Jan Philip Cramer

Jan Philip Cramer is an award-nominated visual effects supervisor and one of the industry's leading and most innovative animation directors.  Over a 15-year career at Digital Domain, Phil has become renowned for his expertise in photorealistic creatures, facial animation, and full CG characters. As both Head of Animation and Animation Director, he has led some of the world's top animation teams, consistently pushing the boundaries of what's possible in visual effects. His forward-thinking approach has streamlined traditional VFX workflows, resulting in more efficient pipelines without compromising quality.  Phil's work has earned multiple industry accolades, including a VES Award for his groundbreaking animation of Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War. At Digital Domain, he oversaw animation on 43 projects spanning feature films, episodic series, games, and advertising. His credits include major titles such as Deadpool, Ender's Game, X-Men: Days of Future Past, and Avengers: Endgame, where he served as Animation Director. Earlier in his career, he was also the animation lead on James Cameron's Avatar at Weta.  Now working full-time as a visual effects supervisor, Phil recently led Digital Domain's VFX work on Marvel Studios' She-Hulk: Attorney at Law. His efforts on the series earned him a VES Award nomination for Best Animated Character and a Silver Telly Award.

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Animation Director:
2013  Ender's Game
2013  Jack the Giant Slayer
2014  Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
2014  X-Men: Days of Future Past
2015  Pixels
2016  Deadpool
2016  Independence Day: Resurgence
2017  Spider-Man: Homecoming
2018  Avengers: Infinity War
2019  Avengers: Endgame
2022  Morbius

Animation Supervisor:
2010  Predators
2010  The A-Team
2013  Ender's Game
2013  Jack the Giant Slayer
2014  Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
2014  X-Men: Days of Future Past
2015  Pixels
2016  Deadpool
2016  Independence Day: Resurgence
2017  Spider-Man: Homecoming
2018  Avengers: Infinity War
2019  Avengers: Endgame
2022  Morbius

Head of Animation:
2010  Predators
2010  The A-Team
2013  Ender's Game
2013  Jack the Giant Slayer
2014  Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
2014  X-Men: Days of Future Past
2015  Eye in the Sky
2015  Furious 7
2015  Lost River
2015  Pixels
2016  Deadpool
2016  Independence Day: Resurgence
2016  X-Men: Apocalypse
2017  All I See Is You
2017  Beauty and the Beast
2017  Power Rangers
2017  Spider-Man: Homecoming
2017  The Fate of the Furious
2017  Thor: Ragnarok
2018  A Wrinkle in Time
2018  Ant-Man and the Wasp
2018  Aquaman
2018  Avengers: Infinity War
2018  Ready Player One
2019  Avengers: Endgame
2019  Captain Marvel
2019  Shazam!
2019  Terminator: Dark Fate
2020  Children of the Corn
2021  Black Widow
2021  Chaos Walking
2021  Free Guy
2021  Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
2021  Spider-Man: No Way Home
2022  Black Adam
2022  Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2022  Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022  Morbius
2023  Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
2023  Blue Beetle
2024  Madame Web
2025  The Electric State

Lead Animator:
2009  Avatar
2010  Predators
2010  The A-Team
2013  Ender's Game
2013  Jack the Giant Slayer
2014  Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
2014  X-Men: Days of Future Past
2015  Eye in the Sky
2015  Furious 7
2015  Lost River
2015  Pixels
2016  Deadpool
2016  Independence Day: Resurgence
2016  X-Men: Apocalypse
2017  All I See Is You
2017  Beauty and the Beast
2017  Power Rangers
2017  Spider-Man: Homecoming
2017  The Fate of the Furious
2017  Thor: Ragnarok
2018  A Wrinkle in Time
2018  Ant-Man and the Wasp
2018  Aquaman
2018  Avengers: Infinity War
2018  Ready Player One
2019  Avengers: Endgame
2019  Captain Marvel
2019  Shazam!
2019  Terminator: Dark Fate
2020  Children of the Corn
2021  Black Widow
2021  Chaos Walking
2021  Free Guy
2021  Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
2021  Spider-Man: No Way Home
2022  Black Adam
2022  Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2022  Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022  Morbius
2023  Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
2023  Blue Beetle
2024  Madame Web
2025  The Electric State

Visual Effects Supervisor:
2009  Avatar
2010  Predators
2010  The A-Team
2013  Ender's Game
2013  Jack the Giant Slayer
2014  Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
2014  X-Men: Days of Future Past
2015  Eye in the Sky
2015  Furious 7
2015  Lost River
2015  Pixels
2016  Deadpool
2016  Independence Day: Resurgence
2016  X-Men: Apocalypse
2017  All I See Is You
2017  Beauty and the Beast
2017  Power Rangers
2017  Spider-Man: Homecoming
2017  The Fate of the Furious
2017  Thor: Ragnarok
2018  A Wrinkle in Time
2018  Ant-Man and the Wasp
2018  Aquaman
2018  Avengers: Infinity War
2018  Ready Player One
2019  Avengers: Endgame
2019  Captain Marvel
2019  Shazam!
2019  Terminator: Dark Fate
2020  Children of the Corn
2020  Cops and Robbers
2021  Black Widow
2021  Chaos Walking
2021  Free Guy
2021  Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
2021  Spider-Man: No Way Home
2022  Black Adam
2022  Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2022  Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022  Morbius
2023  Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
2023  Blue Beetle
2024  Madame Web
2025  The Electric State
2025  The Fantastic Four: First Steps
2027  Godzilla x Kong: Supernova
????  Untitled Bruce Lee Biopic

Animation Director:
2016  The Good Place
2023  Citadel
2023  Secret Invasion

Head of Animation:
2016  The Good Place
2017  A Series of Unfortunate Events
2018  Lost in Space
2018  Siren
2019  Carnival Row
2019  The Twilight Zone
2021  Loki
2021  WandaVision
2022  Ms. Marvel
2023  Citadel
2023  Secret Invasion
2024  Agatha All Along
2024  Echo

Visual Effects Supervisor:
2016  The Good Place
2017  A Series of Unfortunate Events
2018  Lost in Space
2018  Siren
2019  Carnival Row
2019  The Twilight Zone
2021  Loki
2021  WandaVision
2022  Ms. Marvel
2022  She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
2023  Citadel
2023  Secret Invasion
2024  Agatha All Along
2024  Echo

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