Godo!? Never heard of him… Next!

GodoFREDo Catolico Gannod is a formally trained Filipino American artist with a Bachelors of Fine Arts from the College for Creative Studies in Detroit. Here he had a focus on figure sculpture and foundry work but would strive to become proficient in a number of disciplines. He began his career as an artist seeking to thoroughly explore a traditional master/apprentice philosophy. Early on Godo had worked as an art instructor and spent some time in the advertising industry. At this point he came upon his first jobs in film, commercials and as a professional freelance artist.

Godo’s other professional highlight is having worked as an apprentice under veteran model makers in display companies and prototype shops. In these positions he would work to support short run manufacturing and automotive industries as a designer/fabricator. Here he developed his hands-on skills, honed his quality control and had continued to develop his aesthetic philosophies.

Aside from his work on-set, Godo has also worked professionally as a propmaker and designer in both film and commercials for over 20 years. Some of his film achievements include “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice”, “Guardians of the Galaxy 2 & 3”, “Spider-Man: No way Home” and “Avengers: Infinity War & Endgame”. In this field he had enhanced his ability to problem solve with both form and function in a grand collaborative environment.