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Occupation
  
Cinematographer

Years active
  
1972–present


Name
  
Donald McAlpine

Role
  
Cinematographer

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Born
  
1934
Quandialla, New South Wales, Australia

Awards
  
AACTA Awards - Raymond Longford Award

Nominations
  
Academy Award for Best Cinematography

Movies
  
Moulin Rouge!, Romeo + Juliet, X‑Men Origins: Wolverine, The Chronicles of Narnia, Predator

Similar People
  
Craig Pearce, Jill Bilcock, Bruce Beresford, Neil Travis, Paul Mazursky

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Donald McAlpine (born 1934), ACS and ASC is an Australian cinematographer.

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Early life and career

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Before his film career, McAlpine was a physical education teacher in Parkes, New South Wales, Australia. He began using a 16mm Camera to film athletes preparing for the Melbourne Olympic Games.

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McAlpine's early career in Australia found him collaborating with other great Australian filmmakers from 1972 to 1981. In particular, Bruce Beresford. McAlpine filmed many of Beresford's early films including, The Adventures of Barry McKenzie, Barry McKenzie Holds His Own, Don's Party, The Getting of Wisdom, Money Movers, Breaker Morant and The Club. McAlpine also worked with another great Australian filmmaker, Gillian Armstrong, in My Brilliant Career.

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After three of McAlpine's films were released in New York, My Brilliant Career, Breaker Morant and The Getting of Wisdom, Director Paul Mazursky noticed McAlpine's work and offered him the chance to travel to Greece to work on the film Tempest. After a successful shoot, work in the United States began to find its way to McAlpine.

Work on acclaimed films

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McAlpine has filmed some of the most acclaimed films and was also nominated for an Academy Award for his visually stunning film Moulin Rouge! He is a member of both the Australian Cinematographers Society and the American Society of Cinematographers. The A.S.C. honored him with the 2009 International Achievement Award.

Filmography

McAlpine's cinematography credits include:

  • Gentle Strangers (1972)
  • The Adventures of Barry McKenzie (1972)
  • Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (1974)
  • Surrender in Paradise (1976)
  • Don's Party (1976)
  • The Getting of Wisdom (1978)
  • Patrick (1978)
  • Money Movers (1978)
  • The Journalist (1979)
  • The Odd Angry Shot (1979)
  • My Brilliant Career (1979)
  • Breaker Morant (1980)
  • The Earthling (1980)
  • The Club (1980)
  • Puberty Blues (1981)
  • Tempest (1982)
  • Don't Cry It's Only Thunder (1982)
  • Blue Skies Again (1983)
  • Now and Forever (1983)
  • Harry & Son (1984)
  • Moscow on the Hudson (1984)
  • King David (1985)
  • My Man Adam (1985)
  • Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986)
  • The Fringe Dwellers (1986)
  • Predator (1987)
  • Orphans (1987)
  • Moving (1988)
  • Moon Over Parador (1988)
  • See You in the Morning (1989)
  • Parenthood (1989)
  • Stanley & Iris (1990)
  • The Hard Way (1991)
  • Career Opportunities (1991)
  • Medicine Man (1992)
  • Patriot Games (1992)
  • The Man Without a Face (1993)
  • Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
  • Clear and Present Danger (1994)
  • Nine Months (1995)
  • Romeo + Juliet (1996)
  • The Edge (1997)
  • Stepmom (1998)
  • Moulin Rouge! (2001)
  • The Time Machine (2002)
  • Anger Management (2003)
  • Peter Pan (2003)
  • The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
  • X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
  • Mental (2012)
  • Ender's Game (2013)
  • The Dressmaker (2015)

    • References

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