Visual Effects
Phil Tippett
27 September 1951 (75) Berkeley, California
- Directed
- 9
- Written
- 2
- Produced
- 3
- Movies
- 43
- Shows
- 5
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
- Upcoming
- Inside the Federation · Film
- Howard the Doc or: How I Learned to Start Quacking and Love the Bomb · Film
- Fleshing Out the Hollow Man · Film
- YUB-NUB! The Forgotten Ewok Adventures · Film
- Sentinel · Film · Director
- 2026
- Walking with Animators · Film
- 2025
- Why Dinosaurs? · Film
- Dead Souls · Film · Visual Effects
- 2024
- A Celebration of Tenacity · Film
- Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals · Film
- Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals · Film · Thanks
- 2023
- RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop · Series
- 2022
- Jurassic Punk · Film
- Slice! · Film · Phil
- In Search of Tomorrow · Film · Interviewee
- LIGHT & MAGIC · Series
- Icons Unearthed: Star Wars · Series · Miniature & Optical Effects Unit
- 2021
- Mad God · Film · Director
- 2020
- 2019
- Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters · Film
- The Creative Brain · Film
- The Movies That Made Us · Series
- The Mandalorian · Series · Visual Effects Design Consultant
- 2018
- Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom · Film · Visual Effects
- Mad God: Part 3 · Film · Director
- 2017
- 2016
- Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey · Film
- Mad God: Part 2 · Film · Director
- 2015
- My Life In Monsters · Film
- Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex · Film
- Jurassic World · Film · Visual Effects
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens · Film · Animation
- 2014
- The Real History of Science Fiction · Series
- Mad God: Part 1 · Film · Director
- 2013
- Worse Than the Demon · Film
- 2012
- Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan · Film
- The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 · Film · Visual Effects Supervisor
- 2011
- Return to Jurassic Park · Film
- The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 · Film · Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
- 2010
- The Twilight Saga: Eclipse · Film · Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
- MutantLand · Film · Director
- 2009
- The Twilight Saga: New Moon · Film · Visual Effects Supervisor
- 2008
- RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World” · Film
- The Spiderwick Chronicles · Film · Animation Supervisor
- 2007
- 2006
- Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet · Film
- American Scary · Film
- The Sci-Fi Boys · Film
- 2005
- 2004
- Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy · Film
- Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation · Film · Director
- 2002
- 2001
- Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop' · Film
- Evolution · Film · Visual Effects Supervisor
- 1999
- The Haunting · Film · Visual Effects Supervisor
- My Favorite Martian · Film · Visual Effects Supervisor
- 1997
- The Making of 'DragonHeart' · Film
- Starship Troopers · Film · Visual Effects Supervisor
- 1996
- DragonHeart · Film · Creature Design
- Tremors 2: Aftershocks · Film · CGI Supervisor
- 1995
- The Making of 'Jurassic Park' · Film
- Three Wishes · Film · Visual Effects Supervisor
- 1993
- Jurassic Park · Film · Visual Effects
- RoboCop 3 · Film · Visual Effects
- Coneheads · Film · Animation
- 1990
- RoboCop 2 · Film · Associate Producer
- 1988
- Willow: The Making of an Adventure · Film · Visual Effects
- Willow · Film · Visual Effects
- 1987
- RoboCop · Film · Associate Producer
- House II: The Second Story · Film · Visual Effects
- 1986
- The Golden Child · Film · Visual Effects
- Howard the Duck · Film · Visual Effects
- 1985
- 1984
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom · Film · Visual Effects
- The Ewok Adventure · Film · Special Effects
- Prehistoric Beast · Film · Director
- 1983
- From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga · Film
- Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi · Film
- Return of the Jedi · Film · Rancor
- Return of the Jedi · Film · Creature Design
- 1981
- Dragonslayer · Film · Visual Effects
- 1980
- The Making of The Empire Strikes Back · Film
- SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back · Film
- The Empire Strikes Back · Film · Animation
- 1978
- 1977
- Star Wars · Film · Cantina Alien
- Star Wars · Film · Animation
- The Crater Lake Monster · Film · Visual Effects
- 1973
- A Sound of Thunder · Film · Special Effects