[2][self-published source] He then opened a pool hall and a body and fender shop in Van Nuys, California.
The first feature film that he worked on was Red Sky at Morning with Vilmos Zsigmond, who promoted McLean to operator.
Burt Reynolds then asked McLean to shoot Evening Shade, which became a highly popular sitcom.
McLean continued to work on various film and television projects, as camera operator,[3] cinematographer[4] and director of photography.
[5] In 2002 McLean received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Cinematography in a Multicamera Series for his work on Friends.