Donald McAlpine

Australian cinematographer

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Donald McAlpine

Born|  (1934-04-13) 13 April 1934 (age 89)

Quandialla, New South Wales, Australia

Occupation| Cinematographer
Years active| 1972–present

Donald McAlpine ACS, ASC (born 13 April 1934) is an Australian cinematographer.

## Career[edit]

McAlpine was a physical education teacher in Parkes, New South Wales, Australia.[1] He began using a 16mm Camera to film athletes preparing for the Melbourne Olympic Games.[1]

In Australia, from 1972 to 1981, McAlpine collaborated with Bruce Beresford.[2] McAlpine filmed many of Beresford's early films including, The Adventures of Barry McKenzie,[3] Barry McKenzie Holds His Own, Don's Party, The Getting of Wisdom, Money Movers, Breaker Morant and The Club. McAlpine also worked with director Gillian Armstrong on My Brilliant Career.

After My Brilliant Career, Breaker Morant and The Getting of Wisdom, were released, Paul Mazursky offered him work on the film Tempest.[citation needed]

McAlpine was nominated for an Academy Award for his work in Moulin Rouge!.[citation needed] He is a member of both the Australian Cinematographers Society and the American Society of Cinematographers.[citation needed] The A.S.C. honored him with the 2009 International Achievement Award.[4] In 2016 McAlpine received an honorary doctorate in Arts from Edith Cowan University in Perth, Western Australia.[2]

## Filmography[edit]

Film

Year  | Title  | Director  | Note

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1972  | The Adventures of Barry McKenzie | Bruce Beresford |
Gentle Strangers | Cecil Holmes |
1974  | Barry McKenzie Holds His Own | Bruce Beresford  |
1976  | Surrender in Paradise | Peter Cox  |
Don's Party | Bruce Beresford  |
1978  | The Getting of Wisdom |
Patrick | Richard Franklin |
Money Movers | Bruce Beresford  |
1979  | The Journalist | Michael Thornhill |
The Odd Angry Shot | Tom Jeffrey |
My Brilliant Career | Gillian Armstrong | AACTA Award for Best Cinematography
1980  | Breaker Morant | Bruce Beresford  | AACTA Award for Best Cinematography
The Earthling | Peter Collinson |
The Club | Bruce Beresford  |
1981  | Puberty Blues |
1982  | Tempest | Paul Mazursky |
Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder | Peter Werner |
1983  | Blue Skies Again | Richard Michaels |
Now and Forever | Adriane Carr |
1984  | Harry & Son | Paul Newman |
Moscow on the Hudson | Paul Mazursky  |
1985  | King David | Bruce Beresford  |
My Man Adam | Roger L. Simon |
1986  | Down and Out in Beverly Hills | Paul Mazursky  |
The Fringe Dwellers | Bruce Beresford  |
1987  | Predator[5] | John McTiernan |
Orphans | Alan J. Pakula |
1988  | Moving | Alan Metter |
Moon over Parador | Paul Mazursky  |
1989  | See You in the Morning | Alan J. Pakula  |
Parenthood | Ron Howard |
1990  | Stanley & Iris | Martin Ritt |
1991  | The Hard Way | John Badham |
Career Opportunities | Bryan Gordon |
1992  | Medicine Man | John McTiernan  |
Patriot Games | Phillip Noyce |
1993  | The Man Without a Face | Mel Gibson |
Mrs. Doubtfire | Chris Columbus |
1994  | Clear and Present Danger | Phillip Noyce  |
1995  | Nine Months | Chris Columbus  |
1996  | Romeo + Juliet | Baz Luhrmann | Nominated- Satellite Award for Best Cinematography
1997  | The Edge | Lee Tamahori |
1998  | Stepmom | Chris Columbus  |
2001  | Moulin Rouge! | Baz Luhrmann  | AACTA Award for Best Cinematography
Nominated- Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Nominated- BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography
Nominated- Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography
Nominated- Satellite Award for Best Cinematography
2002  | The Time Machine | Simon Wells |
2003  | Anger Management | Peter Segal |
Peter Pan | P. J. Hogan |
2005  | The Chronicles of Narnia:
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | Andrew Adamson |
2009  | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | Gavin Hood |
2010  | Main Street | John Doyle |
2012  | Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu | Shakun Batra | credited as David McDonald
Mental | P. J. Hogan  |
2013  | Ender's Game | Gavin Hood  |
2015  | The Dressmaker | Jocelyn Moorhouse |
2016  | Kapoor & Sons | Shakun Batra | credited as Jeffery F. Bierman
2017  | Ali's Wedding | Jeffrey Walker |
2018  | Rajma Chawal | Leena Yadav |
2022  | A Stitch in Time | Sasha Hadden  |

Television

Year  | Title  | Director  | Note

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1973  | Our Asian Neighbours: Indonesia |  | Documentary series
1980  | The Children of An Lac | John Llewellyn Moxey | TV movie
2009  | Mega Piranha | Eric Forsberg
2019  | Lambs of God | Jeffrey Walker | Episode "The Devil into Paradise"
2022  | Savage River | Jocelyn Moorhouse | Mini-series

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "DON McALPINE". www.cinematographers.nl. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
2. ^ a b "Cinematographer Don McAlpine on his life behind the lens". ABC News. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
3. ^ "Donald Mcalpine". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
4. ^ "Cinematographers honor 'Slumdog': Anthony Dod Mantle wins big at ASC Awards". Winnipeg Free Press. 16 February 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
5. ^ "Predator Dispenses Invisible Terror". American Society of Cinematographers. Retrieved 9 April 2023.

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