Jacob Chacko

Lead Creature Fx Td @Framestore

London, GB

Specializing in cloth, feathers, hair, fur, muscle & skin simulation. Developed innovative workflows and tools to enhance efficiency and address complex technical challenges in Creature FX. Key achievements include- Developed \'RunCFX,\' a custom gizmo (analogous to an HDA) within Framestore\'s pipeline automation system. Enabled rapid construction of graphs to automatically execute sequential simulations, significantly helping accelerate execution of first versions of shots- Developed a wing feather setup tool using Python, supporting both nCloth and Qualoth, streamlining sim rig creation for 11 birds, with granular control over pre-roll, feather curvature and layering, & sim mesh generation (His Dark Materials)- Built a robust nCloth-based skin collision system, to resolve intersection issues in shots, a very reliable set & forget type system used as a preset on other subsequent productions (His Dark Materials)- Prototyped \'apparate\' effect using a stretchy spline rig on digi-doubles, enabling pre-FX visualization & faster client approvals (Fantastic Beasts)- Created a workflow using Python & MEL, to simulate dense tree leaves on a heavy asset, processing patches & combining them, enabling CFX on a task usually done by FX (Mowgli)Projects include (as Lead)- Thor : Ragnarok - Mowgli - His Dark Materials - Seasons 1,2,3 - Sandman - Season 1- Beast- Fly Me To The Moon- Loki - Season 2- Paddington in Peru- Apex(as Artist)- Fantastic Beasts : The Crimes of Grindelwald- The King\'s Man- The Matrix Ressurections- Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them - Prehistoric Planet Season 3- How To Train Your Dragon- The Fantastic Four : First Steps

Karunya Institute of Technology

Msc, Software Engineering

Toonz Animation Academy

3D Animation Training Program, Animation