Greg MacGillivray
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| Greg MacGillivray | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1945 (age 64–65) United States |
| Occupation | Documentary film director and cinematographer |
Greg MacGillivray (born 1945) is a two-time Academy Award-nominated American film director and cinematographer. MacGillivray was first nominated for an Academy Award in 1995 for directing The Living Sea (Best Documentary Short Subject), and was nominated in the same category again for Dolphins in 2000.
He has initiated the development of three cameras for the IMAX format -- the high-speed (slow-motion) camera, the industry's first lightweight camera, and the "all-weather" camera used during filming on Mount Everest.
In August 2005, MacGillivray was producing a documentary which examined the potential effects of a hurricane hitting New Orleans. By the end of the month, Hurricane Katrina struck Louisiana and MacGillivray filmed the events rather than creating a hurricane simulation as originally planned.[1]
[edit] Selected filmography
- Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk (2008)
- The Alps (2007)
- Hurricane on the Bayou (2006)
- Coral Reef Adventure (2003)
- Adventures in Wild California (2000)
- Dolphins (2000)
- Everest (1998)
- The Living Sea (1995)
- Speed (1984)
- To Fly! (1976)
- The Sunshine Sea (1973)
- Five Summer Stories (1972)
[edit] References
- ^ "Filmmaker was ready when Katrina hit". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 2006-12-26. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06360/748404-113.stm. Retrieved 2007-01-20.
