- Sandy Collora
Sandy Collora (born
August 8 1968 inLong Island, New York ) is an Americanfilm director and design artist, best known for the independent film "".Collora showed and artistic talent at a young age, and was reportedly disqualified from school art contests when judges thought his drawings were traced.Fact|date=June 2008 After freelance assignments in comic books and gaming magazines, at age 17 he moved to
Los Angeles to pursue his dreams inHollywood .In 1988, after Collora landed a job at
Stan Winston Studios on "Leviathan", he became known as a creature designer and sculptor, eventually going on to work withArnold Kopelson ,Rick Baker , andRob Bottin .Collora spent the next decade in concept design, sculpting, storyboarding, and art direction on major motion pictures. He designed the logo for "Jurassic Park", and his designs can be seen in "Men in Black, Dogma, The Arrival, The Crow", and "
Predator 2 ".Fact|date=June 2008He made his directorial debut in 1999 with the short film "
Solomon Bernstein's Bathroom ". 1999 also saw the birth of his toy development studio and independent production company Montauk Films.Collora burst into the limelight with his 2003 short film "", a film intended to act as a director's demonstration reel. After premiering the film at the San Diego Comic Con, it became an internet sensation, and was downloaded more than 1.6 million times in less than two months.Fact|date=June 2008 Director
Kevin Smith called it the greatest portrayal of Batman ever put on the screen.Collora filmed a similar project, 2004's "World's Finest", with much of the same cast and crew.
As of August 2008, Collora is editing his first feature film, "Hunter Prey". A release date for the film has yet to be announced.cite web | last=Armstrong | first=Josh E | publisher=Armstrong Interviews | title= Sandy Collora: "World's Finest" |url=http://armstronginterviews.com/2008/sandy-collora-worlds-finest/ | accessdate=2008-08-02]
References
External links
* [http://www.collorastudios.com Collora Studios] - Official Website
*imdb name|id=0004611|name=Sandy Collora
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