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

Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey

Self

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

Self

American Scary

Himself

The Sci-Fi Boys

Self

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

Crew

Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation

Director, Co-Producer

Mad God

Director, Special Effects, Character Designer, Producer, Cinematography, 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

Star Wars

Animation

The Crater Lake Monster

Visual Effects

The Empire Strikes Back

Animation, Makeup Effects

Dragonslayer

Visual Effects

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Visual Effects

Howard the Duck

Visual Effects, Creature Design

The Golden Child

Visual Effects

House II: The Second Story

Visual Effects

RoboCop 3

Visual Effects

Willow

Visual Effects

Three Wishes

Visual Effects Supervisor

Tremors 2: Aftershocks

CGI Supervisor

DragonHeart

Creature Design

Starship Troopers

Visual Effects Supervisor, Co-Producer

My Favorite Martian

Visual Effects Supervisor

The Haunting

Visual Effects Supervisor

The Spiderwick Chronicles

Animation Supervisor

The Twilight Saga: New Moon

Visual Effects Supervisor

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2

Visual Effects Supervisor

Jurassic Park

Visual Effects

Jurassic World

Visual Effects

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

Visual Effects

Return of the Jedi

Creature Design, Makeup Designer

Coneheads

Animation

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Animation

The Ewok Adventure

Special Effects

MutantLand

Director, Writer

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