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.
Awards & recognition
- Sitges Grand Honorary Award · 2023
- Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 1994
- Special Achievement Academy Award · 1984
- Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 1998 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 1997 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 1994 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 1989 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 1982 · nominated
Filmography49 titles
The Mandalorian
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Jurassic Park
RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
Light & Magic
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
American Scary
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
RoboCop
The Movies That Made Us
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
The Creative Brain
Creature Designers - The Frankenstein Complex
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
Starship Troopers
The Sci-Fi Boys
Willow
Icons Unearthed: Star Wars
The Real History of Science Fiction
Mad God
Jurassic World
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Jurassic Punk
In Search of Tomorrow
DragonHeart
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
Dragonslayer
Tremors II: Aftershocks
Three Wishes
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Evolution
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
RoboCop 2
Piranha
The Golden Child
The Ewok Adventure
My Favorite Martian
House II: The Second Story
The Haunting
Coneheads
Howard the Duck
RoboCop 3
Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation
The Crater Lake Monster