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, Phil was profoundly inspired by Ray ...
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, Special Achievement Academy Award, BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Visual Effects
Nominations
BAFTA Award for Best Makeup & Hair, Satellite Award for Best Visual Effects
Movies
Mad God: Part 1, Mutant Land, Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation, Prehistoric Beast, Phil Tippett's MAD GOD: Part 2
Star Sign
Libra
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Fact
1
Founder of Tippett Visual Effects Studio in Berkley, CA, One of the leading visual effects houses specializing in 3D CGI character animation.
2
Is the inventor of the Stop-Motion technique called Go-Motion.
3
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.)
Visual Effects
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mastodon: Asleep in the Deep
2015
Video short visual effects
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
2012
visual effects supervisor
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
2011
visual effects supervisor
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
2010
visual effects supervisor
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
2009
visual effects supervisor
The Spiderwick Chronicles
2008
animation supervisor / character designer
Evolution
2001
visual effects supervisor
The Haunting
1999
visual effects supervisor
My Favorite Martian
1999
visual effects supervisor
Starship Troopers
1997
creature visual effects supervisor
DragonHeart
1996
designer: dragon designs
Tremors II: Aftershocks
1996
Video CG supervisor: Tippett Studio / CGI creatures: Tippett Studio
Three Wishes
1995
visual effects supervisor
RoboCop 3
1993
stop motion animation sequences
RoboCop 2
1990
animation sequences: Robocop 2
Willow
1988
visual effects: ILM
RoboCop
1987
ED-209 sequences creator
House II: The Second Story
1987
stop motion designer / stop motion supervisor
The Golden Child
1986
demon supervisor: ILM
Howard the Duck
1986
stop motion supervisor: ILM visual effects unit
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1984
effects creative consultant: ILM
Dragonslayer
1981
dragon supervisor: ILM
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
1980
stop motion animation: miniature and optical effects unit
Piranha
1978
creature designer and animator / model construction - uncredited
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
1977
stop motion animation: miniature and optical effects unit - as Philip Tippett
The Crater Lake Monster
1977
miniatures builder - uncredited
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Phil Tippett's MAD GOD: Part 2
2015
Short producer
Mad God: Part 1
2014
Short executive producer / producer
Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation
2004
Video co-producer
Starship Troopers
1997
co-producer
RoboCop 2
1990
associate producer
RoboCop
1987
associate producer
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Phil Tippett's MAD GOD: Part 2
2015
Short attached
Mad God: Part 1
2014
Short attached
MutantLand
2010
Short
Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation
2004
Video
Prehistoric Beast
1985
Short
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Untitled Jurassic World Sequel
2018
dinosaur supervisor pre-production
Jurassic World
2015
dinosaur consultant
Jurassic Park
1993
dinosaur supervisor
Howard the Duck
1986
alien monster design
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
1983
creature design
Animation Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
2015
animator: holochess
Mad God: Part 1
2014
Short animator
Phil Tippett Animatics: Raptors in the Kitchen
2000
Video documentary short animator
Coneheads
1993
stop motion animation
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
1983
Rancor - Jabba's Pet Monster (uncredited)
Piranha
1978
Scuba Diver #3 (victim) (uncredited)
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
1977
Cantina Alien (uncredited)
Special Effects
Title
Year
Status
Character
Dinosaur!
1985
TV Movie documentary special photographic effects
The Ewok Adventure
1984
TV Movie special effects
Make Up Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
1983
makeup designer
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
1980
makeup sculptor - uncredited
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
MutantLand
2010
Short story
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Jurassic Park: Island Survival
the filmmakers gratefully thank pre-production
Pondwing
2015
Documentary short special thanks
RKO Production 601: The Making of 'Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World'
2005
Video documentary special thanks
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy
2004
Video documentary special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
RoboDoc: The Creation of Robocop
2017
Documentary
Himself
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
2016
Documentary
Himself
Le complexe de Frankenstein
2015
Documentary
Himself
Jurassic World: Dinosaurs Roam Once Again
2015
Video documentary short
Himself
VHS: Vilões, Heróis e Sarrabulho
2015
TV Series
Himself
Bloodworks
2014
TV Series
Himself
The Real History of Science Fiction
2014
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
Ain't It Cool with Harry Knowles
2012
TV Series
Himself
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2011
Documentary
Himself - Creature Supervisor of Jurassic Park
Return to Jurassic Park: Dawn of a New Era
2011
Video documentary short
Himself - Dinosaur Supervisor
Return to Jurassic Park: Making Prehistory
2011
Video documentary short
Himself - Dinosaur Supervisor
The Making of Piranha
2010
Documentary short
Himself
7th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards
2009
TV Movie
Himself
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
2007
Video documentary short
Himself
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
2007
Video documentary short
Himself
Robocop: Special Effects: Then and Now
2007
Video documentary short
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
2006
Video documentary short
Himself
American Scary
2006
Documentary
Himself - Visual Effects Artist & Director
The Sci-Fi Boys
2006
Documentary
Himself
RKO Production 601: The Making of 'Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World'
2005
Video documentary
Himself
Star Wars: Feel the Force
2005
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005
Video documentary
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy
2004
Video documentary
Himself - Stop-Motion Animator
Inside the Federation
2004
Video documentary short
Himself
Know Your Foe
2002
Video documentary short
Himself (creature effects supervisor)
Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'
2001
Video documentary short
Himself
Fleshing Out the 'Hollow Man'
2000
Video documentary
Himself
Jurassic Park: Behind the Scenes
2000
Video short
Himself
The Making of 'The Haunting'
1999
Video documentary
Himself
Virus: Ghost in the Machine
1999
Video documentary short
Himself
HBO First Look
1999
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Making of 'Dragonheart'
1997
Video documentary
Himself
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
1995
Video documentary
Himself - Dinosaur Supervisor
Movie Magic
1994-1995
TV Series documentary
Himself
Newton's Apple
1994
TV Series
Himself
The 66th Annual Academy Awards
1994
TV Special
Himself - Co-Winner: Best Visual Effects
Bad Influence!
1993
TV Series
Himself - Interviewee, ILM
Willow: The Making of an Adventure
1988
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Visual Effects
Shooting 'RoboCop'
1987
Video documentary short
Himself
The 56th Annual Academy Awards
1984
TV Special documentary
Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects
From 'Star Wars' to 'Jedi': The Making of a Saga
1983
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
1983
TV Movie documentary
Himself
SPFX: The Empire Strikes Back
1980
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2014
Winsor McCay Award
Annie Awards
2012
VES Fellow
Visual Effects Society Awards
2009
Georges Méliès Award
Visual Effects Society Awards
1998
Saturn Award
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
Best Special Effects
Starship Troopers (1997)
1994
Oscar
Academy Awards, USA
Best Effects, Visual Effects
Jurassic Park (1993)
1994
BAFTA Film Award
BAFTA Awards
Best Special Effects
Jurassic Park (1993)
1994
Saturn Award
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
Best Special Effects
Jurassic Park (1993)
1988
Saturn Award
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
Best Special Effects
RoboCop (1987)
1986
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Special Visual Effects
Dinosaur! (1985)
1985
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Special Visual Effects
The Ewok Adventure (1984)
1984
Special Achievement Award
Academy Awards, USA
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
1984
Saturn Award
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
Best Make-Up
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2000
OFTA Film Award
Online Film & Television Association
Best Visual Effects
The Haunting (1999)
1998
Oscar
Academy Awards, USA
Best Effects, Visual Effects
Starship Troopers (1997)
1998
Golden Satellite Award
Satellite Awards
Best Visual Effects
Starship Troopers (1997)
1997
Oscar
Academy Awards, USA
Best Effects, Visual Effects
DragonHeart (1996)
1997
Saturn Award
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
Best Special Effects
DragonHeart (1996)
1997
OFTA Film Award
Online Film & Television Association
Best Visual Effects
DragonHeart (1996)
1991
Saturn Award
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA