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Phil Tippett

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Phil Tippett is the founder and namesake of Tippett Studio. His varied career in visual effects has spanned more than 30 years and includes two Academy Awards; and six nominations, one BAFTA award and four nominations, two Emmys and the advent of modern digital effects in motion pictures. As a child of seven... See full bio »

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2012 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (visual effects supervisor)
 
2011 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (visual effects supervisor)
 
2010 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (visual effects supervisor)
 
2009 The Twilight Saga: New Moon (visual effects supervisor)
 
2008 The Spiderwick Chronicles (animation supervisor, character designer)
 
2001 Evolution (visual effects supervisor)
 
1999 The Haunting (visual effects supervisor)
 
1999 My Favorite Martian (visual effects supervisor)
 
1997 Starship Troopers (creature visual effects supervisor)
 
1996 DragonHeart (designer: dragon designs)
 
1996 Tremors II: Aftershocks (video) (CG supervisor: Tippett Studio, CGI creatures: Tippett Studio)
 
1995 Three Wishes (visual effects supervisor)
 
1993 RoboCop 3 (stop motion animation sequences)
 
1990 RoboCop 2 (animation sequences: Robocop 2)
 
1988 Willow (visual effects: ILM)
 
1987 RoboCop (ED-209 sequences creator)
 
1987 House II: The Second Story (stop motion supervisor)
 
1986 The Golden Child (demon supervisor: ILM)
 
1986 Howard the Duck (stop motion supervisor: ILM visual effects unit)
 
1984 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (effects creative consultant: ILM)
 
1981 Dragonslayer (dragon supervisor: ILM)
 
1980 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (stop motion animation: miniature and optical effects unit)
 
1978 Piranha (creature designer and animator, model construction - uncredited)
 
1977 Star Wars (stop motion animation: miniature and optical effects unit - as Philip Tippett)
 
1977 The Crater Lake Monster (miniatures builder - uncredited)
 
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2004 Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation (video) (co-producer)
 
1997 Starship Troopers (co-producer)
 
1990 RoboCop 2 (associate producer)
 
1987 RoboCop (associate producer)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (4 titles)
???? Jurassic Park IV (dinosaur supervisor) (pre-production)
 
1993 Jurassic Park (dinosaur supervisor)
 
1986 Howard the Duck (alien monster design)
 
1983 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (creature design)
 
Show ShowDirector (3 titles)
2010 MutantLand (short)
 
2004 Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation (video)
 
1985 Prehistoric Beast (short)
 
Show ShowActor (3 titles)
2007 Robocop: Special Effects: Then and Now (video short)
 
1978 Piranha
Scuba Diver #3 (victim) (uncredited)
 
1977 Star Wars
Cantina Alien (uncredited)
 
Show ShowAnimation Department (2 titles)
2000 Phil Tippett Animatics: Raptors in the Kitchen (video documentary short) (animator)
 
1993 Coneheads (stop motion animation)
 
Show ShowSpecial Effects (2 titles)
1985 Dinosaur! (TV documentary) (special photographic effects)
 
1984 The Ewok Adventure (TV movie) (special effects)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
2010 MutantLand (short) (story)
 
Show ShowMake-Up Department (1 title)
1983 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (makeup designer)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2013 Pondwing (documentary short) (special thanks) (completed)
 
2004 Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (32 titles)
2012 Ain't It Cool with Harry Knowles (TV series)
Himself
– MAD GOD (2012) … Himself
 
2011 Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Return to Jurassic Park: Dawn of a New Era (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2010 The Making of Piranha (documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 American Scary (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 The Sci-Fi Boys (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 RKO Production 601: The Making of 'Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 'Star Wars': Feel the Force (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection (video documentary)
 
2004 Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy (TV documentary)
Himself - Stop-Motion Animator
 
2004 Inside the Federation (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 Know Your Foe (video documentary short)
Himself (creature effects supervisor)
 
2001 Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Fleshing Out the 'Hollow Man' (video documentary)
Himself
 
1999 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Haunting (1999) … Himself
 
1999 Virus: Ghost in the Machine (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1999 The Making of 'The Haunting' (video documentary)
Himself
 
1997 The Making of 'Dragonheart' (video documentary)
Himself
 
1995 The Making of 'Jurassic Park' (video documentary)
Himself
 
1994-1995 Movie Magic (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Effects Photography: Moving Experience (1995) … Himself
– Digital Effects: Digital Dawn (1994) … Himself
– Stop Motion Animation: One Step at a Time (1994) … Himself
 
1994 Newton's Apple (TV series)
Himself
– Movie Dinosaurs/Bread Chemistry/Scott Hamilton/Wallaby (1994) … Himself
 
1994 The 66th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects
 
1993 Bad Influence! (TV series)
Himself - Interviewee, ILM
– Episode #2.3 (1993) … Himself - Interviewee, ILM
 
1988 Willow: The Making of an Adventure (TV documentary)
Himself - Visual Effects
 
1987 Shooting 'RoboCop' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1984 The 56th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects
 
1983 From 'Star Wars' to 'Jedi': The Making of a Saga (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1983 Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1980 SPFX: The Empire Strikes Back (TV documentary)
Himself
 

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A dinosaur species is named after him: Elaphrosaurus philtippettorum. "Elaphrosaurus" means "light lizard" and was probably a ceratosaur; the humerus bone found in Colorado was named by Stephan Pickering in 1995. (The name does not quite conform to dinosaur-naming protocols: it should have been Elaphrosaurus philtippetti.) See more »