Tippett Studio

Tippett Studio is an American company specializing in visual effects , specifically computer-generated animation, for film and advertising. It was founded in 1984 by animation pioneer Phil Tippett in Berkeley ( California ).

Nominations and Awards

Employees of this company were nominated a total of six times for the Oscar and received it in the category Best Visual Effects in 1983 for The Return of the Jedi and in 1993 for Jurassic Park . The studio received two Emmy Awards , in 1985 for Dinosaur! and 1984 for Ewoks: The Battle for Endor, also here in the Best Visual Effects category.

Filmography (selection)

• 1986: Howard the Duck
• 1987: RoboCop ( ED-209 sequences )
• 1988: Willow
• 1989: Ghostbusters II
• 1989: Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
• 1990: RoboCop 2
• 1993: Jurassic Park
• 1993: RoboCop 3
• 1993: Coneheads
• 1996: Dragonheart
• 1997: Starship Troopers ( creature visual effects )
• 1998: Armageddon ( rock storm sequence )
• 1999: The Haunting
• 2000: Mission to Mars
• 2000: Hollow Man
• 2002: Blade II
• 2002: Men in Black II
• 2003: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen ( Dante Beast sequence )
• 2003: The Matrix Revolutions
• 2004: Hellboy
• 2005: Constantine

Web links

• Official website
• Tippett Studio in the Internet Movie Database (English)