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Phil Tippett

Visual Effects · Born 1951-09-27 · Berkeley, California

Phil Tippett is an American filmmaker and multi-award-winning visual effects supervisor and producer, specializing in creature design, stop-motion, and computerized character animation. Over his career, he has assisted ILM, DreamWorks, and his own company Tippet Studios, with his work appearing in movies such as the original Star Wars trilogy, Jurassic Park, and RoboCop.

Credits · 76

RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop

Icons Unearthed: Star Wars

2022 · Self - Miniature & Optical Effects Unit

In Search of Tomorrow

2022 · Self - Interviewee

2021 · Director

Star Wars : La Révolution Visuelle

The Movies That Made Us

The Mandalorian

2019 · Visual Effects Design Consultant

Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters

The Creative Brain

The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs

Mad God: Part 3

2018 · Director

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

2018 · Visual Effects

The Secrets of Sinbad: Phil Tippett on Ray Harryhausen

The Secrets of Sinbad: Phil Tippett on Ray Harryhausen

2017 · Himself

Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'

Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey

Mad God: Part 2

2016 · Director

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

2015 · Animation

Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex

2015 · Visual Effects

The Real History of Science Fiction

Mad God: Part 1

Worse Than the Demon

2013 · himself

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2

2012 · Visual Effects Supervisor

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1

2011 · Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

Return to Jurassic Park

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

2010 · Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

The Twilight Saga: New Moon

2009 · Visual Effects Supervisor

RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”

The Spiderwick Chronicles

2008 · Animation Supervisor

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001

Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

2006 · Himself

The Sci-Fi Boys

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation

2004 · Director

Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'

2001 · Himself

2001 · Visual Effects Supervisor

1999 · Visual Effects Supervisor

My Favorite Martian

1999 · Visual Effects Supervisor

Starship Troopers

1997 · Co-Producer

The Making of 'DragonHeart'

1996 · Creature Design

Tremors 2: Aftershocks

1996 · CGI Supervisor

1995 · Visual Effects Supervisor

The Making of 'Jurassic Park'

1993 · Animation

1993 · Visual Effects

1993 · Visual Effects

1990 · Associate Producer

1988 · Visual Effects

Willow: The Making of an Adventure

1988 · Self - Visual Effects

1987 · Associate Producer

House II: The Second Story

1987 · Visual Effects

The Golden Child

1986 · Visual Effects

Howard the Duck

1986 · Visual Effects

1985 · Special Effects

The Ewok Adventure

1984 · Special Effects

Prehistoric Beast

1984 · Director

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

1984 · Visual Effects

From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga

Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi

Return of the Jedi

1981 · Visual Effects

The Making of The Empire Strikes Back

SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back

The Empire Strikes Back

1980 · Animation

1978 · Scuba Diver (uncredited)

1977 · Cantina Alien (uncredited)

The Crater Lake Monster

1977 · Visual Effects

Inside the Federation

Inside the Federation

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