Australian cameraman.
| Donald McAlpin | |
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| Donald mcalpine | |
| Birth name | Donald Milton McAlpine |
| Date of Birth | 1934 |
| Place of Birth | Quandialla, New South Wales , Australia |
| Citizenship |  Australia |
| Profession | cameraman |
| Career | 1969 - present time |
| Awards | [d] ( 1980 ) |
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Biography
Early life and career
Prior to his film career in cinema, Donald McAlpin was a physical education teacher in Parks, New South Wales. He began using a 16mm camera to shoot athletes preparing for the Melbourne Olympics .
Macalpin's early career in Australia found him in collaboration with other great Australian filmmakers from 1972-1981. In particular, with Bruce Beresford . McAlpin made many of Beresford's early films, including The Adventures of Barry Mackenzie, Barry Mackenzie Keeps Everything to Him, Don Party, Getting Wisdom, Money Movement, Morant Buster, and Club. McAlpin also worked with another great Australian filmmaker, Gillian Armstrong , in the movie My Diamond Career.
After three of Macalpinβs films were released in New York, My Diamond Career, Buster Morant, and Getting Wisdom, director Paul Mazursky noticed Makalpinβs work and offered him a chance to go to Greece to work on his film "Storm". After successful filming, work in the United States began to seek its way to Makalpin.
Work on Famous Films
McAlpin also shot some of the most famous and was nominated for an Oscar for his visually stunning film Moulin Rouge! He is a member of the Australian Cinema Society and the American Society of Cameramen . ASC awarded him the 2009 International Achievement Award. [one]
Filmography
Makalpin's work as an operator includes films:
- Gentle Strangers (1972)
- The Adventures of Barry McKenzie (1972)
- Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (1974)
- Don's Party (1976)
- Patrick (1978)
- Buster Morant / Breaker Morant (1980)
- Good For The First Time / Puberty Blues (1981)
- Tempest (1982)
- Harry and Son / Harry & Son (1984)
- Moscow on the Hudson (1984)
- Penniless in Beverly Hills / Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986)
- Predator / Predator (1987)
- Moving (1988)
- Moon over Parador (1988)
- Parenthood (1989)
- Ahead / The Hard Way (1991)
- How to make a career / Career Opportunities (1991)
- Healer / Medicine Man (1992)
- Patriot Games (1992)
- The Man Without a Face (1993)
- Mrs. Doutfire Doubtfire (1993)
- The direct and explicit threat / Clear and Present Danger (1994)
- Nine Months (1995)
- Romeo + Juliet / Romeo + Juliet (1996)
- On the verge / The Edge (1997)
- Stepmom (1998)
- Moulin rouge! / Moulin Rouge (2001)
- The Time Machine (2002)
- Anger Management (2003)
- Peter Pan (2003)
- Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe / The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2006)
- X-Men: The Beginning. Wolverine / X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
- Ender's Game (2013)
- Revenge of the Couture / The Dressmaker (2015)
Notes
- β Cinematographers honor 'Slumdog': Anthony Dod Mantle wins big at ASC Awards . Winnipeg Free Press (February 16, 2009). Date of treatment April 8, 2010.