Brian McLean (visual effects artist)

{{short description|American special effects person (born 1977)}}

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. McLean is 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,{{cite web|title=Oscar Nominations 2017: The Complete List - 89th Academy Awards|url=http://oscar.go.com/nominees|publisher=Oscars.com|date=January 24, 2017|accessdate=January 25, 2017}}{{cite web|title=Oscar Nominations 2017: See the Full List |url=http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/01/oscar-nominations-2017-full-list|publisher=Vanity Fair|date=January 24, 2017|accessdate=January 25, 2017}} that he shared with Steve Emerson, Oliver Jones, and Brad Schiff.{{cite web|title=Visual Effects Nomination 2017 Oscars |url=http://oscar.go.com/news/nominations/visual-effects-nominations-2017-oscars|publisher=Oscar.go|accessdate=January 27, 2017}}

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.

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