Joseph Andrew Mclean Joseph Andrew Mclean Joseph Andrew McLean (born November 30, 1979) is a Scottish filmmaker. He has written, produced & directed commercials, documentaries, music videos and short films in the UK & USA. McLean was born in Glasgow, Scotland, the son of Anne (née Wason), and Alistair McLean. He has three older siblings Lynn, Alyson and James. He attended St. Peter's Primary in Partick and St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School in Jordanhill. Born on St. Andrew's Day, he is named after Scotland's Patron Saint. He had a love of film from a young age and was an avid cinema goer, frequenting
Kingdom of Scotland to legend, the apostle and martyr Saint Andrew, the patron saint of Scotland, was crucified on an X-shaped cross at Patras (Patrae) in Achaea. Use of the familiar iconography of his martyrdom, showing the apostle bound to an X-shaped cross, first appears in the Kingdom of Scotland in 1180 during the reign of William I. This image was again depicted on seals used during the late 13th century; including on one particular example used by the Guardians of Scotland, dated 1286. Use of a simplified symbol associated with Saint Andrew which does not depict his image, namely the saltire, or