About
Jan Philip Cramer
Overview
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.
Known for
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| 2027 | Godzilla x Kong: Supernova | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor | N/A N/A |
| 2025 | The Fantastic 4: First Steps | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor | 67 Fair |
| 2025 | The Electric State | Visual Effects | Head of Animation | 63 Fair |
| 2024 | Agatha All Along | Visual Effects | Head of Animation | 75 Good |
| 2024 | Madame Web | Visual Effects | Head of Animation | 54 Average |
| 2024 | Echo | Visual Effects | Head of Animation | 61 Fair |
| 2023 | Blue Beetle | Visual Effects | Head of Animation | 65 Fair |
| 2023 | Secret Invasion | Visual Effects | Animation Director | 66 Fair |
| 2023 | Citadel | Visual Effects | Animation Director | 69 Fair |
| 2023 | Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania | Visual Effects | Head of Animation | 62 Fair |
| 2022 | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | Visual Effects | Head of Animation | 69 Fair |
| 2022 | Black Adam | Visual Effects | Head of Animation | 67 Fair |
| 2022 | She-Hulk: Attorney at Law | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor | 62 Fair |
| 2022 | Ms. Marvel | Visual Effects | Head of Animation | 63 Fair |
| 2022 | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | Visual Effects | Head of Animation | 71 Good |
| 2022 | Morbius | Visual Effects | Animation Director | 59 Average |
| 2021 | Spider-Man: No Way Home | Visual Effects | Head of Animation | 78 Good |
| 2021 | Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings | Visual Effects | Head of Animation | 74 Good |
| 2021 | Free Guy | Visual Effects | Head of Animation | 73 Good |
| 2021 | Black Widow | Visual Effects | Head of Animation | 71 Good |
| 2021 | Chaos Walking | Visual Effects | Head of Animation | 64 Fair |
| 2021 | WandaVision | Visual Effects | Head of Animation | 82 Very good |
| 2020 | Cops and Robbers | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor | 59 Average |
| 2020 | Children of the Corn | Visual Effects | Head of Animation | 56 Average |
| 2019 | Terminator: Dark Fate | Visual Effects | Head of Animation | 63 Fair |
| 2019 | Carnival Row | Visual Effects | Head of Animation | 76 Good |
| 2019 | Avengers: Endgame | Visual Effects | Animation Director | 81 Very good |
| 2019 | Shazam! | Visual Effects | Head of Animation | 69 Fair |
| 2019 | Captain Marvel | Visual Effects | Head of Animation | 67 Fair |
| 2018 | Aquaman | Visual Effects | Head of Animation | 68 Fair |
| 2018 | Ant-Man and the Wasp | Visual Effects | Head of Animation | 68 Fair |
| 2018 | Avengers: Infinity War | Visual Effects | Animation Director | 81 Very good |
| 2018 | Ready Player One | Visual Effects | Head of Animation | 75 Good |
| 2018 | A Wrinkle in Time | Visual Effects | Head of Animation | 52 Average |
| 2017 | Thor: Ragnarok | Visual Effects | Head of Animation | 75 Good |
| 2017 | All I See Is You | Visual Effects | Head of Animation | 55 Average |
| 2017 | Spider-Man: Homecoming | Visual Effects | Animation Director | 72 Good |
| 2017 | The Fate of the Furious | Visual Effects | Head of Animation | 68 Fair |
| 2017 | Power Rangers | Visual Effects | Head of Animation | 62 Fair |
| 2017 | Beauty and the Beast | Visual Effects | Head of Animation | 69 Fair |
| 2016 | Independence Day: Resurgence | Visual Effects | Animation Director | 53 Average |
| 2016 | X-Men: Apocalypse | Visual Effects | Head of Animation | 64 Fair |
| 2016 | Deadpool | Visual Effects | Animation Director | 75 Good |
| 2015 | Eye in the Sky | Visual Effects | Head of Animation | 67 Fair |
| 2015 | Pixels | Visual Effects | Animation Director | 58 Average |
| 2015 | Lost River | Visual Effects | Head of Animation | 57 Average |
| 2015 | Furious 7 | Visual Effects | Head of Animation | 71 Good |
| 2014 | Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb | Visual Effects | Animation Director | 61 Fair |
| 2014 | X-Men: Days of Future Past | Visual Effects | Animation Director | 74 Good |
| 2013 | Ender's Game | Visual Effects | Animation Director | 65 Fair |
| 2013 | Jack the Giant Slayer | Visual Effects | Animation Director | 58 Average |
| 2010 | Predators | Visual Effects | Animation Supervisor | 62 Fair |
| 2010 | The A-Team | Visual Effects | Animation Supervisor | 63 Fair |
| 2009 | Avatar | Visual Effects | Lead Animator | 75 Good |
| Untitled Bruce Lee Biopic | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor | N/A N/A |
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