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Donald McAlpine | |
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| Born | Quandialla, New South Wales, Australia |
| Years active | 1972–present |
Donald M. McAlpine ACS, ASC is an Australian cinematographer.
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Donald McAlpine | |
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| Born | Quandialla, New South Wales, Australia |
| Years active | 1972–present |
Donald M. McAlpine ACS, ASC is an Australian cinematographer.
Donald McAlpine was born in Quandialla, New South Wales. [1]
McAlpine was a physical education teacher in Parkes, New South Wales, Australia. [2] He began using a 16mm camera to film athletes preparing for the Melbourne Olympic Games. [2]
In 1962 he resigned from his teaching job and joined ABC Television as a camera assistant, and was promoted to cameraman in 1965. In 1968 he left the ABC to take up a position at the Commonwealth Film Unit (later Film Australia). There, he started to learn that there was art in cinematography and filmmaking, and was soon promoted to chief cameraman. [3]
In Australia, from 1972 to 1981, McAlpine collaborated with Bruce Beresford. [4] In 1974 he left Film Australia to work as a freelance DOP. [3] McAlpine filmed many of Beresford's early films, including The Adventures of Barry McKenzie , [5] 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 .[ citation needed ]
Paul Mazursky offered McAlpine work on the film Tempest , released in 1982, and after that, his career took off. [3]
McAlpine is a member of both the Australian Cinematographers Society (ASC) and the American Society of Cinematographers. In 1997, the ASC inducted him into its hall of fame, [3] and in 2009 honoured him with its International Achievement Award. [6]
In 2001, he was awarded the Australian Centenary Medal for his service to Australian society and Australian film production. [1] In the same year, he was nominated for an Academy Award for his work in Moulin Rouge! . [1]
In 2011, he was honoured with the AACTA Lifetime Achievement Award, the Longford Lyell Award. [7]
In 2016 McAlpine received an honorary doctorate in arts from Edith Cowan University in Perth, Western Australia. [4]
In October 2024, he received the Adelaide Film Festival's Don Dunstan Award. [1]
TV movies
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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| 1980 | The Children of An Lac | John Llewellyn Moxey | |
| 2009 | Mega Piranha | Eric Forsberg Stuart Gillard | With Bryan Olinger |
TV series
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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| 2019 | Lambs of God | Jeffrey Walker | Episode "The Devil into Paradise" |
| 2022 | Savage River | Jocelyn Moorhouse | Miniseries |
Academy Awards
| Year | Category | Title | Result |
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| 2001 | Best Cinematography | Moulin Rouge! | Nominated |
BAFTA Awards
| Year | Category | Title | Result |
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| 2001 | Best Cinematography | Moulin Rouge! | Nominated |
Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts
| Year | Category | Title | Result |
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| 1979 | Best Cinematography | My Brilliant Career | Won |
| 1980 | Breaker Morant | Won | |
| 2001 | Moulin Rouge! | Won |
Satellite Awards
| Year | Category | Title | Result |
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| 1996 | Best Cinematography | Romeo + Juliet | Nominated |
| 2001 | Moulin Rouge! | Nominated |
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