Phil Tippett

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.

Cast

Star Wars
Cantina Alien (uncredited)
Piranha
Scuba Diver (uncredited)
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
Self
Slice!
Phil
Jurassic Punk
Self
The Making of 'DragonHeart'
Self
Inside the Federation
Self
The Secrets of Sinbad: Phil Tippett on Ray Harryhausen
Himself
Virus: Ghost in the Machine
Self
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Self
Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals
Self
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
Self
A Celebration of Tenacity
Self
My Life In Monsters
Himself
Return of the Jedi
Rancor
Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'
Self
The Sci-Fi Boys
Self
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
Self
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
Self
American Scary
Himself
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
Self
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
Self
The Creative Brain
Self
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
Self
Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'
Himself
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
Self
Return to Jurassic Park
Self
Willow: The Making of an Adventure
Self - Visual Effects
Star Wars : La Révolution Visuelle
Unknown
In Search of Tomorrow
Self - Interviewee
Making Magic: The Artistry of Karel Zeman
Unknown
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
Self
The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
Self
Worse Than the Demon
himself
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
Self
Why Dinosaurs?
Self
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
Self
Yub-Nub! The Forgotten Ewok Adventures
Unknown
Howard the Doc or: How I Learned to Start Quacking and Love the Bomb
Self
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
Self

Crew

Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation
Director, Co-Producer
Mad God
Director, Character Designer, Cinematography, Special Effects, Producer, Writer, Visual Effects Supervisor, Production Design
Piranha
Creature Design
Mad God: Part 1
Director, Producer, Music
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
Prehistoric Beast
Director
RoboCop
Associate Producer, Visual Effects
RoboCop 2
Associate Producer, Visual Effects
Evolution
Visual Effects Supervisor
Dinosaur!
Special Effects
Mad God: Part 2
Director, Producer
Jurassic Park
Visual Effects
House II: The Second Story
Visual Effects
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Visual Effects
The Ewok Adventure
Special Effects
RoboCop 3
Visual Effects
Tremors II: Aftershocks
CGI Supervisor
The Crater Lake Monster
Visual Effects
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Visual Effects
Three Wishes
Visual Effects Supervisor
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Animation
Star Wars
Animation
The Empire Strikes Back
Animation, Makeup Effects
The Haunting
Visual Effects Supervisor
Jurassic World
Visual Effects
The Golden Child
Visual Effects
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Animation Supervisor
Starship Troopers
Visual Effects Supervisor, Co-Producer
Return of the Jedi
Makeup Designer, Creature Design
DragonHeart
Creature Design
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Visual Effects Supervisor
Howard the Duck
Visual Effects, Creature Design
Willow
Visual Effects
My Favorite Martian
Visual Effects Supervisor
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
Visual Effects Supervisor
Coneheads
Animation
Dragonslayer
Visual Effects
MutantLand
Writer, Director
Sentinel
Director
Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals
Thanks
Mad God: Part 3
Director
Dinosaur!
Director, Visual Effects Supervisor
A Sound of Thunder
Special Effects
Dead Souls
Visual Effects