Donald McAlpine

Donald M. McAlpine ACS, ASC is an Australian cinematographer.

Early life and education Donald McAlpine was born in Quandialla, New South Wales. He began using a 16mm camera to film athletes preparing for the Melbourne Olympic Games. In 1974 he left Film Australia to work as a freelance DOP. 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.

Paul Mazursky offered McAlpine work on the film Tempest, released in 1982, and after that, his career took off. and in 2009 honoured him with its International Achievement Award.

In 2001, he was awarded the Australian Centenary Medal for his service to Australian society and Australian film production.

In 2016 McAlpine received an honorary doctorate in arts from Edith Cowan University in Perth, Western Australia.

Filmography

Feature film

Television TV movies Year Title Director Notes 1980 The Children of An Lac John Llewellyn Moxey 2009 Mega Piranha Eric ForsbergStuart Gillard With Bryan Olinger

TV series Year Title Director Notes 2019 Lambs of God Jeffrey Walker Episode "The Devil into Paradise" 2022 Savage River Jocelyn Moorhouse Miniseries

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Title Result2001 Academy Awards Best CinematographyMoulin Rouge! BAFTA Awards Best Cinematography 1979Australian Academy of Cinema and Television ArtsBest Cinematography My Brilliant Career 1980 Breaker Morant 2001 Moulin Rouge! 1996Satellite AwardsBest Cinematography Romeo + Juliet 2001 Moulin Rouge!