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Donald McAlpine is a Actor, Director of Photography and Cinematography Australien born on 1 january 1934
Donald McAlpine, ACS and ASC is an Australian cinematographer.
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 Olympics.
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 McAlpines films were released in New York, My Brilliant Career, Breaker Morant and The Getting of Wisdom, Director Paul Mazursky noticed McAlpines 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.
(2005)
(Director of Photography)
(1993)
(Director of Photography)
(2009)
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(1994)
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(2003)
(Director of Photography)
(2001)
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Donald McAlpine, ACS and ASC is an Australian cinematographer.
Biography
Early life and careerBefore 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 Olympics.
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 McAlpines films were released in New York, My Brilliant Career, Breaker Morant and The Getting of Wisdom, Director Paul Mazursky noticed McAlpines 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.
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(1993)(Director of Photography)
(2009)(Director of Photography)
(1994)(Director of Photography)
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Side by Side (2012)
, 1h38Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about films, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the visual arts, Documentary films about the film industry
Actors James Cameron, David Fincher, John Malkovich, Danny Boyle, David Lynch, Robert Rodríguez
Roles Self
Rating75%
The documentary investigates the history, process and workflow of both digital and photochemical film creation. It shows what artists and filmmakers have been able to accomplish with both film and digital and how their needs and innovations have helped push filmmaking in new directions. Interviews with directors, cinematographers, colorists, scientists, engineers and artists reveal their experiences and feelings about working with film and digital.
Not Quite Hollywood (2008)
, 1h43Genres Comedy, Documentary
Themes Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentary films about films
Actors Phillip Adams, Christine Amor, Steve Bisley, Glory Annen Clibbery, Jamie Blanks, Graeme Blundell
Roles Self
Rating75%
Not Quite Hollywood documents the revival of Australian cinema during the Australian New Wave of the 1970s and '80s through B-movies including Alvin Purple, Barry McKenzie Holds His Own, Dead-End Drive In, Long Weekend, Mad Max, The Man from Hong Kong, Patrick, Razorback, Road Games, Stork and Turkey Shoot. From 1971 through to the late 1980s, Australian directors began to take advantage of the newly introduced R-rating which allowed more on-screen nudity, sex and violence for audiences restricted to age 18 and over. "Ozploitation"—writer-director Mark Hartley's own portmanteau of "Australian exploitation"—was a subgenre of the New Wave which accounted for the critically panned "gross-out comedies, sex romps, action and road movies, teen films, westerns, thrillers and horror films" of the era, commonly overlooked in Australia's "official film history". The film addresses three main categories of "Ozploitation" films: sex, horror and action.
Rosita (1923)
, 1h30Directed by Ernst Lubitsch, Raoul Walsh
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Historical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Théâtre, Musical films, Films based on plays, Films based on operas
Actors Mary Pickford, Holbrook Blinn, Irene Rich, George Walsh, Charles Belcher, Frank Leigh
Roles Rosita's Brother
Rating63%
The film takes place in Seville, in a period where the city has sunk into the depths of depravity and sin. Shocked by the depths his people have sunk to, the king of Spain (Holbrook Blinn) decides to give the town a visit when a carnaval is organized in order to redeem it. One of its inhabitants is Rosita (Mary Pickford), a beloved street singer praised by the townspeople for her entertainment.
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The Dressmaker (2015)
, 1h58Directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse
Origin Australie
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Crime, Western
Themes Seafaring films, La mode, Transport films
Actors Kate Winslet, Judy Davis, Liam Hemsworth, Hugo Weaving, Caroline Goodall, Sarah Snook
Roles Director of Photography
Rating69%
In 1951, Myrtle "Tilly" Dunnage returns to her hometown of Dungatar, to take care of her ill mother, Molly. Tilly was sent out of town at the age of ten because of false accusations of murder. Tilly, an expert dressmaker trained by Madeleine Vionnet in Paris, transforms the locals with her couture creations and in the process, exacts revenge on the people who wrongly accused her of murder all those years ago.
Ender's Game (2013)
, 1h54Directed by Gavin Hood
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, War, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Space adventure films, Films about computing, Jeu, Films based on science fiction novels, Films set in the future, Films about insects, Films about extraterrestrial life, Space opera, Children's films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Alien invasions in films, Disaster films
Actors Asa Butterfield, Harrison Ford, Ben Kingsley, Moisés Arias, Aramis Knight, Hailee Steinfeld
Roles Director of Photography
Rating65%
In the future, humanity is preparing to launch an attack on the homeworld of an alien race called the Formics who had attacked Earth and killed millions. Over the course of fifty years, gifted children are trained by the International Fleet to become commanders of a new fleet for this counter-attack.
Mental (2012)
, 1h56Directed by Paul John Hogan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors Toni Collette, Rebecca Gibney, Liev Schreiber, Anthony LaPaglia, Bethany Whitmore, Rob Carlton
Roles Director of Photography
Rating60%
Shirley Moochmoore (Rebecca Gibney) is a sweet misfit and mother of five daughters who are all convinced they suffer from various mental illnesses. Living in the Australian coastal suburb of Dolphin Heads and married to the often absent local politician Barry (Anthony LaPaglia), Shirley retreats into a fantasy world of her favourite musical, The Sound of Music. After she manically orders a huge amount of furniture, telling neighbours her husband won it on a TV game show, she's packed off to a mental institution; Barry instructs his daughters to say she's "on holiday in Wollongong".
Mega Piranha (2010)
, 1h32Directed by Eric Forsberg, Stuart Gillard, Eric Forsberg
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Action, Adventure, Horror
Themes Films about animals, La fin du monde, Natural horror films, Disaster films, Film de catastrophe animalière
Actors Paul Logan, Tiffany, Barry Williams, Jay Beyers, Eric Forsberg, Lola Forsberg
Roles Director of Photography
Rating24%
The film focuses on the Orinoco River in Venezuela, where a strain of genetically modified piranha have escaped into an isolated tributary of the river. Through human interference of the local environment, the megapiranha manage to escape from their isolated spot and swim downstream, killing all that crosses their path. The megapiranha gradually make their way towards Florida at the height of the tourist season.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
, 1h47Directed by Gavin Hood
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa, Superhero films, Super-héros inspiré de comics, Children's films
Actors Liev Schreiber, Hugh Jackman, Danny Huston, Dominic Monaghan, Troye Sivan, Ryan Reynolds
Roles Director of Photography
Rating64%
In 1845, James Howlett, a boy living in Canada, sees his father being killed by groundskeeper Thomas Logan. The trauma activates the boy's mutation: bone claws protrude from his knuckles, and he kills Thomas, who reveals that he is James's real father. James flees along with Thomas's son Victor Creed, who is thus James's half-brother. They spend the next century as soldiers, fighting in the American Civil War, both World Wars, and the Vietnam War. In Vietnam, Victor kills a senior officer. James defends Victor and the two are sentenced to execution by firing squad, which they survive. Major William Stryker approaches them in military custody, and offers them membership in Team X, a group of mutants including Agent Zero, Wade Wilson, John Wraith, Fred Dukes, and Chris Bradley. They join the team for a few years, but the group's disregard for human life causes James to leave.
, 2h23Directed by Andrew Adamson
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Films about magic and magicians, Christmas films, Films about religion, Films about lions, Witches in film, Serial killer films, Political films, Tiré d'une œuvre de Thomas Harris, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Santa Claus in film
Actors William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Skandar Keynes, Georgie Henley, Liam Neeson, Tilda Swinton
Roles Director of Photography
Rating69%
In the London suburb of Finchley, the Pevensie children, Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy, are endangered by a Second World War attack of German bombers. They are then evacuated to the country home of Professor Digory Kirke, who is not accustomed to having children in his house, as Mrs Macready, the strict housekeeper, explains.
Anger Management (2003)
, 1h46Directed by Peter Segal
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Films about psychiatry, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Adam Sandler, Jack Nicholson, Marisa Tomei, Luis Guzmán, Allen Covert, Lynne Thigpen
Roles Director of Photography
Rating62%
In 1978, a young Dave Buznik is about to kiss the girl of his dreams, when a local bully, Arnie Shankman, pulls down his pants and underwear, embarrassing him in front of everybody. This leaves Dave with lasting trauma about public affection, as well as repressing his emotions. In the present day, Dave Buznik lives in New York, working as a secretary for Frank Head, an abusive boss who takes credit for Dave's work. His problems also extend to his private life, his girlfriend Linda's ex-boyfriend Andrew still being close friends with her and being condescending to Dave at work.
Peter Pan (2003)
, 1h53Directed by Paul John Hogan
Origin USA
Genres Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Films about children, Films about magic and magicians, Seafaring films, Transport films, Pirate films, Mermaids in film, Les fées, L'enfance marginalisée, Films about disabilities, Films based on plays, Children's films
Actors Jeremy Sumpter, Ludivine Sagnier, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Jason Isaacs, Olivia Williams, Lynn Redgrave
Roles Director of Photography
Rating68%
In Edwardian-era London, in the nursery of the Darling home, Wendy Darling (Wood) tells her younger brothers, John (Harry Newell) and Michael (Freddie Popplewell), stories that enthrall Peter Pan (Jeremy Sumpter) and his fairy friend Tinker Bell (Ludivine Sagnier). Life is disrupted when their Aunt Millicent visits the family. Judging Wendy to be an "almost" full-grown woman, Aunt Millicent advises Mr. and Mrs. Darling to think of Wendy's future, saying that Wendy should spend less time with her brothers and more time with her as she learns how to be a proper young lady. The very idea terrifies the children.
The Time Machine (2002)
, 1h36Directed by Gore Verbinski, Simon Wells
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Action, Adventure
Themes Post-apocalyptic films, Films about religion, Time travel films, Films based on science fiction novels, Films set in the future, Political films, Dystopian films, Steampunk films, Alternate history films, Impact events in fiction, Disaster films
Actors Guy Pearce, Samantha Mumba, Mark Addy, Sienna Guillory, Phyllida Law, Alan Young
Roles Director of Photography
Rating60%
In the year 1899, Dr. Alexander Hartdegen (Guy Pearce) is a moderately young inventor teaching at Columbia University in New York City. Unlike his conservative friend David Philby (Mark Addy), Alexander would rather do pure research than work in the world of business. After a mugger kills his fiancée, Emma, he devotes himself to building a time machine that will allow him to travel back in time and save her. When he completes the machine four years later, he travels back to 1899 and prevents her murder, only to see her killed by a horse and buggy.
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
, 2h7Directed by Baz Luhrmann
Origin Australie
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Dance films, Films about writers, Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, Jim Broadbent, Richard Roxburgh, John Leguizamo, Jacek Koman
Roles Director of Photography
Rating75%
In the year 1900, a depressed British writer named Christian (Ewan McGregor) begins writing on his typewriter ("Nature Boy"). One year earlier, Christian moved to the Montmartre district of Paris to become a writer among members of the area's Bohemian movement. He soon encounters, living directly upstairs from him, a loose troupe of performers led by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (John Leguizamo). Toulouse-Lautrec and the others ask for Christian's help, and his writing skills allow them to finish their proposed show, "Spectacular Spectacular", that they wish to sell to the owner of the Moulin Rouge, Harold Zidler (Jim Broadbent). The group arrives at the Moulin Rouge as Zidler and his "Diamond Dog Dancers" perform for the audience ("Lady Marmalade/Zidler's Rap (Can Can)/Smells Like Teen Spirit"). Toulouse arranges for Christian to see Satine (Nicole Kidman), the star courtesan, in her private quarters to present the work, unaware that Zidler is promising Satine to the wealthy and unscrupulous Duke of Monroth (Richard Roxburgh), a potential investor in the cabaret ("Sparkling Diamonds" medley).
Stepmom (1998)
, 2h5Directed by Chris Columbus
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about children, Films about families, Feminist films, Medical-themed films, Films about cancer, Political films, Buddy films
Actors Julia Roberts, Susan Sarandon, Ed Harris, Jena Malone, Liam Aiken, Lynn Whitfield
Roles Director of Photography
Rating68%
Jackie and Luke Harrison (Susan Sarandon and Ed Harris) are a divorced New York couple that are struggling to help their children Anna (Jena Malone) and Ben (Liam Aiken) be happy with this sudden change of lifestyle. This is far from easy, as Luke, an attorney, is living with his new girlfriend, Isabel Kelly (Julia Roberts), an NYU alumna and a successful fashion photographer several years his junior. Isabel tries very hard to make Anna and Ben feel comfortable and happy with her, but Anna repeatedly rejects her overtures while Ben, who loves Isabel (not as much as his actual mother), adds extra complication with his mischievous nature. Isabel behaves with contempt tempered by caution around Jackie, believing she overcompensates for her divorce by spoiling her children.
The Edge (1997)
, 1h57Directed by Lee Tamahori
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Transport films, Aviation films, Mise en scène d'un ours, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Anthony Hopkins, Alec Baldwin, Harold Perrineau, Jr., Elle Macpherson, L. Q. Jones, Bart l'ours
Roles Director of Photography
Rating68%
Charles Morse (Anthony Hopkins), a billionaire with an amazing memory; Robert "Bob" Green (Alec Baldwin), a photographer; and Stephen (Harold Perrineau), his assistant, arrive in a remote Alaskan locale via Charles' private jet, along with Charles' much-younger wife, Mickey (Elle Macpherson), a beautiful fashion model. After landing and boarding the floatplane to finish the journey, Charles opens a wrapped book about survival in the wild, apparently a gift from an employee. The group, who intend to conduct a photo shoot, are the only guests at a lodge. Styles (L.Q. Jones), the proprietor, warns everyone that the region is inhabited by bears and not to leave food uncovered.