Peter MacDonald

Peter MacDonald may refer to:

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Peter MacDonald (director)

Peter MacDonald is a film director, second unit director, cinematographer and producer from London, England.

Career

MacDonald currently works most frequently as a second unit director. He has said about this role, "The most important thing about any second unit is that you can't tell the difference between the second unit and the first unit. It must have the stamp of the first unit, both in photography and the style of direction. That's why, when I do second unit, I always photograph and direct, so you try and copy what the first unit does as much as possible. You mustn't be on an ego trip and try and do your own style, because your material has to cut into theirs and it mustn't jar, it must fit in exactly so no-one can tell the difference." MacDonald has directed second unit on such films as X-Men Origins: Wolverine, The Bourne Ultimatum, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Batman (1989) and Cry Freedom.

Starting his career in the camera department, MacDonald subsequently spent 10 years as camera operator for renowned cinematographer Geoffrey Unsworth, working on films including Superman, The Return of the Pink Panther, Murder on the Orient Express and Cabaret. After Unsworth's death in 1978, MacDonald increasingly worked as a second unit director, and as a cinematographer himself.

Peter Macdonald (Canadian politician)

Peter Macdonald (August 14, 1835 – March 24, 1923) was a physician and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Huron East in the Canadian House of Commons from 1887 to 1904 as a Liberal member.

He was born in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, the son of James and Margaret Macdonald,Scottish immigrants, came to Huron County, Canada West with his parents in 1846 and was educated in Toronto. In 1865, he married Margaret Ross. He graduated from Trinity College in medicine in 1872 and set up practice in Wingham. Macdonald served as a member of the town council for Winham; he was reeve in 1879 and mayor in 1881. He also served as chairman of the school board and coroner for Huron County. Macdonald was deputy speaker and chairman of Committees of the Whole from 1901 to 1904. He ran unsuccessfully for reelection to the House of Commons in 1904.

Macdonald's daughter Annie Caroline went to Japan in 1904 as a representative of the YWCA and later became involved in prison reform there.