Jan Philip Cramer

Jan Philip Cramer

Head of Animation / Animation Director / 20 yrs

Vancouver, Canada

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Head Of Animation

Black Adam (2022)

Visual Effects Supervisor

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022)

Head Of Animation

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022)

Head Of Animation

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)

Animation Director

Morbius (2022)

Head Of Animation

Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)

Head Of Animation

Shang-Chi (2021)

Head Of Animation

Free Guy (2021)

Head Of Animation

Black Widow (2021)

Head Of Animation

Chaos Walking (2021)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Cops and Robbers (2020)

Animation Director

Avengers: Endgame (2019)

Animation Director

Shazam! (2019)

Animation Director

Captain Marvel (2019)

Animation Director

Aquaman (2016)

Animation Director

The Good Place (2016)

Animation Director

Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

Animation Director

Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)

Animation Director

Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)

Animation Director

Deadpool (2016)

Animation Supervisor

The A-Team (2010)

Animation Director

Pixels (2015)

Animation Director

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)

Animation Director

Rise of The Tomb Raider (2015)

Animation Director

X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

Animation Director

Ender's Game (2013)

Animation Director

Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)

Lead Animator

Avatar (2009)

Character Animator

Spider-Man 3 (2007)

Character Animator

Ghost Rider (2007)

Work History
  • Member | VFX Branch

    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

    April 2017 - Present

    Visual Effects Branch

  • Asociates Board

    FMX - Conference on Animation, Effects, Games and Immersive

    June 2018 - June 2020
  • Advisory Board

    Langara Centre for Entertainment Arts

    March 2019 - Present
    Vancouver, Canada Area

    - offering the Jan Philip Cramer Scholarship of Artistic Excellence (6 x 10.000 - 32.000 CAD)
    - presented 9 foot Thanos statue for opening of the CEA in Vancouver
    - ongoing talks in Vancouver, Winnipeg & around the world to help promote vfx & the CEA

  • Member

    Visual Effects Society

    April 2010 - Present
  • Animation Director

    Digital Domain

    August 2010 - Present

    Animation Director:
    - Avengers: Endgame (2018 - current)
    - COD: Black Ops 4 - Game Cinematic (2018)
    - Avengers: Infinity War (2016 - 2018)
    - Spider-Man: Homecoming (2016 - 2017)
    - Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
    - The Good Place | Season 1 (2016)
    - Deadpool (2015 - 2016)
    - Pixels (2014 - 2015)
    - Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)
    - Rise of the Tomb Raider | Game Cinematic (2014)
    - X-Men: Days of Future Past (2013 - 2014)
    - Ender's Game (2012 - 2013)
    - Jack the Gian Slayer (2010 - 2012)

  • Head of Animation

    Digital Domain

    February 2014 - Present

    Head of Animation:
    - Morbius (2018 - current)
    - Shazam! (2018 - current)
    - Captain Marvel (2018 - current)
    - Lost in Space 2 | TV (2018 - current)
    - Siren | TV (2018 - current)
    - Aquaman (2018)
    - A Series of Unfortunate Events | Netflix (2018)
    - Commercials: C & C, COD: Black Ops 4, Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, Destiny (2018)
    - Antman & the Wasp (2018)
    - Wrinkle in Time (2017 - 2018)
    - Shadow (2017)
    - Thor: Ragnarock (2017)
    - Ready Player One (2016 - 2017)
    - Furious 8 (2016 - 2017)
    - Power Rangers (2016 - 2017)
    - Beauty & the Beast (2015 - 2016)
    - All I see is You (2015 - 2016)
    - X-Men: Apocalypse (2015 - 2016)
    - Eye in the Sky (2015)
    - Fast 7 (2014 - 2015)
    - Lost River (2014)

  • Member

    Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences

    June 2017 - Present
  • Animation Supervisor

    Wētā FX

    January 2010 - June 2010

    Animation Supervisor:
    - The A-Team (2010)

  • Lead Animator

    Wētā FX

    May 2007 - December 2009

    Lead Animator:
    - Avatar (2007 - 2009)

  • Character Animator

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    June 2005 - April 2007
    Greater Los Angeles Area

    Character Animator:
    - Spider-Man 3 (2006 - 2007)
    - Ghost Rider (2005 - 2006)

Education
  • Academy of Art University

    2001 - 2004
  • Richard Williams Master Classes

    2002 - 2002