Nick McLean Behind the Camera: The Life and Works of a Hollywood Cinematographer

Nick McLean was one of the most acclaimed camera operators in American cinema of the 1970s, during which time he shot many classics of the New Hollywood movement including McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Heaven Can Wait, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Deer Hunter, Marathon Man, and Being There. As a cinematographer throughout the 1980s, McLean would film blockbusters such as Cannonball Run II, City Heat, The Goonies, and Short Circuit before being lured into television to photograph some of the biggest shows in town, including Evening Shade, Cybill, and the pop culture phenomenon Friends, for which he was thrice Emmy-nominated.

Author: Wayne Byrne, Nick McLean
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: 04/06/2020
Pages: 189
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.70h x 5.90w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9781476677835
ISBN10: 1476677832
BISAC Categories:
- Performing Arts | Film | History & Criticism
- Photography | Techniques | Cinematography & Videography
- Biography & Autobiography | Entertainment & Performing Arts

About the Author
Wayne Byrne is a writer, educator, and film historian living in Ireland. Nick McLean is an Emmy Award-nominated cinematographer and former camera operator whose credits include Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Deer Hunter, Sharky's Machine, The Goonies, Short Circuit, Cybill, and Friends. He lives in Malibu, California.