Jeff Willette

Jeff Willette (born April 29, 1971, in Big Rapids, Michigan) is an American computer graphics 3D animator. In 2008, Willette was nominated for a Visual Effects Society Award in the category of Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Broadcast Program or Commercial (shared with Matthew Hackett, Sean Andrew Faden, and Denis Gauthier; and in 2010 he was nominated for a Visual Effects Society Award in the category of Outstanding Compositing in a Broadcast Program or Commercial.

His numerous film and television credits for visual effects and computer animation includes: A Little Bit of Heaven (2011) The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010) National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007) Surf's Up (2007) The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D (2005) Carnivàle (2003) Cast Away (2000) What Lies Beneath (2000) In 2017, Jeff joined Venice, CA - based boutique Timber as Digital Effects Supervisor.