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In 2000, Hetrick moved to Los Angeles to expand his professional goals where he landed a job at Optic Nerve Studios, working on such shows as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The X-Files, and Crossing Jordan. He later appeared in acting roles on Charmed, Scrubs, and Heroes. [7]
In 1989 Vulich decided to open his own company, Optic Nerve Studios, with Everett Burrell. [1] From there Vulich and the rest of Optic Nerve Studio would go on to work on well known science fiction and horror shows including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, The X-Files, and Babylon 5.
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Optic Nerve Studios is a Los Angeles based special effects company, specialising in prosthetic make-up appliances, animatronic puppets, full body suits and speciality props. The company is headed by the special effects make-up creator/artist John Vulich. The company did the special effects for Babylon 5, Crusade and most all of the TV movies and were responsible for all of the alien make-up appliances as well as the full body suits and puppetry for characters like Kosh, N'Grath, the Vindrizi and the "Forgiveness Creature".
It has also done work for Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, The X-Files Heroes. Eagle eyed viewers can spot the occasional Babylon 5 alien making a background cameo as a demon in episodes of Buffy or Angel while in the market scene in A Call to Arms, an actress wearing the vampire appliance from Buffy and Angel can be briefly glimpsed. Optic Nerve's feature film work includes the make-up effects for the 1990 remake of George A. Romero classic Night of the Living Dead, starring Patricia Tallman and Tony Todd.
•City of Angel's interview with John Vulich
•Optic Nerve Studios - Official website
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