cramer3d

goodbye Weta Digital

2010-06-25T19:29:00.000-07:00

After 3 great years at Weta Digital, it is now time to say goodbye. I am incredible thankful for this amazing time. I started as an Animator, but then got promoted first to Animation Lead and then Animation Supervisor. It was an incredible time, but we decided to move back to California.

I will re-join with Stephen Rosenbaum at Digital Domain to continue supervising animation. I am very excited for this new chapter in my career and look forward to continue pushing for more amazing animation.

Thank you to all my friends and co-workers that made these last years so special.

A-Team @ Animation World Network

2010-06-15T16:14:00.000-07:00

"The Weta animation team under the leadership of Phillip Cramer animated all of the ship motion and reaction to the explosions as well as the flying containers that were blown into the air."

full article:
http://www.awn.com/articles/article/creating-team-mayhem/page/2%2C1

DD

2010-06-09T19:05:00.001-07:00

I am excited to announce that I will return to CA to work for Digital Domain. I will there supervise animation. At this point, I can't reveal any more details, just that is will be an exciting new chapter in my career.

The time in NZ at Weta Digital was absolutely amazing and I will always feel thankful to this great company.

A-Team

2010-06-09T19:02:00.000-07:00

A-Team will be released in the theater this weekend!

We wrapped our work on the movie a few weeks ago here at Weta and I must say that I am proud of our work. Everyone on the team did an amazing job and I think our FX shots will show it.

Academy Awards: BEST VFX

2010-03-08T22:55:00.000-08:00

Congratulations to all of Weta for winning Best VFX 2009 for AVATAR. We worked long and hard on this and the results speak for themselves: Academy Award & BAFTA: Best VFX, Golden Globe: Best Picture, 720 million US boxoffice and 2.6 billion worldwide. Especially Congrats to Andy, Stephen, Richie and Joe.

I am especially proud to have worked with 2 of the winners extremely close for the last 3 year/ 1 year/s. (Andy / Stephen)

BAFTA 2010

2010-02-22T13:24:00.000-08:00

Avatar wins Best VFX at this years BAFTA!! Congratulations to everyone.

The A - Team

2010-02-12T02:23:00.000-08:00

In other news, I just started supervising animation for Weta on A-Team. Lots of fun!!!!

Avatar all time number 1

2010-02-03T12:15:00.000-08:00

It has happened now! After passing Titanic worldwinde, Avatar now passed the magic 600 for the US box office. This together with its 9 Academy Award nominations is truly a moment to celebrate! Well done all of Weta, ILM & Mr. Cameron!

Avatar - Nr. 1 Worldwide

2010-01-26T23:25:00.000-08:00

The unthinkable has happened, AVATAR beats Titanic's unbelievable 1.84 billion. It is now the WORLDWIDE most successful movie of ALLTIME. I am proud to be part of this.

Now I hope we topple the domestic 600 from Titanic.

8 BAFTA nominations for AVATAR

2010-01-22T16:54:00.000-08:00

Congratulations SLR and Andy!!! I am so proud to have worked with both of you so closely on this. Thank you guys. Of cause also congratulations to Joe and Richie!!

BAFTA for SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
AVATAR - Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham, Andrew R. Jones

Golden Globes!!!!!!

2010-01-17T20:17:00.000-08:00

James Cameron wins Best Director and Avatar wins best Motion Picture Drama. This together with another number 1 weekend.

Cameron goes 1 and 2

2010-01-07T14:06:00.000-08:00

UNBELIEVABLE!!!!! We are now 2nd in the All Time World Wide Boxoffice!!!!

Avatar - 3rd in All Time Worldwide Box Office

2010-01-06T13:05:00.000-08:00

great pandora documentary

2009-12-23T01:59:00.001-08:00

Avatar - Reviews

2009-12-18T16:15:00.000-08:00

Quote from Market Saw:
I am not exaggerating. The young people out there should feel a great amount of pride to "own" this movie for your generation - mine was STAR WARS. Go see AVATAR - it is your Hollywood given right. Remember this moment and share it with friends - these event movies rarely happen.

Avatar all done

2009-11-27T22:24:00.000-08:00

Now I can't wait to actually see the entire film finished!!!
Just a few more weeks.

Quaritch Fight looks amazing and we are all proud of what we have done.

Cameron on CNN

2009-11-23T14:21:00.001-08:00

Many of my shots made it in this one

avatar on 60 minutes

2009-11-23T14:19:00.000-08:00

Watch CBS News Videos Online

Watch CBS News Videos Online

Watch CBS News Videos Online

work. work. work.

2009-09-29T16:24:00.000-07:00

Hi there,
The last weeks of Avatar!

It is exciting to see everything come together!!!
I can't wait for Dec. 18th!!!
Cheers.
Phil.

More from the Avatar game...

2009-09-25T19:47:00.000-07:00

Not from Weta, but still really cool:

AVTR - PROGRAM

2009-09-21T19:03:00.000-07:00

http://avtr.com/

Comercial... with Avatar

2009-09-20T18:52:00.001-07:00

Avatar - the Game

2009-09-10T19:15:00.000-07:00

Not done by Weta of cause, but looking great. The complimentary Video Game:

AVATAR TEASER TRAILER MAKES HISTORY

2009-08-29T07:16:00.000-07:00

AVATAR TEASER TRAILER MAKES HISTORY, BECOMING THE MOST-VIEWED TRAILER EVER ON APPLE.COM

Official Trailer Avatar

2009-08-24T05:23:00.001-07:00

Avatar Day

2009-08-24T02:13:00.000-07:00

Absolutely spectacular. Exhilarating. A game changer. The avatars and Na'vi are three steps beyond Davey Jones, and Pandora is something that has simply NEVER been accomplished in cinema.

Official Avatar Poster

2009-08-24T02:08:00.001-07:00

Avatar

2009-07-25T03:22:00.000-07:00

The official website goes live!

James Cameron's Avatar

2009-07-23T19:51:00.000-07:00

"Jaws were dropped, minds were blown, and people are still processing how far beyond anything we've seen this is."

Avatar

2009-07-01T14:34:00.000-07:00

"The effects are in a league of their own."

teddy's End

2008-08-03T16:21:00.000-07:00

teddy's End was my first short film from 2003/2004. I made this pretty much as my first bigger 3d school project. I hope you enjoy it & get passed all the minor problems :)

teddy's End played in over 40 film festival around the world (inlcuding Hiroshima, NY, LA & Toronto & won 5 awards.

Spider Man 3

2008-05-27T14:06:00.000-07:00

Avatar - 3D

2008-04-13T19:47:00.000-07:00

Here is some more interesting information from James Cameron about Avatar.

Variety article

The Weta animators are ON FIRE

2008-04-02T14:56:00.000-07:00

Latest updates from aint it cool:

... It's very complex and taxing, but the result is amazing. The Weta animators are ON FIRE, and seeing the world and the creatures come to life is what keeps us going. There's a spirit on this film, an esprit de corps amongst the virtual team, that comes from knowing we're doing something absolutely groundbreaking. It's why people still have good morale after working on this thing for two years or more...

aint it cool article

Formal Friday at Wexford

2007-10-25T19:03:00.000-07:00

Spiderman 3

2007-06-26T03:47:00.000-07:00

I just noticed that Spiderman 3 is currently the 10th most grossing movie of all time!!!! (worldwide/ www.boxofficemojo.com)

(& James Camerons last film was 10 years ago... Titanic - so the expectations for Avatar are great!!!)

James Cameron's Avatar

2007-06-25T03:48:00.001-07:00

Hi there,
Since there is nothing yet available from Avatar I will just post a couple of Article, so you know what the movie I am working on currently is about. The only thing I can say is that it is going to be amazing!!!! Really amazing!

German Avatar Article

US Avatar Article

CG Society - Spiderman 3

2007-06-05T04:02:00.000-07:00

I found a great Spiderman 3 article in CG Society. Great news is also that I was mentioned by my co-worker Ryan Laney. We worked together for a long time on the goo in SP3. Lots of fun. You can also watch one my shots (same as in the previous post), but in high res. Check it out (page 2 & 3!):

CG Society Article

PS: The Image was animated by Peter Giliberti

Spider-Man 3

2007-06-05T03:33:00.000-07:00

Imageworks just updated their Spiderman 3 webpage & added multiple shotbreakdowns. I am very excited about, since 2 of them are shots that I animated. Please take a look:

link to Imageworks or just click on the Images of the shots!

Spider-Man 3

2007-05-13T21:37:00.000-07:00

Maybe you can spot me... ? (hint: I am in the first standing row)

Spider-Man 3

2007-05-13T01:34:00.000-07:00

Box Office Guru Wrapup: Spider-Man 3 Demolishes Records in Historic Debut!!!!!
What a great success for Sony Imageworks. Congratulations on all my friends & co-workers who worked day & night to make this happen. The FX look absolutely stunning.

Artikel in Rotten Tomatoes

New Zealand - Weta Digital

2007-05-13T01:23:00.000-07:00

I arrived last week in New Zealand & was picked up at the airport by Weta.
I already started working & will hopefully start on shots soon. I am very excited about Weta & I met already a lot of really cool co-workers. Great times.

Spiderman 3

2007-05-03T06:32:00.001-07:00

Hi there,
I am currently in Germany... on my way to NZ.
I will start at Weta next Monday & I can´t wat to get there.

I watched yesterday here in Germany Spiderman 3 & I am proud to have been part of this cool movie.
Congratulations to all my friends from Sony Imageworks.
Enjoy the movie.

Spider-Man 3

2007-04-12T15:04:00.001-07:00

Weta Digital

2007-04-07T14:49:00.000-07:00

I am happy to announce that I will start working at Weta Digital on May 7th in New Zealand. I can't say yet which project I will be working on, but I will update that as soon as possible.

More news from New Zealand will follow soon.
Philip.

auf wiedersehen...

2007-03-29T19:19:00.000-07:00

Hi there,

Today will be my last day here at Imageworks, ... for now.
I want to thank everybody at this fantastic Animation & VFX Studio for the great work & the wonderful time I had here.

I hope our paths will meet again in the not so distant future.

Best luck to all of you.
Philip.

ps:
private email:
jp@cramer3d.com

venom

2007-03-26T10:05:00.000-07:00

New Zealand - Here we come

2007-03-14T20:29:00.000-07:00

change is in the air

2007-03-09T19:17:00.000-08:00

Ghost Rider

2007-03-01T19:02:00.000-08:00

Wow, Ghost Rider is still a success at the box office.... Now over 120 million worldwide!!!

Ghost Rider

2007-02-18T18:46:00.000-08:00

What an opening weekend for Ghost Rider. 51 million!!! A new record for Nic Cage & Presidents Day.

Hand poses

2007-02-12T23:43:00.000-08:00

Ghost Rider

2007-02-12T11:09:00.000-08:00

Ghost Rider is out this weekend. I saw it last week. watch out for the big helicopter swinging shot, a bunch of the chain work & more Ghost Rider action I worked on. Enjoy the visuals.

Spiderman 3

2007-01-23T20:13:00.000-08:00

The release is coming closer & more info's get officially available. Here are some more cool pictures from Spiderman 3.

Spiderman 3

2007-01-21T15:24:00.000-08:00

New Wallpapers!

Ghost Rider

2007-01-15T11:02:00.000-08:00

I just found a few images of the Ghost Rider Video Game based on the movie.
I am not sure which company did this, but it is interesting for us to see what they did.

Spiderman 3 - toys

2007-01-13T11:19:00.000-08:00

I just saw the first images of some Spiderman 3 toys from Sideshow. Check them out:

Ghost Rider

2007-01-05T23:07:00.000-08:00

Here is a new Ghost Rider video blog

Spiderman 3

2007-01-05T22:58:00.000-08:00

... and a new one from Spiderman.

Happy New Year

2007-01-05T22:47:00.000-08:00

Just got back from Germany & back working on Sp3. 2007 is going to be a big year for me with already 2 movies coming out that I worked on, ghost Rider & Spider-Man 3.

Frohe Weihnachten

2006-12-20T15:10:00.000-08:00

Frohe Weihnachten... I will continue posting after the holidays.

Spiderman 3

2006-12-15T15:04:00.000-08:00

check out this interesting article about spiderman in the upcoming Premiere Magazin.

Spiderman 3

2006-12-14T12:05:00.002-08:00

Here is an interesting video about the making of the Spiderman Suite for SP3.

teddy's End

2006-12-10T16:21:00.000-08:00

Now you can watch my short film "teddy's End" under the shorts category of my website.
I finished this short film at the end of 2004 during my studies at the AAU. It won 5 Awards & played in over 40 festivals around the world.

Spiderman 3

2006-12-10T12:14:00.001-08:00

Spiderman 3

2006-12-10T12:08:00.000-08:00

venom

2006-12-07T10:52:00.000-08:00

check out this fantastic venom statue from bowen design:

Spiderman 3

2006-12-06T15:24:00.000-08:00

I just found the lates SP3 Posters.. here they are.
I will try to post a bunch of new animation pretty soon also.

Spiderman 3

2006-11-10T15:53:00.000-08:00

Here you can actually view the trailer:
http://www.ifilm.com/presents/spiderman3

Spiderman 3

2006-11-09T17:21:00.000-08:00

The new Spiderman Trailer debuts tonight (11.09.06) on multiple tv stations & websites.
Check it out, I worked on one of the shots.

Splinedoctors

2006-11-08T20:05:00.001-08:00

These guys were my teachers at the Academy of Artin SF. Check there blog if you want to fill your brain with animation wisedom. They are all working at Pixar during the day & teaching at night.
They are the best!

www.splinedoctors.com

Spiderman 3

2006-11-04T13:44:00.000-08:00

Since it is getting quite busy at Imageworks, I did not have any time to update the blog for some weeks. just found some more nice pics from spiderman.

Spiderman 3

2006-10-18T13:46:00.000-07:00

I will soon add a lot more personel pictures for & of friends. Here is another great Spiderman Illustration:

Ghost Rider

2006-10-12T22:02:00.000-07:00

This is one cool artwork from the Ghost Rider comic.
I noted that there is tons of banners for the movie all over.
(check IMDB or Rotten Tomatoes)

Ghost Rider

2006-10-06T12:11:00.000-07:00

The new Ghost Rider Trailer was just posted.
There are a lot of my shots in this one!!!
Again most of the chain stuff & the scene where Ghost Rider swings a helicopter twards the end :).

New Trailer

Spiderman 3

2006-10-06T12:10:00.000-07:00

Spiderman 3

2006-10-04T21:00:00.000-07:00

I am posting so much stuff about Spiderman, but I tell you all, this movie is going to rock. I am very excited to work on something that is incredible potential to be a great movie. I thankful for this to Spencer Cook, my current Animation Supervisor, & Marco Marenghi, my Ghost Rider Anim. Sup.

Spiderman 3

2006-09-29T12:12:00.000-07:00

The image is one of the pictures hanging over my desk since I started at Imageworks. So I am glad that this dream of working on SP3 has finally come true.
Anyhow. I just finished my first shot that had Spiderman in it jumping arround. This is fun stuff & I can't wait for more. cheers. p.

Ghost Rider

2006-09-29T12:08:00.000-07:00

Spiderman 3

2006-09-29T12:04:00.000-07:00

motor cross

2006-09-29T11:58:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago a few of my friends & I headed out to the desert for some Motor Cross.
We originally started this for Ghost Rider.

Ghost Rider

2006-09-27T12:06:00.000-07:00

Here is another Ghost Rider picture:

Triathlon

2006-09-23T16:09:00.000-07:00

Max Tyrie & I took part in the Nautica Malibu Triathlon last weekend... & we both finished. It was unbelievable to take part in something like this.

& in the end we did actually quite well. Max ended up 15th in our group & I finished 12th. Here are some pictures

Spiderman 3

2006-09-23T11:04:00.000-07:00

After helping pipeline & doing one of the first Hotel Transilvania tests,
I started working on Spiderman 3. What a cool team, what a cool movie and really
great animation.

What can I say. I just got my first shot finalled & started now on a nice Spidey shot.
Excelent.

don't forget to check out the teaser:

Ghost Rider

2006-09-23T10:37:00.000-07:00

In may Imageworks wrapped Ghost Rider, but the movie won't be out til 2007.
Check out the trailer. (Most of the chain work in there was done by me)

Finally I get this blog running

2006-09-22T17:55:00.000-07:00

Hey everybody.
My webpage started to look much the same for too long. This is going to change now.
I updated everything quite a bit, which maks it much easier for me to update the whole thing.

this is a first test post. many will follow... I promise.

My start at Imageworks

2005-10-01T23:03:00.000-07:00

The first few days at Imageworks were great... a whole new world. all the sudden I work with all those people that wrote the books I learned maya with....! The first week I was basicly back in school, imageworks style.