Movies shot in the Anamorphic Format by Donald McAlpine ASC ACS
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- DirectorBruce BeresfordStarsBarry CrockerBarry HumphriesDonald PleasenceBarry McKenzie's Aunt Edna is kidnapped by Count Von Plasma, the vampire head of an isolated Eastern European dictatorship who mistakes her for the Queen of England and thinks that kidnapping her will draw tourists to his country. Barry and his mates set out to rescue her and bring her back to Australia.35mm Anamorphic: Filmed with the Panavision PSR R-200 and Panaflex equipped with Panavision C-Series Anamorphic Lenses. This was McAlpine's first experience with the Anamorphic Format and his second collaboration with Bruce Beresford
- DirectorPeter CollinsonStarsWilliam HoldenRicky SchroderJack ThompsonDiagnosed with a terminal form of cancer, Patrick Foley has returned to his native Australia to die in the peace and quiet of the wilderness. His simple plan is complicated, however, when he meets a young boy who has just lost his parents.35mm Anamorphic: Filmed with the Panavision Panaflex equipped with Panavision C-Series Anamorphic Lenses. This was McAlpine's second experience with the Anamorphic Format. 2nd Unit Photography by Dean Semler ASC ACS
- DirectorBruce BeresfordStarsNell SchofieldJad CapeljaJeffrey RhoeThe mating rituals of two teenage surf chicks from the southern suburbs of Sydney.35mm Anamorphic: Filmed with the Panavision Panaflex equipped with Panavision C-Series Anamorphic Lenses. This was McAlpine's third experience with the Anamorphic Format and his eighth collaboration with Bruce Beresford
- DirectorAdrian CarrRichard CassidyStarsCheryl LaddRobert ColebyCarmen DuncanA couple's seemingly "perfect" marriage is shaken when the husband is charged with rape.35mm Anamorphic: Filmed with the Panavision Panaflex Gold equipped with Panavision C-Series Anamorphic and E-Series Anamorphic Lenses. This was McAlpine's fourth experience with the Anamorphic Format. Additional Photography by Ross Berryman
- DirectorBruce BeresfordStarsRichard GereEdward WoodwardAlice KrigeThe Biblical story of Israel's greatest King.35mm Anamorphic: Filmed with the Panavision Panaflex Gold equipped with Panavision C-Series Anamorphic and E-Series Anamorphic Lenses. This was McAlpine's fifth experience with the Anamorphic Format and his ninth collaboration with Bruce Beresford. 2nd Unit Photography by Robin Vidgeon
- DirectorMartin RittStarsJane FondaRobert De NiroSwoosie KurtzA struggling widow falls in love with an illiterate short-order cook whom she teaches to read and write in her kitchen each night.35mm Anamorphic: Filmed with the Panavision Panaflex Platinum equipped with Panavision Primo Anamorphic, C-Series Anamorphic and E-Series Anamorphic Lenses. This was McAlpine's sixth experience with the Anamorphic Format. Executive Producer Patrick J. Palmer served as 2nd Unit Director
- DirectorJohn BadhamStarsMichael J. FoxJames WoodsStephen LangAn action movie star researching a role is allowed to tag along with a hardboiled New York City policeman, who finds him superficial and irritating.35mm Anamorphic: Filmed with the Panavision Panaflex Lightweight and Panaflex Platinum equipped with Panavision Primo Anamorphic, C-Series Anamorphic and E-Series Anamorphic Lenses. Co-Cinematographer with Robert Primes ASC. This was McAlpine's seventh experience with the Anamorphic Format. Producer Rob Cohen served as 2nd Unit Director. 2nd Unit Photography and Additional 2nd Unit Photography by Ron Fortunato and Roy H. Wagner
- DirectorBryan GordonStarsFrank WhaleyJennifer ConnellyDermot MulroneyJim is the dorky son of a local cement contractor who lives at home and has no direction. Josie is the gorgeous daughter of a wealthy businessman who dreams of leaving town. They find they have a lot in common.35mm Anamorphic: Filmed with the Panavision Panaflex Platinum equipped with Panavision Primo Anamorphic, C-Series Anamorphic and E-Series Anamorphic Lenses. This was McAlpine's eighth experience with the Anamorphic Format. LA Unit Photography by John McPherson
- DirectorJohn McTiernanStarsSean ConneryLorraine BraccoJosé WilkerIn the beautiful and dangerous Amazon rainforest, dissimilar people must make their choices between business, science, and love.35mm Anamorphic: Filmed with the Panavision Panaflex Platinum equipped with Panavision Primo Anamorphic, C-Series Anamorphic and E-Series Anamorphic Lenses. This was McAlpine's ninth experience with the Anamorphic Format and his second collaboration with John McTiernan. Stunt Coordinator Fred Waugh served as 2nd Unit Director
- DirectorPhillip NoyceStarsHarrison FordSean BeanAnne ArcherWhen CIA analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets him and his family for revenge.35mm Anamorphic: Filmed with the Panavision Panaflex Platinum equipped with Panavision Primo Anamorphic Lenses. Finished on a 4K Digital Intermediate in 2018. This was McAlpine's tenth experience with the Anamorphic Format, his first collaboration with Philip Noyce and his first contribution to the Jack Ryan franchise. Shown in 2.20:1 for 70mm Screenings. Stunt Coordinator David R. Ellis served as 2nd Unit Director. 2nd Unit Photography by Mike Benson. UK Unit Photography by James Devis and Stephen Smith
- DirectorChris ColumbusStarsRobin WilliamsSally FieldPierce BrosnanAfter a bitter divorce, an actor disguises himself as a female housekeeper to spend time with his children held in custody by his former wife.35mm Anamorphic: Filmed with the Panavision Panaflex Platinum equipped with Panavision Primo Anamorphic Lenses. This was McAlpine's eleventh experience with the Anamorphic Format and his first collaboration with Chris Columbus
- DirectorPhillip NoyceStarsHarrison FordWillem DafoeAnne ArcherCIA Analyst Jack Ryan is drawn into an illegal war fought by the US government against a Colombian drug cartel.35mm Anamorphic: Filmed with the Panavision Panaflex Platinum equipped with Panavision Primo Anamorphic Lenses. Finished on a 4K Digital Intermediate in 2018. This was McAlpine's twelfth experience with the Anamorphic Format, his second collaboration with Philip Noyce and his second contribution to the Jack Ryan franchise. David Ellis and Craig Hosking served as 2nd Unit Directors. Thomas Robinson Harper served as Stunt Player. Hans Bjerno served as 2nd Unit Wescam Camera Operator. 2nd Unit Photography by Mike Benson
- DirectorChris ColumbusStarsHugh GrantJulianne MooreTom ArnoldWhen he finds out his longtime girlfriend is pregnant, a commitment-phobe realizes he might have to change his lifestyle for better or much, much worse.35mm Anamorphic: Filmed with the Panavision Panaflex Platinum equipped with Panavision Primo Anamorphic Lenses. This was McAlpine's thirteenth experience with the Anamorphic Format and his second collaboration with Chris Columbus
- DirectorBaz LuhrmannStarsLeonardo DiCaprioClaire DanesJohn LeguizamoShakespeare's famous play is updated to the hip modern suburb of Verona still retaining its original dialogue.35mm Anamorphic: Filmed with the Bell & Howell Eyemo and Panavision Panaflex Gold equipped with Panavision Primo Anamorphic and C-Series Anamorphic Lenses. This was McAlpine's fourteenth experience with the Anamorphic Format and his first collaboration with Baz Luhrmann. Additional Photography by Kim Marks. Despite being Filmed in Panavision, Cameras and Lenses is listed in the credits
- DirectorLee TamahoriStarsAnthony HopkinsAlec BaldwinElle MacphersonAn intellectual billionaire and two other men struggle to band together and survive after getting stranded in the Alaskan wilderness with a blood-thirsty Kodiak Bear hunting them down.35mm Anamorphic: Filmed with the Panavision Panaflex Gold II and Panaflex Platinum equipped with Panavision Primo Anamorphic and E-Series Anamorphic Lenses. This was McAlpine's fifteenth experience with the Anamorphic Format. 2nd Unit Photography by Roger Vernon and Kurt Soderling (uncredited)
- DirectorChris ColumbusStarsJulia RobertsSusan SarandonEd HarrisA terminally ill woman must deal with her ex-husband's new lover, who will be their children's stepmother.35mm Anamorphic: Filmed with the Panavision Panaflex Platinum equipped with Panavision Primo Anamorphic and E-Series Anamorphic Lenses. This was McAlpine's sixteenth experience with the Anamorphic Format and his third collaboration with Chris Columbus
- DirectorBaz LuhrmannStarsNicole KidmanEwan McGregorJohn LeguizamoA poor Bohemian poet in 1890s Paris falls for a beautiful courtesan and nightclub star coveted by a jealous duke.35mm Anamorphic and Super 35mm (visual effects): Filmed with the Panavision Panaflex Millennium equipped with Panavision Primo Anamorphic & Spherical and C-Series Anamorphic Lenses. This was McAlpine's seventeenth experience with the Anamorphic Format and his second collaboration with Baz Luhrmann. Additional Photography by Steven Fierberg (uncredited)
- DirectorSimon WellsStarsGuy PearceYancey AriasMark AddyHoping to alter the events of the past, a 19th century inventor instead travels 800,000 years into the future, where he finds humankind divided into two warring races.35mm Anamorphic: Filmed with the Panavision Panaflex Millennium XL equipped with Panavision Primo Anamorphic and C-Series Anamorphic Lenses. This was McAlpine's eighteenth experience with the Anamorphic Format. Greg Michael served as 2nd Unit Director. 2nd Unit Photography by Hiro Narita ASC
- DirectorPeter SegalStarsJack NicholsonAdam SandlerMarisa TomeiDave Buznik is a businessman who is wrongly sentenced to an anger management program, where he meets an aggressive instructor.35mm Anamorphic: Filmed with the Panavision Panaflex Platinum equipped with Panavision Primo Anamorphic Lenses. This was McAlpine's nineteenth experience with the Anamorphic Format. 2nd Unit Photography by 2nd Unit Director Hiro Narita ASC
- DirectorP.J. HoganStarsJeremy SumpterJason IsaacsOlivia WilliamsThe Darling family children receive a visit from Peter Pan, who takes them to Never Never Land where an ongoing war with the evil Pirate Captain Hook is taking place.35mm Anamorphic: Filmed with the Arriflex 435, Panavision Panaflex Millennium XL and Panaflex Platinum equipped with Panavision Primo Anamorphic and C-Series Anamorphic Lenses. Finished on a 2K Digital Intermediate. This was McAlpine's twentieth experience with the Anamorphic Format, his first collaboration with PJ Hogan and his first time utilizing a Digital Intermediate. Stunt Coordinator Conrad Palmisano served as 2nd Unit Director alongside Shirley Barrett. 2nd Unit Photography by Martin McGrath. Additional Photography by Ian Thorburn
- DirectorJohn DoyleStarsColin FirthEllen BurstynPatricia ClarksonDurham is slowly dying like the tobacco business it once depended on. Leroy comes to Durham with a business plan. He rents an old warehouse from a cash-strapped old tobacco heiress.35mm Anamorphic: Filmed with the Panavision Panaflex Millennium XL2 equipped with Panavision Primo Anamorphic, C-Series Anamorphic, E-Series Anamorphic, G-Series Anamorphic, ATZ and AWZ2 Lenses. This was McAlpine's 21st experience with the Anamorphic Format. Executive Producer Douglas Saylor Jr served as 2nd Unit Director. 2nd Unit Photography by John Rutland
- DirectorP.J. HoganStarsToni ColletteAnthony LaPagliaLiev SchreiberA charismatic, crazy hothead transforms a family's life when she becomes the nanny of five girls whose mother has cracked from her husband's political ambitions and his infidelity.Digital Anamorphic (5K): Filmed with the Red Epic equipped with Panavision Primo Anamorphic and G-Series Anamorphic Lenses. Finished on a 2K Digital Intermediate. This was McAlpine's 22nd experience with the Anamorphic Format, his second collaboration with PJ Hogan and his first Digital Anamorphic movie. 2nd Unit Photography by Ben Nott