Starting at the young age of 17 at Stan Winston studios as an assistant on "Leviathan" and "Alien Nation", Sandy Collora honed his creature design and sculpting skills, eventually moving on to work with Rob Bottin, Steve Johnson and Rick Baker. Collora also designs and sculpts action figures and collectible figurines in his spare time. In 1999 he wrote and directed a short film entitled "Solomon Bernstein's Bathroom". He is currently writing and pitching screenplays, hoping to expand his directorial horizons.