Brian McLean (visual effects artist)

Brian F McLean (born January 19, 1977) is an American special effects person.

He was born in Syracuse, New York. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in sculpture in 1999 from Boston University.

He is the director of rapid prototype at LAIKA. Known for his works on acclaimed stop motion films such as Coraline (2009), ParaNorman (2012), The Boxtrolls (2014) and Kubo and the Two Strings for which he received an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects nomination at the 89th Academy Awards,[1][2] that he shared with Steve Emerson, Oliver Jones, and Brad Schiff.[3]

In 2016, he was awarded a Scientific and Engineering Award – an Academy plaque; at the Academy Scientific and Technical Awards from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Science that he shared with Martin Meunier for pioneering the use of rapid prototyping and 3D printing in character animation-stop motion film productions.

Filmography
Year Title Notes
2009 Coraline Facial structure supervisor
2012 ParaNorman Creative supervisor: replacement animation and engineering
2014 The Boxtrolls Creative supervisor: replacement animation and engineering
2016 Kubo and the Two Strings Director of Rapid Prototype
2019 Missing Link Director of Rapid Prototype

Awards

References
  1. "Oscar Nominations 2017: The Complete List - 89th Academy Awards". Oscars.com. January 24, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  2. "Oscar Nominations 2017: See the Full List". Vanity Fair. January 24, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  3. "Visual Effects Nomination 2017 Oscars". Oscar.go. Retrieved January 27, 2017.


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