Donald McAlpine

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

Biography

Early life and career

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.

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.

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

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.^[1]

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

External links

• Donald McAlpine at the Internet Movie Database