Jacob Chacko

Work History

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  CreatureFX Lead TD

  Framestore

  February 2020 - Present
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  Character FX TD

  Framestore

  February 2016 - February 2020

  London, United Kingdom
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  Character Effects Artist

  DreamWorks Dedicated Unit

  July 2008 - January 2016

  Bengaluru Area, India

  Specializing in cloth simulation, fur interaction, prop setups and finaling
  
  Projects completed -
  Puss in Boots: The Three Diablos (DVD Short)
  Madagascar 3 (Feature Film)
  Mr. Peabody & Sherman (Feature Film)
  Penguins of Madagascar (Feature Film)
  Kung Fu Panda 3 (Feature Film)
  
  Older positions at the DDU include -
  Asset/CFX/Generalist TD (6 months)
  Layout Artist (1 year)
  Layout/Animation/Crowds TD (2 years)
  

  

  

  

  

  

• Character TD/ Juggler

  ITTINA ANIMATION STUDIOS

  September 2006 - June 2008

  Bengaluru Area, India

  Dealt mostly with creating prop rigs, and maintenance of character rigs from the client. Was also responsible for the rigging team, to make sure that the rigs met requirements of the pipeline
  
  Facilitated the final delivery of assets to the client, which required automating the conversion of file structures and regeneration of images from maya & after effects files.
  
  Also supported multiple departments with workflow and pipeline tools.

• Customer Care Consultant

  AOL Time Warner

  January 2004 - June 2004

  Bengaluru Area, India

  Help customers with account topups and password resets. Resolve billing issues, and any other issues of a non-technical/partially technical nature.