Phil Tippett

Phil Tippett (* 1951 in Illinois , USA ) is an American specialist for visual effects in the film industry, who is best known for his work in Star Wars films. He also works as a producer and director.

Tippett was instrumental in the development of stop-motion and go-motion technology in feature films in the early 1980s . Go-motion was first used in the films The Dragon Slayer and Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back .

Films (selection)

• 1977: Star Wars ( Star Wars , stop motion animation)
• 1977: The Crater Lake Monster (miniatures builder)
• 1981: The Dragonslayer ( Dragonslayer , special visual effects)
• 1983: Return of the Jedi ( Return of the Jedi , creature design)
• 1984: Ewoks - The Caravan of the Brave ( The Ewok Adventure , special effects)
• 1986: In Search of the Golden Child ( The Golden Child , demon supervisor: ILM )
• 1986: Howard - the Duck ( Howard the Duck , stop motion supervisor: ILM visual effects unit)
• 1987: RoboCop (ed-209 sequences creator)
• 1988: Willow (visual effects: ILM)
• 1990: RoboCop 2 (animation sequences: Robocop 2)
• 1993: Jurassic Park (dinosaur supervisor)
• 1993: RoboCop 3 (stop motion animation sequences)
• 1997: Starship Troopers (creature visual effects supervisor)
• 1999: Das Geisterschloss ( The Haunting , visual effects supervisor)
• 1999: The Uncle from Mars ( My Favorite Martian , visual effects supervisor)
• 2001: Evolution (visual effects supervisor)
• 2004: Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation ( Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation , directed)
• 2008: The Spiderwick Chronicles ( The Spiderwick Chronicles , animation supervisor and character designer)

Awards

• 1984: Special Oscar (Best Visual Effects) for Return of the Jedi
• 1984: Saturn Award in the Best Make-up category for Return of the Jedi
• 1985: Emmy Award in the Outstanding Special Visual Effects category for Ewoks - The Caravan of the Brave
• 1988: Saturn Award in the Best Special Effects category for RoboCop
• 1994: British Academy Film Award for Best Visual Effects for Jurassic Park
• 1994: Oscar for Best Visual Effects for Jurassic Park
• 1994: Saturn Award in the Best Special Effects category for Jurassic Park
• 1998: Saturn Award in the Best Special Effects category for Starship Troopers

Web links

• Phil Tippett in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Tippett Studio, Phil Tippett's current production company
• Tippett Studio in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Biographical information and photo of Phil Tippet at lightsabre.co.uk. Retrieved April 16, 2008 .