Since May 03, 1994
Carlos Tacón Fernández
Alcalá de Henares, Madrid - Spain
www.carlosjtacon.com
I like art, design, popular culture, storytelling and technology so I thought working on VFX would be a good idea. Versatile, highly motivated, responsible, and fast-learner. With both technical and creative mind.
Contact me at carlosjtacon@gmail.com
Latest showreel showreel.carlosjtacon.com
Lighting · Environments · Lookdev · Scene Assembly · Layout · Scripting · Software Development
Texturing · Photogrammetry · Compositing · Cinematography · Photography
Modeling · UV Mapping · Digital Matte Painting
Python · Lua · C/C++ · Java · Web
Maya · Arnold · VRay · 3DEqualizer · Mari · Substance Painter · Substance Designer · Houdini · Nuke · SpeedTree · MASH · Metashape · RV · Afanasy · Deadline · FTrack · Shotgun · Linux · Windows · macOS
September 2018 - December 2018
Visual Effects Professional Training
The Animation Workshop · Viborg, Denmark
May 2018 - July 2018
Unreal Engine Plugin Development
Procedural Generation of 3D Environments
University Thesis Project · Madrid, Spain
September 2012 - July 2018
Computer Science University Degree
Alcalá University · Madrid, Spain
September 2016 - June 2017
Cinematography and New Media Course
Transforming Arts Institute · Madrid, Spain
Stop Motion Animation · Ikaroa, Madrid
Arnold Fastrack · Elephant VFX, Online
Digital Colour Theory · FXPHD, Online
VFX Foundations I & II · FXPHD, Online
Spanish · Native Speaker
English · Professional C1
French · Basic A2
January 2023 - January 2026
Lighting Lead + Pipeline Tools Developer
Show lighting quality standards, team management, problem solving and sequence lighting setup. Pipeline tools programming and designing department workflows using USD, Houdini Solaris and Nuke.
Ghost VFX · London, United Kingdom
Star Trek: Discovery (S05) · Uglies (2024) · Chief of War (S01) · Good Luck Have Fun Don't Die (2026) · Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (S04)
Different pipeline tools written in Python + QT · Multiple pipeline Houdini HDAs to design lighting workflows in Solaris · Experience using the OpenUSD API in Python and VEX · Scripting with Python for Nuke to create custom Gizmos
January 2022 - January 2023
Environments Technical Director
Environments, Procedural Workflows, Scattering, Lookdev, Lighting
Framestore · London, United Kingdom
Moon Knight (S01) · Civil War (2024) · His Dark Materials (S03) · Mickey 17 (2025)
May 2019 - December 2021
Visual Effects Artist
Lighting, Lookdev, Generalist, Environments, Procedural Workflows
GhostVFX · Copenhagen, Denmark
Star Wars: The Mandalorian (S01) · Locke and Key (S01) · Star Trek: Discovery (S03 / S04) · Star Trek: Picard (S01) · For All Mankind (S02) · Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (S01)
January 2019 - May 2019
Resident Visual Effects Artist
VFX Generalist & Pipeline Tools Software Developer (Python)
The Animation Workshop · Viborg, Denmark
Augmented Short Film (TBA)
November 2014 - October 2017
Backend & Frontend Web Developer
Morfilms App | University R&D Group | CGI Spain · Madrid, Spain
April 2025
Conference: How to make a Black Hole for a high end TV Show
Showcasing professional techniques from a VFX generalist perspective
TechArt Worlds · Online
August 2019 - August 2020 (1 week each year)
Guest Teacher: VFX Professional Training Course
Introduction to VFX, Introduction to Maya, Color Management, Pipeline
The Animation Workshop · Viborg, Denmark
Design · Film Photography · Woodworking and Joinery · Upcycling · DIY · Nature and Hiking · Technology · Cinema · Music · Cycling