Neville Page
Neville Page | |
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ADG Excellence in Production Design Award (nominated) | |
Website | www |
Neville Page is a British-American film and television creature and concept designer. Born in England, he was raised in
Page has worked as a concept designer on films, including
Early life
Neville was born in England,
At the age of 17, Page moved to Hollywood to further employment in acting.
Career
Neville instructs students at the Gnomon School of Visual Effects in Hollywood, in addition to the Art Center College of Design, in Pasadena, California.[4]
He has worked as a concept designer on films, including
From July through August 2010, the Oceanside Museum of Art held an exhibition on Page.
Neville has served as a judge on the
Reception
In the 2011 book Star Wars vs. Star Trek: Could the Empire Kick the Federation's Ass? And Other Galaxy-Shaking Enigmas, author Matt Forbeck characterized Neville Page as a "creature guru".[16] Cloverfield director Matt Reeves spoke highly of his work with Page, "... he is a genius."[5] Reeves characterized Page's work on the "creature" in the film, "It developed in many different ways, and it came down to what Neville was doing, which was amazing."[5]
The North County Times referred to him observing, "Page is one of the most recognizable artists in the entertainment industry for his iconic designs."[6] Director of exhibitions and collections at the Oceanside Museum of Art, Teri Sowell, reflected of the exhibition featuring Page's work to The San Diego Union-Tribune, "These creatures are so embedded in our minds, we take them for granted. It's really handcrafted art."[8] Film director J. J. Abrams commented on Page's work on his film Super 8, "the designer of the creature, Neville Page, did an amazing job and I think he gave us something that took a ton of iterations but he really nailed it".[17]
Filmography
Film
Year | Film | Role | Director |
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2000 | Men in Black: Alien Attack | Creature design | David C. Cobb, Lyonal Coleman, Linda Hassani |
2001 | Planet of the Apes | Props | Tim Burton |
2002 | Minority Report | Concept designer | Steven Spielberg |
2004 | Garfield: The Movie | Character development | Peter Hewitt
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2005 | Fantastic Four | Props | Tim Story |
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | Creature designer | Andrew Adamson | |
2006 | Superman Returns | Costume illustrator | Bryan Singer |
2008 | Cloverfield
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Creature designer | Matt Reeves |
2009 | Watchmen | Creature designer | Zack Snyder |
Star Trek | Character designer; Head creature designer; Actor: Romulan crew member |
J. J. Abrams | |
Avatar | Lead creature designer | James Cameron | |
2010 | Piranha 3D | Creature designer | Alexandre Aja |
TRON: Legacy
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Lead concept artist | Joseph Kosinski | |
Just Wright | Actor: Jellyfish Documentary Narrator | Sanaa Hamri | |
2011 | Super 8 | Creature designer | J. J. Abrams |
Green Lantern | Lead creature designer | Martin Campbell | |
2012 | Prometheus | Concept artist | Ridley Scott |
2013 | Oblivion | Concept art | Joseph Kosinski |
Star Trek Into Darkness | Lead creature designer | J. J. Abrams | |
2014 | Noah | Creature and character designer | Darren Aronofsky |
2016 | Star Trek Beyond | Creature designer | Justin Lin |
2023 | 65 | Dinosaur Consultant | Bryan Woods
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Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | Terra Nova | Creature and character designer | Creators: Kelly Marcel, Craig Silverstein |
2012 | Face Off | Judge | Executive producers: Michael Agbabian, Dwight D. Smith |
2013 | Falling Skies | Creature and character designer | Creator: Robert Rodat |
2017 | Star Trek: Discovery | Lead creature designer | |
2020 | Star Trek: Picard | Lead creature designer |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Organization | Work | Category | Result |
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2010 | ADG Excellence in Production Design Award
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Art Directors Guild | TRON: Legacy
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Fantasy Film | Nominated[18] |
See also
- Clover (creature)
- Face Off (season 3)
- Face Off (season 4)
- Glenn Hetrick
- List of Art Center College of Design people
- Ve Neill
- Pandoran biosphere
- Patrick Tatopoulos
References
- ^ Daily News of Los Angeles. p. L16.
- ^ a b c d e f Bennett, Dan (July 21, 2010). "It's Alive! Page brings creature design to Oceanside museum". North County Times. Escondido, California.
- ^ SyFy. 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
- ^ ISBN 978-0470572573.
- ^ a b c "Monster files". The Kansas City Star. Missouri. January 24, 2008. p. F18.
- ^ a b "Community News: NCT, Sunday, July 4 – Science fiction artist to talk". North County Times. Escondido, California. July 4, 2010.
- ^ Kragen, Pam (July 7, 2010). "Film club launches second season". North County Times. Escondido, California.
- ^ a b Sheshadri, Triveni (July 17, 2010). "Exhibit explores art behind the monsters". The San Diego Union-Tribune. pp. NC-3 NI-3.
- ^ Whittaker, Richard (March 5, 2013). "picture in picture – 'Face Off' Recap: Fast And Furry – Zombies vs. werewolves is nothing compared to backstage fights". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
- ^ "Must-see summer TV premieres". Erie Times-News. Pennsylvania. July 5, 2012.
- Minneapolis, Minnesota. p. 14E.
- ^ Lauer-Williams, Kathy (August 18, 2012). "Life". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. p. D1.
- ^ "Victoria native makes it to Hollywood". The Victoria Advocate. Texas. February 5, 2013.
- ^ a b Kragen, Pam (October 22, 2012). "Creature feature: Monster-maker back at Oceanside museum". North County Times. Escondido, California.
- ^ Griffiths, Daniel Nye (March 7, 2013). "To Bodily Glow – Burning Captain Kirk in Star Trek: The Video Game". Forbes. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
- ISBN 978-1440512629.
- National Public Radio.
- ^ "2010 Crew List of Nominees & Winners". 15th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards. Art Directors Guild. 2010. Archived from the original on September 8, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
External links
- Official website
- Neville Page at AllMovie
- Neville Page at IMDb