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 The Academy Award for Best Visual Effects is presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) for the best achievement in visual effects. It has been handed to four members of the team directly responsible for creatin ...

nomination at the 89th Academy Awards, that he shared with Steve Emerson, Oliver Jones, and Brad Schiff. 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 Rapid prototyping is a group of techniques used to quickly fabricate a scale model of a physical part or assembly using three-dimensional computer aided design ( CAD) data. Construction of the part or assembly is usually done using 3D printing ...

and

3D printing 3D printing, or additive manufacturing, is the construction of a three-dimensional object from a CAD model or a digital 3D model. It can be done in a variety of processes in which material is deposited, joined or solidified under computer ...

in character animation-

stop motion Stop-motion (also known as stop frame animation) is an animated filmmaking and special effects technique in which objects are physically manipulated in small increments between individually photographed frames so that they will appear to exh ...

film productions.

Filmography

Awards

* 2009: Annie Award for Special Achievement in Animation - '' Coraline'' * 2015: Academy Scientific and Technical Awards (Academy Plaque) - "for pioneering the use of

for character animation in stop-motion film production." * 2016: (nomination)

- '' Kubo and the Two Strings'' * 2017:

Boston University Boston University (BU) is a Private university, private research university in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. BU was founded in 1839 by a group of Boston Methodism, Methodists with its original campus in Newbury (town), Vermont, Newbur ...

- College of Fine Arts Distinguished Alumni Award

References

External links

Brian McLean
at LAIKA * Living people American special effects people Academy Award for Technical Achievement winners 1977 births {{US-film-bio-stub