Name Greg MacGillivray Role Film director | Spouse Barbara MacGillivray | |
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Born 1945 (age 70–71) United States Occupation Documentary film director and cinematographer Residence Laguna Beach, California, United States Nominations Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject Movies Coral Reef Adventure, To the Arctic 3D, Everest, The Living Sea, Journey to the South Pacific Similar People Howard Hall, David Breashears, Alec Lori, Ed Viesturs, Jamling Tenzing Norgay Profiles | ||
Upcoming movie National Parks Adventure | ||
Film director greg macgillivray on usa national parks
Greg MacGillivray (born 1945) is an American film director and cinematographer.
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- Film director greg macgillivray on usa national parks
- To the arctic interview with greg macgillivray director and shaun macgillivray producer
- Career
- Personal life
- Selected filmography
- References
To the arctic interview with greg macgillivray director and shaun macgillivray producer
Career
MacGillivray was first nominated for an Academy Award in 1995 for directing The Living Sea (Best Documentary Short Subject), and was nominated in the same category again for Dolphins in 2000.
He initiated the development of three cameras for the IMAX format -- the high-speed (slow-motion) camera, the industry's first lightweight camera, and the "all-weather" camera used during filming on Mount Everest.
In August 2005, MacGillivray was producing a documentary which examined the potential effects of a hurricane hitting New Orleans. By the end of the month, Hurricane Katrina struck Louisiana and MacGillivray filmed the events rather than creating a hurricane simulation as originally planned.
MacGillivray with partner Jim Freeman founded MacGillivray Freeman Films. Freeman was killed in a Sierra Nevada helicopter crash in 1976. MacGillivray keeps his partner's name as a memorial.
Personal life
MacGillivray and his wife, Barbara, have two children and reside in Laguna Beach, California.