Glenn Hetrick

 

Raised in Hellertown, PA, Glenn’s proclivity for Horror Films (particularly those of the Universal and Hammer Studios variety) and Sci-fi/Fantasy imbued him with a ravenous appetite for all things genre related. This passion compelled him to work on various theatre projects as both actor and fledgling make-up artist throughout Junior and Senior High School. As an undergrad at York College of Pa., he landed his first acting role in an independent feature… which happened to be a horror film. He moved quickly to secure the Special Effects Make-up Artist position as well, and began creating the multitudinous gags on his first films with a shoestring budget.

 

After Graduating with a BA in Speech Communications, he was working on an array of indie projects and collaborating with world renowned musical acts such as Type-O-Negative and horror punk icons the Misfits. That same year saw him make the move from the East Coast to Los Angeles in order to facilitate the progression of his acting, writing and make-up effects career. Upon arriving in Hollywood he found his first foothold at Optic Nerve as a lab technician, fabricator, painter and eventually sculptor and designer - working tirelessly for years on several seasons of Buffy, Angel, and X-files among others.

 

The path of his career led him to opportunities at other studios as well, working with Ve Neil on Pitch Black: Chronicles of Riddick and Bioshock. He continued auditioning and performing as well, landing multiple guest star roles as a character actor in The Shield, Committed, Charmed, Scrubs, and Heroes as well as various other projects including the first Pirates of The Caribbean film.

 

He then returned to the very first shop he had worked at… Optic Nerve, this time as CEO. Reinventing both the business and artistic perspectives of the Studio from the ground up, his new competitive studio model was built for the modern marketplace. Its focus was now honed on cross training core crew so that they could behave as a modular problem solving machine, moving comfortably from one department to another and adapting easily to the constant flux of multiple production schedules. After more than a decade of amazing shows, he partnered with longtime friend and collaborator Neville Page, evolving the shop even further into the newly renamed Alchemy Studios! Expanded services include 3D Conceptual Design and cutting-edge 3D Printing Techniques as well as seamless integration with CGI Visual Effects.

 

As the CEO, he personally supervises every effect for his studio’s many projects including hundreds of forensically accurate make-ups and corpses for Crossing Jordan, Hugh Jackman’s body replicas for The Prestige, all of the make-up illusions and prosthetics that propelled Heroes and CSI:NY, and the surreal effects in Sony’s Legion. He constantly continues working as both FX Artist and performer. His resume includes special effects for The Event, custom wardrobe and instruments for Lady Gaga, prosthetic effects and props for Disney’s Journey 2: Mysterious Island, Lionsgate’s Hunger Games 1, 2, 3 and 4, The Dictator, The Host, Mad Men, Marvel’s Agents of SH.I.E.L.D., Steven Spielberg’s Extant , Marvel’s Inhumans and Runaways and most recently Star Trek Discovery. Simultaneous to his work as an FX Artist, he continues his development work as Producer both with Lakeshore Entertainment and his own Television series Journey Into Fear based on the classic Horror Comic franchise Eerie. Marrying his passions for performance and FX, he stars in all 13 Seasons of the on-going Syfy Hits Face-Off! As well as Episodes of Best ink, Steampunk’d, and Gameface. Future plans include franchising his own brand of Live Horror Entertainment in the form of Escape Games and an immersive Cinematic Inspired Haunt Experience for Halloween.

Neville Page

 

When one looks at Neville Page’s background and family, it really is no surprise that he would be involved in some form of creativity. His parents met in the theatre in Great Britain, his mother a dancer and father a musician. They eventually joined the circus, where his father played in the band and mother found herself atop an elephant waving at the crowd in a feathery outfit. You could say that when Neville was an infant he was not without colourful exposure. When his family moved to the U.S.A. in 1970, the “showbiz” mentality followed them. At 17, Neville packed up the car and drove cross-country to Hollywood to pursue the infamous dream.

 

During the time he was putting together his art portfolio, to make ends meet Neville performed at the Ice House in Pasadena and the Improv in Hollywood as a stand-up comedian. However, once at Art Center College of Design, he realized his true calling. He graduated with honors in 1990 and immediately started a design consultancy with his roommate; together they developed a wide range of products from durable medical goods to action figures. Clients included Jakks Pacific Toys, BMW subsidiary Designworks/USA, Mattel Toys, Nike, Rock Shox, Fiat, Universal Studios’ “Men in Black”-The Ride, and 20th Century-Fox which lead to his first opportunity as a Creature Designer for Film.

 

Since then his work as a Creature, Wardrobe and Concept Designer has made him one of the world’s most sought after entertainment industry artists. Working on the feature films “Minority Report,” “Planet of the Apes”, “X-Men 2 & 3”, “The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe”, “Superman”, James Cameron’s “Avatar”, JJ Abram’s “Cloverfield”, Zach Snyder’s “The Watchmen”, Louis Leterrier’s “The Hulk”, JJ Abram’s “Star Trek”, and Ridley Scott's "Prometheus", “Hunger Games, and “Agents of SHIELD”. In addition to his film career, TV appearances, and photography work, Neville is currently involved as a design consultant for the automotive industries and is developing his own line of educational art products. He has taught abroad in Switzerland and here at the Otis College of Art and Design and also at The Gnomon School of Visual Effects. His first Directorial Projects are currently in Development for 2017.