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

Personal life and death

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 film credit, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018), was dedicated to his memory.[7]

References
  1. Bell, Emma; Mitchell, Neil (2012). Directory of World Cinema - Britain. Intellect Books. p. 141. ISBN 978-1-84150-557-2.
  2. The Hollywood Reporter. Hollywood Reporter Incorporated. 2006. p. 71.
  3. BIFA. "Winners - Awards 2006 - BIFA - The British Independent Film Awards". www.bifa.film. Retrieved 2017-09-01.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. "Alan Macdonald". Independent Talent Group. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  7. "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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