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James C.J. Williams

  • Animation Department
  • Additional Crew
  • Cinematographer
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James C.J. Williams is known for Hotel Transylvania (2012), Spies in Disguise (2019) and Nimona (2023).
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Steve Buscemi, Adam Sandler, CeeLo Green, Kevin James, and Selena Gomez in Hotel Transylvania (2012)
    Hotel Transylvania
    7.1
    • Animation Department
    • 2012
    Will Smith, Reba McEntire, Toshiya Agata, Christopher Campbell, Brad Copeland, Johnny Gidcomb, Maya Goodwin, Marabina Jaimes, Rashida Jones, Hideo Kimura, Ben Mendelsohn, Dina Morrone, Dyana Ortelli, Chrystee Pharris, Troy Quane, Stan Sellers, Theodore Shapiro, William Christopher Stephens, Shane Sweet, Randy Thom, Jenno Topping, Randy Trager, Michael J. Travers, Michi Yamato, Ruth Zalduondo, Hiroshi Otaguro, Mark Ronson, JB Blanc, Jennifer Cain, Jarrett Bruno, Jess Conte, Christopher Campbell, Youn So, Min-Hyuck Jang, Paolo Costantino Cenci, Lloyd Taylor, Michael Knapp, Masi Oka, Masa Kanome, Cindy Davis, Carla Jimenez, Ben Pronsky, Hisato Masuyama, Kimberly Brooks, Annie Gonzalez, DJ Khaled, Daniel Booko, Reggie De Leon, Peter Chernin, Lucas Martell, Danielle Hartnett, Krizia Bajos, Michael Woodley, Karen Gillan, David Chen, Nick Bruno, Adrian Javier, Rachel Brosnahan, Matthew J. Munn, Eddie Mujica, Tom Holland, Claire Crosby, Stefania Spampinato, Toru Uchikado, Arthur Ortiz, Tawny Newsome, Bex Marsh, Emily Altman, Vivian Yoon, Gabriel Conte, Casey M. Roberts, Oscar Camacho, Rashawn Nadine Scott, and Peter S. Kim in Spies in Disguise (2019)
    Spies in Disguise
    6.8
    • Animation Department(as James Williams)
    • 2019
    Chloë Grace Moretz and Riz Ahmed in Nimona (2023)
    Nimona
    7.5
    • Animation Department
    • 2023
    Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
    Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
    8.4
    • Animation Department(as James Williams)
    • 2018

    Credits

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    Animation Department

    • Danny DeVito, Elizabeth Banks, Tresi Gazal, Kumail Nanjiani, and Caspar Jennings in Migration (2023)
      Migration
      6.6
      • studio cinematographer
      • 2023
    • Chloë Grace Moretz and Riz Ahmed in Nimona (2023)
      Nimona
      7.5
      • head of layout: Blue Sky Studios
      • 2023
    • Jack Black, Charlie Day, Chris Pratt, Kevin Michael Richardson, Keegan-Michael Key, and Anya Taylor-Joy in The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
      The Super Mario Bros. Movie
      7.0
      • studio cinematographer
      • 2023
    • Ice Age: Scrat Tales (2022)
      Ice Age: Scrat Tales
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • layout senior supervisor
      • 2022
    • Will Smith, Reba McEntire, Toshiya Agata, Christopher Campbell, Brad Copeland, Johnny Gidcomb, Maya Goodwin, Marabina Jaimes, Rashida Jones, Hideo Kimura, Ben Mendelsohn, Dina Morrone, Dyana Ortelli, Chrystee Pharris, Troy Quane, Stan Sellers, Theodore Shapiro, William Christopher Stephens, Shane Sweet, Randy Thom, Jenno Topping, Randy Trager, Michael J. Travers, Michi Yamato, Ruth Zalduondo, Hiroshi Otaguro, Mark Ronson, JB Blanc, Jennifer Cain, Jarrett Bruno, Jess Conte, Christopher Campbell, Youn So, Min-Hyuck Jang, Paolo Costantino Cenci, Lloyd Taylor, Michael Knapp, Masi Oka, Masa Kanome, Cindy Davis, Carla Jimenez, Ben Pronsky, Hisato Masuyama, Kimberly Brooks, Annie Gonzalez, DJ Khaled, Daniel Booko, Reggie De Leon, Peter Chernin, Lucas Martell, Danielle Hartnett, Krizia Bajos, Michael Woodley, Karen Gillan, David Chen, Nick Bruno, Adrian Javier, Rachel Brosnahan, Matthew J. Munn, Eddie Mujica, Tom Holland, Claire Crosby, Stefania Spampinato, Toru Uchikado, Arthur Ortiz, Tawny Newsome, Bex Marsh, Emily Altman, Vivian Yoon, Gabriel Conte, Casey M. Roberts, Oscar Camacho, Rashawn Nadine Scott, and Peter S. Kim in Spies in Disguise (2019)
      Spies in Disguise
      6.8
      • head of layout (as James Williams)
      • 2019
    • Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
      Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
      8.4
      • head of layout (as James Williams)
      • 2018
    • T.J. Miller in The Emoji Movie (2017)
      The Emoji Movie
      3.5
      • layout supervisor
      • 2017
    • Jon Heder and Jeremy Shada in Surf's Up 2: WaveMania (2016)
      Surf's Up 2: WaveMania
      4.4
      Video
      • visual development
      • 2016
    • Steve Buscemi, Adam Sandler, David Spade, Kevin James, Jonny Solomon, Keegan-Michael Key, Selena Gomez, Andy Samberg, Sadie Sandler, and Asher Blinkoff in Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)
      Hotel Transylvania 2
      6.6
      • layout supervisor
      • 2015
    • Neil Patrick Harris, Benjamin Bratt, Terry Crews, Anna Faris, Bill Hader, and Andy Samberg in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013)
      Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
      6.3
      • head of layout (as James Williams)
      • 2013
    • Steve Buscemi, Adam Sandler, CeeLo Green, Kevin James, and Selena Gomez in Hotel Transylvania (2012)
      Hotel Transylvania
      7.1
      • layout supervisor
      • 2012
    • The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol (2011)
      The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol
      6.1
      Short
      • rough layout supervisor
      • 2011
    • Neil Patrick Harris, Anna Faris, Bill Hader, and Jeremy Shada in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)
      Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
      6.9
      • rough layout supervisor (as James Williams)
      • 2009
    • Crispin Glover, Jane Krakowski, Diedrich Bader, Billy Connolly, Mike Epps, Olivia Hack, Danny Mann, Joel McHale, Sean P. Mullen, Steve Schirripa, Fred Stoller, Cody Cameron, and Maddie Taylor in Open Season 2 (2008)
      Open Season 2
      5.5
      • layout supervisor
      • 2008
    • Mario Cantone, Zooey Deschanel, Shia LaBeouf, and Jon Heder in Surf's Up (2007)
      Surf's Up
      6.7
      • layout supervisor
      • 2007

    Additional Crew

    • Will Smith, Reba McEntire, Toshiya Agata, Christopher Campbell, Brad Copeland, Johnny Gidcomb, Maya Goodwin, Marabina Jaimes, Rashida Jones, Hideo Kimura, Ben Mendelsohn, Dina Morrone, Dyana Ortelli, Chrystee Pharris, Troy Quane, Stan Sellers, Theodore Shapiro, William Christopher Stephens, Shane Sweet, Randy Thom, Jenno Topping, Randy Trager, Michael J. Travers, Michi Yamato, Ruth Zalduondo, Hiroshi Otaguro, Mark Ronson, JB Blanc, Jennifer Cain, Jarrett Bruno, Jess Conte, Christopher Campbell, Youn So, Min-Hyuck Jang, Paolo Costantino Cenci, Lloyd Taylor, Michael Knapp, Masi Oka, Masa Kanome, Cindy Davis, Carla Jimenez, Ben Pronsky, Hisato Masuyama, Kimberly Brooks, Annie Gonzalez, DJ Khaled, Daniel Booko, Reggie De Leon, Peter Chernin, Lucas Martell, Danielle Hartnett, Krizia Bajos, Michael Woodley, Karen Gillan, David Chen, Nick Bruno, Adrian Javier, Rachel Brosnahan, Matthew J. Munn, Eddie Mujica, Tom Holland, Claire Crosby, Stefania Spampinato, Toru Uchikado, Arthur Ortiz, Tawny Newsome, Bex Marsh, Emily Altman, Vivian Yoon, Gabriel Conte, Casey M. Roberts, Oscar Camacho, Rashawn Nadine Scott, and Peter S. Kim in Spies in Disguise (2019)
      Spies in Disguise
      6.8
      • senior creative team: Blue Sky Studios
      • studio department head: Blue Sky Studios (as James Williams)
      • 2019
    • Brad Pitt, Michelle Pfeiffer, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Frank Welker in Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)
      Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
      6.8
      • end titles (as James Williams)
      • 2003
    • Matt Damon in Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)
      Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
      7.2
      • end titles (as James Williams)
      • 2002
    • Cameron Diaz, Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, and John Lithgow in Shrek (2001)
      Shrek
      7.9
      • end titles (as James Williams)
      • 2001
    • Cary Elwes, Eric Idle, Bryan White, Andrea Corr, Jessalyn Gilsig, Don Rickles, and Jaleel White in Quest for Camelot (1998)
      Quest for Camelot
      6.3
      • compositing supervisor
      • 1998
    • Michael Jordan and Billy West in Space Jam (1996)
      Space Jam
      6.5
      • head of ada
      • 1996

    Cinematographer

    • Bad Fairies
      • Cinematographer
      • Post-production
      • 2026
    • The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol (2011)
      The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol
      6.1
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2011
    • Open Season: Separating the Trees from the Forest
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2006

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    The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol
    Trailer 0:32
    The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • James Williams
    • Other works
      Head of Scene Planning - "The Prince of Egypt"

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