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Donald McAlpine
Donald McAlpine ACS, ASC (born 13 April 1934) is an Australian cinematographer. Biography Early life and career 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 Olympic Games. 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 McAlpine's films were released in New York, My Brilliant Career, Breaker Morant and The Getting of Wisdom, Director Paul Mazursky noticed McAlpine's work and offered him th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quandialla
Quandialla is a village in the Central West region of New South Wales Australia. The town is west of Sydney. It is situated on the plains of The Bland country at the western edge of the Weddin Shire. The town of Grenfell is to the north-east, Young is to the south-east and West Wyalong is to the west. The Weddin Mountains are within sight. At the , Quandialla and the surrounding area had a population of 349. History Home to the Wiradjuri The Wiradjuri people (; ) are a group of Aboriginal Australian people from central New South Wales, united by common descent through kinship and shared traditions. They survived as skilled hunter-fisher-gatherers, in family groups or clans, a ... people, the area was first settled by Europeans in the 1830s. According to Bruce Robinson "The area was 'station' country known as 'The Bland' or 'The Levels' and was famous for its prime grazing and fattening pastures..." The villages of Morangarell to west, and Bimbi to the ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
