Brian McLean is an American special effects artist. 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,[1][2] that he shared with Steve Emerson, Oliver Jones, and Brad Schiff.