Russell McLean(I)
- Producer
- Visual Effects
Russell started his career producing over 50 music videos for artists such as Snow Patrol, Belle & Sebastian, Muse, Tori Amos, Paul McCartney and REM, working with directors including David Slade, Miguel Sapochnik, Dougal Wilson, Tim Hope, Pete Candeland and Darren Walsh.
His work as a Senior Producer / Exec Producer at Passion Pictures for 14 years combined live action, VFX and animation in multi-award winning campaigns, including Sony Bravia 'Play Doh', Adidas, HP and Gorillaz. He has also produced over 300 commercials and idents for the multi-award winning Comparethemarket meerkat campaign.
He then worked as VFX Producer for Black Mirror Seasons 3 & 4, before going on to be Producer of the Emmy Award winning Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, Netflix's first live action interactive film. This led to a role as Interactive Consultant at Netflix, helping develop and produce their interactive content.
Returning to freelance producing, Russell developed production plans for a live/animation hybrid film and a CG film for Netflix and helped Bad Wolf in Cardiff developing several of their TV shows. He has just finished producing an episode of Black Mirror S7 for Broke and Bones / Netflix to be released in 2025.
His work as a Senior Producer / Exec Producer at Passion Pictures for 14 years combined live action, VFX and animation in multi-award winning campaigns, including Sony Bravia 'Play Doh', Adidas, HP and Gorillaz. He has also produced over 300 commercials and idents for the multi-award winning Comparethemarket meerkat campaign.
He then worked as VFX Producer for Black Mirror Seasons 3 & 4, before going on to be Producer of the Emmy Award winning Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, Netflix's first live action interactive film. This led to a role as Interactive Consultant at Netflix, helping develop and produce their interactive content.
Returning to freelance producing, Russell developed production plans for a live/animation hybrid film and a CG film for Netflix and helped Bad Wolf in Cardiff developing several of their TV shows. He has just finished producing an episode of Black Mirror S7 for Broke and Bones / Netflix to be released in 2025.