Studio Voix d’Or
Tech lead — audiovisual production, post-production and creative development.
03 / IDENTITY / JOURNEYULKHAD PHARAON — PORTFOLIO
Between worlds. At their intersection.
I am Ulkhad Pharaon — Ulrich Tapsoba — a creator based in Ouagadougou, connecting cinema, technology and learning.
OUAGADOUGOU / BURKINA FASO12°22’ N · 1°31’ W
IDENTITY / BRAND
The logo and its animation are the official identity: a film strip unfolding into a triangle, sound waves, and the promise of an “African Audiovisual Empire”.
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THE CREATIVE PROFILE
I don’t only want to use technology. I want to imagine what it makes possible.
I am building this path alongside my studies and as a TKS Velocity program member. My practice sits where storytelling meets creative engineering. I write screenplays, direct and edit films; I also develop XR prototypes, hand-tracked interactions and AI systems. This dual practice feeds one ambition: create experiences that are compelling, useful and culturally grounded.
WHERE I WORK
Three fields, one standard of care.
Bangre Néo Lab
XR research and prototyping to make complex concepts more tangible.
AI Agents for Business Operations
Designing and deploying AI agents for companies: social media, customer service and recurring-task automation.
CREDIBILITY / EXPERIENCE
Learn fast. Ship real work.
TKS — Velocity
Selected into TKS’s Velocity program — an accelerated, selective track focused on building technology projects and startups.
TKS profileBarka Digital
Finalist in a 2026 national digital competition with Barka Digital, a solution published on the official competition showcase.
See the solutionNGO & Government Projects
Audiovisual assignments involving UNICEF, Terre des Hommes, CRS, Save the Children and Plan International; editing, color grading and animation depending on the project.
NASA Space Apps 2026
Participation in the 2026 NASA Space Apps Challenge as part of team “Icarus 6”.
Team Icarus 6THE JOURNEY
What is being built.
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2022 — Pschool Burkina Faso
Trained at Pschool, part of its first Burkina Faso cohort: learned the basics of coding and robotics.
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2022 — Aviation, Nit-Design / Aviation Club
Aviation training followed by a graduation, with Nit-Design / Aviation Club.
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Film direction & audiovisual practice
Writing screenplays, directing, editing, directing music videos and creating films with real-time workflows.
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Studio Voix d’Or & institutional productions
Collaborating on real audiovisual projects, including editing, color grading and animation across NGO and government assignments.
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VFX, 3D & Unreal environments
Building images from simulation to compositing with Blender, Houdini, Unreal Engine, Nuke and After Effects.
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TKS — Velocity
Selected into TKS’s accelerated Velocity program, growing within an international community focused on challenges, rapid learning and building projects.
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Finalist — Barka Digital, 2026 National Digital Competition
Reaching the finalist stage of a national digital competition with Barka Digital.
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NASA Space Apps Challenge 2026
Taking part with team Icarus 6 in a challenge related to Commercializing LEO.
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Conrad Challenge 2026–27
Working with a team on a solution connecting solar energy, panel protection and agricultural use cases.
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AI products & SaaS
Building Dagara Germanist AI, LensCraft, LibriWouo and custom AI-agent systems for business workflows.
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Bangre Néo Lab & CellLab
Bringing hand tracking, real-time 3D and spatial learning together in accessible XR prototypes.
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Research & exploration
Publishing on the impact of XR in education and exploring technical subjects, from experimental AI to in-silico genetic design.
TOOLS / WORKING SET
A constantly evolving workshop.
The list below is a working inventory, not a claim of equal proficiency across every tool.
Blender3D / VFXHoudini3D / VFXUnreal Engine3D / VFXNukeCOMPOSITINGAfter EffectsMOTION / VFXDaVinci ResolveCINEMAUnityXRThree.jsXRMediaPipeCOMPUTER VISIONOSCXRAI agentsAI SYSTEMSWorkflow automationAI SYSTEMSTeachable MachineML PROTOTYPINGBenchlingBIO DESIGNCloudflare WorkersPRODUCT ENGINEERING
PROFILE / DOSSIER
Request the dossier The full record, on request.
Credits, dates, references and project access: request the work dossier through the form. It is shared project by project, with verified information.