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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.
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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