Ferdinand Metz

Creating a Retro Futuristic World with Trash from The Past.

I was born in 1965, in Rotterdam, Holland. I grew up in Los Angeles, CA. My father brought the family to Los Angeles as he was a European trained craftsman and was offered work at Walt Disney were he worked in the movie industry. I was inspired by the creative side of Hollywood at an early age.

After watching Star Wars at the age of 12 I built a robot out of a radio with the help of my oldest brother. That was the starting point of my creative spark. At the age of 15 I co-developed and sold video games for Apple II computers. I focused on computers, electronics and automotive arts in high school then graduated from The California Institute of the Arts, (CAL ARTS) were I studied motion graphics and visual effects. I studied under amazing artist like Jules Engle, Ed Emshwiller and Michael Scroggins. I produced a few short experimental films that received grants and awards.

After graduation, I was hired by Apogee Visual Effects. I got to work with John Dykstra and many of the artists that worked on the first Star Wars. I continued working in the Movie industry as a Visual Effects technician, Prop maker and Lighting Artist. I then started a special effects lighting c...

Cal Arts

Various shows in southern california