Donald McAlpine

Donald McAlpine ACS ASC born 13 April 1934 is an Australian cinematographer 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 In Australia from 1972 to 1981 McAlpine collaborated with Bruce Beresford McAlpine filmed many of Beresfords early films including The Adventures of Barry McKenzie Barry McKenzie Holds His Own Dons Party The Getting of Wisdom Money Movers Breaker Morant and The Club McAlpine also worked with director Gillian Armstrong on My Brilliant Career McAlpine was nominated for an Academy Award for his work in Moulin Rougecitation needed He is a member of both the Australian Cinematographers Society and the American Society of Cinematographerscitation needed The ASC honored him with the 2009 International Achievement Award In 2016 McAlpine received an honorary doctorate in Arts from Edith Cowan University in Perth Western Australia