Maclean obtained his bachelor's degree (BA) in drawing and painting from Edinburgh College of Art, and his master's degree (MA) from The Royal College of Art in London. After college, he delivered cars by driving them to their new owners around America; seeing so much of the country later inspired his interest to make a Western.[2][3][4]
Maclean was a founding member of the Scottish indie-rock groups The Beta Band from 1997 to 2004 and The Aliens from 2005 to 2008. He also directed music videos for these bands, as well as the video for Hand of Man, Django Django's 2013 single. David Maclean, John's brother, is Django Django's drummer and producer. Those videos came to the attention of Michael Fassbender, who agreed to be involved in a 2009 short film Man on a Motorcycle, and later in Slow West.[3][5]The Guardian described the partnership between Maclean and Fassbender as "not quite up there with Scorsese/De Niro yet, but a good start".[6]
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^ abYoungs, Ian (24 June 2015). "Slow West director John Maclean: From Beta Band to Wild West". BBC News. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
^Garofalo, Alex (22 April 2015). "'Slow West' Director John Maclean Discusses His Groundbreaking Western At The Tribeca Film Festival". International Business Times. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
^Django Django - Hand of Man (Official Video). YouTube. 8 January 2013.
^Virtue, Graeme (24 June 2015). "Slow West: 'Working with Michael Fassbender was like being in a band'". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
^"Stark Talk: Marian Leven and Will Maclean". BBC News. BBC. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
^Scherstuhl, Alan (13 May 2015). "Slow West is a Gorgeous Dada Western". Village Voice. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
^"Ex-Beta Band John Maclean demonstrates his filmmaking prowess for Django Django". Retrieved 26 September 2015.
^Fischer, Russ (31 January 2015). "Sundance Awards 2015 Go to 'The Witch,' 'Slow West,' 'Me and Earl and the Dying Girl'". slashfilm.com. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
^"BAFTA to Showcase 'Brit To Watch' John Maclean in New York and Los Angeles". BAFTA. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
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john, maclean, film, director, john, maclean, scottish, film, director, screenwriter, musician, best, known, writing, directing, 2015, film, slow, west, contents, career, filmography, reception, references, external, linkscareer, editmaclean, obtained, bachelo. John Maclean is a Scottish film director screenwriter and musician He is best known for writing and directing the 2015 film Slow West 1 Contents 1 Career 2 Filmography 3 Reception 4 References 5 External linksCareer EditMaclean obtained his bachelor s degree BA in drawing and painting from Edinburgh College of Art and his master s degree MA from The Royal College of Art in London After college he delivered cars by driving them to their new owners around America seeing so much of the country later inspired his interest to make a Western 2 3 4 Maclean was a founding member of the Scottish indie rock groups The Beta Band from 1997 to 2004 and The Aliens from 2005 to 2008 He also directed music videos for these bands as well as the video for Hand of Man Django Django s 2013 single David Maclean John s brother is Django Django s drummer and producer Those videos came to the attention of Michael Fassbender who agreed to be involved in a 2009 short film Man on a Motorcycle and later in Slow West 3 5 The Guardian described the partnership between Maclean and Fassbender as not quite up there with Scorsese De Niro yet but a good start 6 Maclean is the son of Scottish artists Marian Leven and Will Maclean 7 Filmography EditFeature film Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes2015 Slow West Yes YesShort film Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes2009 Man on a Motorcycle Yes Yes2011 Pitch Black Heist Yes Yes Won BAFTA for Best Short Film Reception EditReviewing Slow West the Village Voice concluded that Maclean is a supremely promising talent 8 Maclean won a Best Short Film BAFTA award in 2012 for Pitch Black Heist which starred Michael Fassbender and Liam Cunningham 9 His first feature film was the 2015 western drama Slow West 1 He won the World Cinema Jury Prize Dramatic at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival 10 The same year BAFTA named him as a Brit to Watch 11 12 References Edit a b Ian Youngs Entertainment reporter 24 June 2015 Slow West director John Maclean From Beta Band to Wild West BBC News Retrieved 26 September 2015 John Maclean at IMDb a b Youngs Ian 24 June 2015 Slow West director John Maclean From Beta Band to Wild West BBC News Retrieved 2 November 2015 Garofalo Alex 22 April 2015 Slow West Director John Maclean Discusses His Groundbreaking Western At The Tribeca Film Festival International Business Times Retrieved 2 November 2015 Django Django Hand of Man Official Video YouTube 8 January 2013 Virtue Graeme 24 June 2015 Slow West Working with Michael Fassbender was like being in a band The Guardian Retrieved 2 November 2015 Stark Talk Marian Leven and Will Maclean BBC News BBC 22 May 2012 Retrieved 9 November 2018 Scherstuhl Alan 13 May 2015 Slow West is a Gorgeous Dada Western Village Voice Retrieved 2 November 2015 Ex Beta Band John Maclean demonstrates his filmmaking prowess for Django Django Retrieved 26 September 2015 Fischer Russ 31 January 2015 Sundance Awards 2015 Go to The Witch Slow West Me and Earl and the Dying Girl slashfilm com Retrieved 28 September 2015 BAFTA to Showcase Brit To Watch John Maclean in New York and Los Angeles BAFTA 13 April 2015 Retrieved 28 September 2015 Ramachandran Naman 15 April 2015 BAFTA showcases John Maclean in Brits to Watch Cineuropa Retrieved 28 September 2015 External links EditJohn Maclean at IMDb This Scottish biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This biographical article related to film in the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Maclean film director amp oldid 1160360266, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
