Nick McLean

Nick McLean, Sr., (born 29 May, 1941), full name George Nicholas McLean, is an American cinematographer,[1] best known for his work on the television shows, Friends, Joey, Cybill, and Evening Shade.

Early life and education

McLean was born in Santa Monica, California, the son of George McLean ( and Dorothy Jane (née Scott) and raised in the San Fernando Valley. He attended North Hollywood High School. McLean's family was highly involved in the entertainment industry. His uncle was an actor and his step-father, Fred Jackman, Jr., son of the second president of the ASC, was a cinematographer. McLean attended USC on a football scholarship.[2] He then opened a pool hall and a body and fender shop in Van Nuys, California.

Career

McLean's step-father introduced him to the camera department at Columbia Pictures. McLean got his first job in 1966 as a clapper boy on a television series called 'The Iron Horse'. He worked 10 days during the first year and one day the next year.

In 1969 McLean became a second assistant cameraman at Universal Studios, working on many difference shows. The first feature film that he worked on was 'Red Sky at Morning' with Vilmos Zsigmond. Vilmos promoted Nick to operator. He did all the aerials on his films, and also on some commercials even after he became a cinematographer. McLean's first movie as a cinematographer was 'Stroker Ace'. Burt Reynolds then asked Nick to shoot 'Evening Shade', which became a highly popular sit-com.

McLean continued to work on various film and television projects, as camera operator,[3] cinematographer[4] and director of photography.[5]

In 2002 McLean received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Cinematography in a Multicamera Series for his work on Friends.[6][7][8]

Family

McLean has an older brother, Steve McLean, who is a Camera Operator, a sister, Linda, who has done some various acting work, a son Nicholas S. McLean, who is a 1st Camera Assistant and a daughter, Shay McLean, who is a Singer/Songwriter/Actress. His wife, Karen, is an Animal Wrangler for many films, television shows and commercials. He also has one granddaughter and two grandsons.

Filmography

Television

Films as camera assistant/operator

Television as director

Miscellaneous

References

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  1. ↑ R R Bowker Publishing (1988). Variety Film Reviews. Garland Pub.
  2. ↑ Bill Block (1 July 2012). Trojans 1962: John Mckay's First National Championship. iUniverse. pp. 17–. ISBN 978-1-4759-3384-0.
  3. ↑ John Kenneth Muir (September 2007). Horror films of the 1970s. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3104-5.
  4. ↑ Frank Northen Magill (15 November 1986). Magill's Cinema Annual: 1986. Gale. ISBN 978-0-89356-405-6.
  5. ↑ Ny Times (1 March 1990). NYT FILM REV 1987-88. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-0-8240-7590-3.
  6. ↑ Bada Bing. Friends. PediaPress. pp. 566–. GGKEY:WXGKDGHGGRJ.
  7. 1 2 Martin Gitlin (7 November 2013). The Greatest Sitcoms of All Time. Scarecrow Press. pp. 169–. ISBN 978-0-8108-8725-1.
  8. ↑ http://www.emmys.com/nominations/2002/Outstanding%20Cinematography%20For%20A%20Multi-camera%20Series
  9. ↑ Interview Nick McLean, Sr.Googleonomics. Trafford Publishing. pp. 370–. ISBN 978-1-4122-4028-4.
  10. ↑ William Darby (1 January 1991). Masters of Lens and Light: A Checklist of Major Cinematographers and Their Feature Films. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-2454-6.
  11. ↑ Lighting Dimensions. Lighting Dimensions Associates. 1987.
  12. ↑ Sarah Miles Bolam (1 July 2011). Fictional Presidential Films: A Comprehensive Filmography of Portrayals from 1930 to 2011. Xlibris Corporation. pp. 147–. ISBN 978-1-4628-9319-5.
  13. ↑ John A. Willis (1989). Screen World. Crown Publishers.
  14. ↑ Prouty (1 March 1994). Variety Television Reviews, 1991-1992. Taylor & Francis. pp. 146–. ISBN 978-0-8240-3796-3.
  15. ↑ American Society of Cinematographers (1987). American Cinematographer. ASC Holding Corporation.
  16. ↑ Pauline Kael (2 August 2011). 5001 Nights at the Movies. Henry Holt and Company. pp. 298–. ISBN 978-1-250-03357-4.
  17. ↑ Bibliographic Guide to Dance. Hall. 1992.
  18. ↑ Michael L. Stephens (1996). Gangster films: a comprehensive, illustrated reference to people, films, and terms. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-0046-1.

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