Phil Tippett
Visual Effects
Born: September 27, 1951 (age 74) · Berkeley, California
Highest Rated
Biography
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.
Known for
Star Wars
1977
Jurassic World
2015
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
The Empire Strikes Back
1980
Jurassic Park
1993
Return of the Jedi
1983
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
2018
The Mandalorian
2019
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1984
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
2009
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
2012
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
2011
Photos (2)
Movies (6)
Self / Appearances (38)
The Movies That Made Us
Self · 1 eps
The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs
Self · 1 eps
LIGHT & MAGIC
Self · 1 eps
LIGHT & MAGIC
Self - Creatures and Stop Motion · 3 eps
LIGHT & MAGIC
Self - Model Shop · 1 eps
LIGHT & MAGIC
Self - Creatures and Stop Motion (archive footage) · 1 eps
The Real History of Science Fiction
Self · 3 eps
RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop
Self · 2 eps
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Self
Icons Unearthed: Star Wars
Self - Miniature & Optical Effects Unit · 6 eps
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
Self
In Search of Tomorrow
Self - Interviewee
Return to Jurassic Park
Self
Jurassic Punk
Self
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
Self
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
Self
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
Self
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
Self
The Creative Brain
Self
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
Self
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
Self
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
Self
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
Self
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
Self
Why Dinosaurs?
Self
Willow: The Making of an Adventure
Self - Visual Effects
The Making of 'DragonHeart'
Self
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
Self
The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
Self
Starship Troopers: Know Your Foe
Self
The Sci-Fi Boys
Self
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
Self
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
Self
American Scary
Himself
Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'
Himself
Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'
Self
Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals
Self
Worse Than the Demon
himself
Upcoming (2)
Directing (8)
Writing (2)
Producing (7)
Other Crew (47)
The Mandalorian
Visual Effects Design Consultant
Star Wars
Animation
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Animation
Jurassic World
Visual Effects
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Visual Effects
The Empire Strikes Back
Animation
The Empire Strikes Back
Makeup Effects
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Visual Effects Supervisor
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Visual Effects
Jurassic Park
Visual Effects
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
Visual Effects Supervisor
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
RoboCop
Visual Effects
Starship Troopers
Visual Effects Supervisor
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Animation Supervisor
Return of the Jedi
Makeup Designer
Return of the Jedi
Creature Design
RoboCop 2
Visual Effects
Willow
Visual Effects
Evolution
Visual Effects Supervisor
RoboCop 3
Visual Effects
Tremors 2: Aftershocks
CGI Supervisor
DragonHeart
Creature Design
The Haunting
Visual Effects Supervisor
Coneheads
Animation
The Golden Child
Visual Effects
Howard the Duck
Visual Effects
Howard the Duck
Creature Design
Mad God
Character Designer
Mad God
Cinematography
Mad God
Special Effects
Mad God
Visual Effects Supervisor
Mad God
Production Design
House II: The Second Story
Visual Effects
Piranha
Creature Design
My Favorite Martian
Visual Effects Supervisor
Dragonslayer
Visual Effects
The Ewok Adventure
Special Effects
Three Wishes
Visual Effects Supervisor
The Crater Lake Monster
Visual Effects
Dead Souls
Visual Effects
Dinosaur!
Special Effects
A Sound of Thunder
Special Effects
Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals
Thanks
Mad God: Part 1
Music
Dinosaur!
Visual Effects Supervisor