Known for Visual Effects
Dean Elliott is an Australian animation supervisor at Framestore Melbourne. Elliott's formal training includes a Diploma of Illustration from the Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE and specialist animation education at the Victoria College of the Arts, where he completed an Ed Hooks Acting for Animators masterclass. Elliott began his professional animation career in the early 2000s at Momentum Animation Studios and Act 3 Animation in Melbourne, where he worked as a senior animator, storyboard artist, concept artist, and generalist. He later joined Digital Pictures Iloura and Dr. D Studios, contributing as an animator and senior animator on feature films including Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2010), Happy Feet Two (2011), and Emperor (2012). From 2012 to 2021, Elliott was a key member of Iloura, progressing from Senior Animator to Lead Animator. At Iloura, he worked on numerous high-profile productions, including Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), Ted 2 (2015), The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015), Underworld: Blood Wars (2016), Mary Magdalene (2018), Christopher Robin(2018), and A-X-L (2018). Elliott also contributed to episodic television visual effects, most notably Game of Thrones (2011), for which he worked on episodes during the 2016–2017 production period at Iloura. His animation work on the episode "Battle of the Bastards" was recognised with a 2017 Annie Award nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Character Animation in a Live Action Production, shared with Nicholas Tripodi, James Hollingworth, and Matt Weaver. In 2021, Elliott joined Method Studios as an Animation Supervisor, supervising animation on major studio films including Jumanji: The Next Level (2019), Terminator: Dark Fate (2019), John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019), Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021), Candyman (2021), The Tomorrow War (2021). He continued in supervisory roles on projects such as Elvis (2022), Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022), The Greatest Beer Run Ever (2022), and Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (2022). Since joining Framestore, Elliott has served as Animation Supervisor on both film and television projects, including Leave the World Behind (2023), Ted (2024), Thunderbolts (2025), Mortal Kombat (2025 and The Sheep Detectives (2025).
Filmography
18 films, 1 show


Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
2022 · 1h 46m
country: Italy
When the Primm family moves to New York City, their young son Josh struggles to adapt to his new school and new friends. All of that changes when he discovers Lyle — a singing crocodile who loves baths, caviar and great music — living in the attic of his new home. But when Lyle’s existence is threatened by evil neighbor Mr. Grumps, the Primms must band together to show the world that family can come from the most unexpected places.


Jumanji: The Next Level
2019 · 2h 3m
country: United States
As the gang return to Jumanji to rescue one of their own, they discover that nothing is as they expect. The players will have to brave parts unknown and unexplored in order to escape the world’s most dangerous game.


Judy & Punch
2019 · 1h 45m
country: Australia
In the anarchic town of Seaside, nowhere near the sea, puppeteers Judy and Punch are trying to resurrect their marionette show. The show is a hit due to Judy's superior puppeteering but Punch's driving ambition and penchant for whisky lead to an inevitable tragedy that Judy must avenge.


Men in Black: International
2019 · 1h 55m
country: China
The Men in Black have always protected the Earth from the scum of the universe. In this new adventure, they tackle their biggest, most global threat to date: a mole in the Men in Black organization.


A-X-L
2018 · 1h 38m
country: United States
The life of a teenage boy is forever altered by a chance encounter with cutting edge military technology.


Christopher Robin
2018 · 1h 44m
country: United States
Christopher Robin, the boy who had countless adventures in the Hundred Acre Wood, has grown up and lost his way. Now it’s up to his spirited and loveable stuffed animals, Winnie The Pooh, Tigger, Piglet, and the rest of the gang, to rekindle their friendship and remind him of endless days of childlike wonder and make-believe, when doing nothing was the very best something.


Mary Magdalene
2018 · 2h
country: Australia
In the first century, free-spirited Mary Magdalene flees the marriage her family has arranged for her, finding refuge and a sense of purpose in a radical new movement led by the charismatic, rabble-rousing preacher named Jesus.


Underworld: Blood Wars
2016 · 1h 31m
country: United States
Vampire death dealer Selene fends off brutal attacks from both the Lycan clan and the Vampire faction that betrayed her. With her only allies, David and his father Thomas, she must stop the eternal war between Lycans and Vampires, even if it means she has to make the ultimate sacrifice.


Ted 2
2015 · 1h 55m
country: United States
Newlywed couple Ted and Tami-Lynn want to have a baby, but in order to qualify to be a parent, Ted will have to prove he's a person in a court of law.


Mad Max: Fury Road
2015 · 2h 1m
country: Australia
An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and most everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life. Within this world exist two rebels on the run who just might be able to restore order.


The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
2015 · 1h 33m
country: United States
Evil pirate Burger Beard is in search of the final page of a magical book that makes any evil plan he writes in it come true, but the final page happens to be the Krabby Patty secret formula. When Burger Beard endangers Bikini Bottom, SpongeBob, Patrick, Mr. Krabs, Squidward, Sandy, and Plankton must embark on a quest to retrieve the recipe and save their city...a quest that takes them to the surface world and transforms them into superheroes.