Douglas McLean - Revision history

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	'''Douglas McLean''' is Art Director for the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|Re-imagined Series]] and its prequel, ''[[Caprica (series)\|Caprica]]''.		'''Douglas McLean''' is Art Director for the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|Re-imagined Series]] and its prequel, ''[[Caprica (series)\|Caprica]]''.

	==Career on Battlestar Galactica==		==Career on ''Battlestar Galactica''==

	===Season 1===		===Season 1===

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	==Career on Battlestar Galactica==		==Career on Battlestar Galactica==

	===~~''Pegasus''~~===		===Season 1===

	McLean ~~appears~~ in ~~a video blog episode with~~ [[David ~~Eick~~]] on the ~~sets of~~ the ~~battlestar '~~'[[~~Pegasus (RDM)~~\|~~Pegasus~~]]~~'' during their preparation for their debut on the~~ [[~~Pegasus (episode)\|episode~~]] ~~of the same name.~~		==== ''You Can't Go Home Again'' ====
			McLean also served as art director for "[[You Can't Go Home Again]]," which was filmed at a gravel pit in Port Coquitlam, Vancouver.<ref group="production" name="bassom_companion_port_coquitlam_location">{{cite book \|author=[[David Bassom]] \|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]] \|pages=62}}</ref> McLean noted that the location effectively created a hostile and barren place for the episode's [[red moon]] setting.<ref group="production" name="bassom_companion_mclean_location_assessment">{{cite book \|author=[[David Bassom]] \|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]] \|pages=62}}</ref>

	===~~New Caprica Set Design~~===		==== ''Pegasus'' ====
			McLean appears in a [[David Eick's Video Blogs\|video blog]] episode with [[David Eick]] on the sets of the battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)\|Pegasus]]'' during their preparation for their debut on the [[Pegasus (episode)\|episode]] of the same name.

			=== Season 2 ===

			==== New Caprica Set Design ====
	McLean played a significant role in the design and execution of the [[New Caprica]] sets that appeared at the end of [[Season 2 (2005-06)\|Season 2]] and the beginning of [[Season 3 (2006-07)\|Season 3]].<ref group="production" name="cairns_bsg_mag_7_lancaster_collaboration_p24">{{cite magazine\|magazine=Battlestar Galactica: The Official Magazine\|issue=7\|pages=24\|date=October/November 2006\|publisher=[[Titan Magazines]]\|title=For Decorative Purposes\|author=Bryan Cairns}}</ref> Production designer [[Richard Hudolin]] worked collaboratively with McLean, set decorator [[Jonathan Lancaster]], and construction coordinator [[Chris Claridge]] to create a settlement that appeared to have been assembled from materials salvaged from [[The Fleet (TRS)\|the Fleet]]'s ships.<ref group="production" name="cairns_bsg_mag_7_lancaster_collaboration_p24"/>		McLean played a significant role in the design and execution of the [[New Caprica]] sets that appeared at the end of [[Season 2 (2005-06)\|Season 2]] and the beginning of [[Season 3 (2006-07)\|Season 3]].<ref group="production" name="cairns_bsg_mag_7_lancaster_collaboration_p24">{{cite magazine\|magazine=Battlestar Galactica: The Official Magazine\|issue=7\|pages=24\|date=October/November 2006\|publisher=[[Titan Magazines]]\|title=For Decorative Purposes\|author=Bryan Cairns}}</ref> Production designer [[Richard Hudolin]] worked collaboratively with McLean, set decorator [[Jonathan Lancaster]], and construction coordinator [[Chris Claridge]] to create a settlement that appeared to have been assembled from materials salvaged from [[The Fleet (TRS)\|the Fleet]]'s ships.<ref group="production" name="cairns_bsg_mag_7_lancaster_collaboration_p24"/>

	The team drew inspiration from Middle Eastern nomadic peoples and desert living, while Hudolin incorporated modern architecture design to create what he called "a more feasible system of housing."<ref group="production" name="cairns_bsg_mag_7_lancaster_research_p24">{{cite magazine\|magazine=Battlestar Galactica: The Official Magazine\|issue=7\|pages=24\|date=October/November 2006\|publisher=[[Titan Magazines]]\|title=For Decorative Purposes\|author=Bryan Cairns}}</ref> The team researched how people lived in desert environments and how a military organization would run such a settlement.<ref group="production" name="cairns_bsg_mag_7_lancaster_research_p24"/>		The team drew inspiration from Middle Eastern nomadic peoples and desert living, while Hudolin incorporated modern architecture design to create what he called "a more feasible system of housing."<ref group="production" name="cairns_bsg_mag_7_lancaster_research_p24">{{cite magazine\|magazine=Battlestar Galactica: The Official Magazine\|issue=7\|pages=24\|date=October/November 2006\|publisher=[[Titan Magazines]]\|title=For Decorative Purposes\|author=Bryan Cairns}}</ref> The team researched how people lived in desert environments and how a military organization would run such a settlement.<ref group="production" name="cairns_bsg_mag_7_lancaster_research_p24"/>

	One of McLean's specific contributions was ~~addressing the design team's~~ concern about ~~avoiding~~ an "Old West" ~~or Civil War tent camp appearance with monotonous rows of identical tents~~.<ref group="production" name="~~cairns_bsg_mag_7_lancaster_old_west_p24~~">{{cite magazine\|magazine=Battlestar Galactica: The Official Magazine\|issue=7\|pages=24\|date=October/November 2006\|publisher=[[Titan Magazines]]\|title=For Decorative Purposes\|author=Bryan Cairns}}</ref> McLean noted that the production team was worried about the settlement having a thin, insubstantial appearance with tents alone.<ref group="production" name="cairns_bsg_mag_7_lancaster_old_west_p24"/> To address this concern, the construction team ~~built~~ aluminum structures down the main roadway to serve as a central concourse, providing protection from the harsh weather and creating a more distinctive visual aesthetic.<ref group="production" name="~~cairns_bsg_mag_7_lancaster_old_west_p24~~"/>		One of McLean's specific contributions was his concern about the settlement having a thin, insubstantial appearance with tents alone, fearing it would evoke an undesirable "Old West" aesthetic.<ref group="production" name="cairns_bsg_mag_7_lancaster_mclean_concern_p24">{{cite magazine\|magazine=Battlestar Galactica: The Official Magazine\|issue=7\|pages=24\|date=October/November 2006\|publisher=[[Titan Magazines]]\|title=For Decorative Purposes\|author=Bryan Cairns}}</ref> His idea to address this concern led the construction team to build aluminum structures down the main roadway to serve as a central concourse, providing protection from the harsh weather and creating a more substantial and distinctive visual aesthetic.<ref group="production" name="cairns_bsg_mag_7_lancaster_mclean_concern_p24"/>

	McLean noted that the location used for New Caprica effectively created a hostile and barren place, contributing to the realism of the settlement.<ref group="production" name="bassom_companion_mclean_location_assessment">{{cite book \|author=[[David Bassom]] \|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]] \|pages=62}}</ref>

	===''Caprica''===		===''Caprica''===

	His art direction for the [[Goldie's Off Track Betting\|Goldie's]] set in "[[The Dirteaters]]" was praised by the cast for its realism and believability.<ref>[[Podcast:The Dirteaters\|Podcast for ''The Dirteaters'']], timestamp 02:23</ref>		His art direction for the [[Goldie's Off Track Betting\|Goldie's]] set in "[[The Dirteaters]]" was praised by the cast for its realism and believability.<ref>[[Podcast:The Dirteaters\|Podcast for ''The Dirteaters'']], timestamp 02:23</ref>

	==Other Work==		==Other Work==

	His other credits include work on ''[[w:Stargate SG-1\|Stargate SG-1]]'' and various other productions.		His other credits include work on ''[[w:Stargate SG-1\|Stargate SG-1]]'' and various other productions.

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 '''Douglas McLean''' is Art Director for the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]] and its prequel, ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]''.
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	'''Douglas McLean''' is Art Director for the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|Re-imagined Series]] and its prequel, ''[[Caprica (series)\|Caprica]]''.		'''Douglas McLean''' is Art Director for the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|Re-imagined Series]] and its prequel, ''[[Caprica (series)\|Caprica]]''.

	McLean appears in a video blog episode with [[David Eick]] on the sets of the battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)\|Pegasus]]'' during their preparation for their debut on the [[Pegasus (episode)\|episode]] of the same name. His art direction for the "[[Goldie's Off-Track Betting\|Goldie's]]" set in "[[The Dirteaters]]" was praised by the cast for its realism and believability.<ref>[[Podcast:The Dirteaters\|Podcast for ''The Dirteaters'']], timestamp 02:23</ref>		McLean appears in a video blog episode with [[David Eick]] on the sets of the battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)\|Pegasus]]'' during their preparation for their debut on the [[Pegasus (episode)\|episode]] of the same name. His art direction for the "[[Goldie's Off Track Betting\|Goldie's]]" set in "[[The Dirteaters]]" was praised by the cast for its realism and believability.<ref>[[Podcast:The Dirteaters\|Podcast for ''The Dirteaters'']], timestamp 02:23</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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	'''Douglas McLean''' is Art Director for the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|Re-imagined Series]] and its prequel, ''[[Caprica (series)\|Caprica]]''.		'''Douglas McLean''' is Art Director for the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|Re-imagined Series]] and its prequel, ''[[Caprica (series)\|Caprica]]''.

	McLean appears in a video blog episode with [[David Eick]] on the sets of the battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)\|Pegasus]]'' during their preparation for their debut on the [[Pegasus (episode)\|episode]] of the same name.		McLean appears in a video blog episode with [[David Eick]] on the sets of the battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)\|Pegasus]]'' during their preparation for their debut on the [[Pegasus (episode)\|episode]] of the same name. His art direction for the "[[Goldie's Off-Track Betting\|Goldie's]]" set in "[[The Dirteaters]]" was praised by the cast for its realism and believability.<ref>[[Podcast:The Dirteaters\|Podcast for ''The Dirteaters'']], timestamp 02:23</ref>

			==References==

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	McLean appears in a video blog episode with [[David Eick]] on the sets of the battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)\|Pegasus]]'' during their preparation for their debut on the [[Pegasus (episode)\|episode]] of the same name.		McLean appears in a video blog episode with [[David Eick]] on the sets of the battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)\|Pegasus]]'' during their preparation for their debut on the [[Pegasus (episode)\|episode]] of the same name.
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