Paul is one of only a handful of Paul McDonalds working in the Sydney post-production industry.
He comes from a unique heritage - his father being the only Scotsman honoured with the lofty role of People's Commissar of Advanced Agriculture Research. His grandparents played a small but vital role in the filming of the fake moon landing of 1969 (chiefly catering and client services).
Paul took to tractors from an early age. Kolomenecs, Zaporozhecs, Fordzon-Putilovecs - he rode them all before he could even walk. In similar fashion Paul sped through his sredneye spetsialnoye and vyssheye training with flying colours, and using his fathers connections gained occupation as an experimental tractor test driver. The love affair continued for several years, unabated by the pressures of the modern world.
During his time at the elite Peoples' Experimental Tractor Unit (ZPGX) Paul had a decorated career, most notably with the high speed Red Lightning project, as well as perfecting a local variant of the chisel plough suitable for the cold frosts of Siberia.
The fall of the Soviet Union and a diesel fume incident fell with double weight on Paul's shoulders. The disbanding of the ZPGX forced Paul to look for work abroad.
With its similar economic dependence on the tractor and notable historical innovations in plowing technology, such as the stump-jump plough, Australia was an ideal choice. Paul now works as an online editor and visual effects compositor at Safety in Numbers.
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