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.

Crew

Deadpool
Animation Director
Independence Day: Resurgence
Animation Director
Avengers: Infinity War
Animation Director
Avatar
Lead Animator
The A-Team
Animation Supervisor
Avengers: Endgame
Animation Director
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
Visual Effects Supervisor
Cops and Robbers
Visual Effects Supervisor
Morbius
Animation Director
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Animation Director
Pixels
Animation Director
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Animation Director
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Animation Director
Ender's Game
Animation Director
Jack the Giant Slayer
Animation Director
The Electric State
Head of Animation
Madame Web
Head of Animation
Blue Beetle
Head of Animation
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Head of Animation
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Head of Animation
Black Adam
Head of Animation
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Head of Animation
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Head of Animation
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Head of Animation
Children of the Corn
Head of Animation
Free Guy
Head of Animation
Black Widow
Head of Animation
Chaos Walking
Head of Animation
Terminator: Dark Fate
Head of Animation
Shazam!
Head of Animation
Captain Marvel
Head of Animation
Aquaman
Head of Animation
Ant-Man and the Wasp
Head of Animation
A Wrinkle in Time
Head of Animation
Thor: Ragnarok
Head of Animation
Ready Player One
Head of Animation
The Fate of the Furious
Head of Animation
Power Rangers
Head of Animation
Beauty and the Beast
Head of Animation
All I See Is You
Head of Animation
X-Men: Apocalypse
Head of Animation
Eye in the Sky
Head of Animation
Furious 7
Head of Animation
Lost River
Head of Animation
Predators
Animation Supervisor
Untitled Bruce Lee Biopic
Visual Effects Supervisor
Godzilla x Kong: Supernova
Visual Effects Supervisor
The Adventures of Tintin
Lead Animator