Alan MacDonald (production designer)
Alan MacDonald (c. 1956 – 30 August 2017) was a British production designer. He was best known for his work on The Queen (2006),[1][2] which earned him nominations for the Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film and Best Technical Achievement at the British Independent Film Awards, and for the Rajasthan-set The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012) which earned him a nomination for the Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film.[3][4][5]
In 2013, he designed the sets for the Academy Award-nominated film Philomena.[6] He had also been a production designer for a number of advertisements for global firms including Coca-Cola, Levi's, Microsoft, Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen, and was the theatrical designer for Kylie Minogue's 2002 "KylieFever2002" tour.
Filmography[edit]
- Absurd (1989) (short)
- Tunnel of Love (1991) (short)
- Man to Man (1992)
- Remembrance of Things Fast: True Stories Visual Lies (1994; Art Director)
- Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998)
- Rogue Trader (1998)
- Nora (2000)
- The Jacket (2005)
- Kinky Boots (2005)
- The Queen (2006)
- The Edge of Love (2008)
- Chéri (2009)
- Tamara Drewe (2010)
- The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012)
- Philomena (2013)
- The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 2 (2015)
- The Program (2015)
- Sing Street (2016)
- Victoria & Abdul (2017)
- Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018)
Personal life and death[edit]
He suffered from bipolar disorder. MacDonald died by suicide at his Covent Garden home on 31 August 2017, after spending two weeks as an in-patient at the private Nightingale Hospital at a cost of £20,000. His last two film credits, Victoria & Abdul (2017) and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018), were dedicated to his memory.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ Bell, Emma; Mitchell, Neil (2012). Directory of World Cinema - Britain. Intellect Books. p. 141. ISBN 978-1-84150-557-2.
- ^ The Hollywood Reporter. Hollywood Reporter Incorporated. 2006. p. 71.
- ^ BIFA. "Winners - Awards 2006 - BIFA - The British Independent Film Awards". www.bifa.film. Retrieved 2017-09-01.
- ^ incEngine. "11th - Art Directors Guild: Art Director, Digital Artist, Graphic Artist, Illustrator, Matte Artist, Model Maker, Production Designer, Scenic Artist, Set Designer, Title Artist". www.adg.org. Retrieved 2017-09-01.
- ^ incEngine. "17th - Art Directors Guild: Art Director, Digital Artist, Graphic Artist, Illustrator, Matte Artist, Model Maker, Production Designer, Scenic Artist, Set Designer, Title Artist". www.adg.org. Retrieved 2017-09-01.
- ^ "Alan Macdonald". Independent Talent Group. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ^ "Film designer took his life days after feeling 'distressed' by £20,000 health bill". Camden New Journal. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
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