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.
Academy Awards
Best Visual Effects
Known For
Star Wars
(1977)
Animation
RoboCop
(1987)
Visual Effects
Jurassic World
(2015)
Visual Effects
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
(2012)
Visual Effects Supervisor
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
(2018)
Visual Effects
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
(2011)
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
(2010)
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
The Spiderwick Chronicles
(2008)
Animation Supervisor
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
(2015)
Animation
Evolution
(2001)
Visual Effects Supervisor
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
(2009)
Visual Effects Supervisor
RoboCop 3
(1993)
Visual Effects
Return of the Jedi
(1983)
Creature Design
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
(1984)
Visual Effects
Willow
(1988)
Visual Effects
Starship Troopers
(1997)
Visual Effects Supervisor
Full Filmography
Visual Effects
Star Wars
(1977)
Animation
The Crater Lake Monster
(1977)
Visual Effects
Piranha
(1978)
Creature Design
The Empire Strikes Back
(1980)
Animation
Dragonslayer
(1981)
Visual Effects
Return of the Jedi
(1983)
Creature Design
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
(1984)
Visual Effects
Howard the Duck
(1986)
Visual Effects and Creature Design
The Golden Child
(1986)
Visual Effects
House II: The Second Story
(1987)
Visual Effects
RoboCop
(1987)
Visual Effects
Willow
(1988)
Visual Effects
RoboCop 2
(1990)
Visual Effects
RoboCop 3
(1993)
Visual Effects
Jurassic Park
(1993)
Visual Effects
Coneheads
(1993)
Animation
Three Wishes
(1995)
Visual Effects Supervisor
DragonHeart
(1996)
Creature Design
Starship Troopers
(1997)
Visual Effects Supervisor
My Favorite Martian
(1999)
Visual Effects Supervisor
The Haunting
(1999)
Visual Effects Supervisor
Evolution
(2001)
Visual Effects Supervisor
The Spiderwick Chronicles
(2008)
Animation Supervisor
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
(2009)
Visual Effects Supervisor
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
(2010)
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
(2011)
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
(2012)
Visual Effects Supervisor
Jurassic World
(2015)
Visual Effects
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
(2015)
Animation
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
(2018)
Visual Effects
Mad God
(2022)
Character Designer and Visual Effects Supervisor
Acting
Star Wars
(1977)
Cantina Alien (uncredited)
Piranha
(1978)
Scuba Diver (uncredited)
The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
(1980)
Self
From 'Star Wars' to 'Jedi' : The Making of a Saga
(1983)
Self
Return of the Jedi
(1983)
Rancor
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
(1983)
Self
Willow: The Making of an Adventure
(1988)
Self - Visual Effects
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
(1995)
Self
The Making of 'DragonHeart'
(1997)
Self
Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'
(2001)
Himself
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
(2004)
Self
American Scary
(2006)
Himself
The Sci-Fi Boys
(2006)
Self
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
(2006)
Self
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
(2007)
Self
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
(2011)
Self
Return to Jurassic Park
(2011)
Self
Worse Than the Demon
(2013)
himself
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
(2015)
Himself
My Life In Monsters
(2015)
Himself
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
(2016)
Self
The Secrets of Sinbad: Phil Tippett on Ray Harryhausen
(2017)
Himself
The Creative Brain
(2019)
Self
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
(2019)
Self
Star Wars : La Révolution Visuelle
(2020)
Making Magic: The Artistry of Karel Zeman
(2020)
Empire at 40
(2020)
Self
In Search of Tomorrow
(2022)
Self - Interviewee
Jurassic Punk
(2022)
Self
Slice!
(2022)
Phil
Yub-Nub! The Forgotten Ewok Adventures
(2023)
Self
Crew
The Empire Strikes Back
(1980)
Makeup Effects
The Ewok Adventure
(1984)
Special Effects
Dinosaur!
(1985)
Special Effects
Tremors II: Aftershocks
(1996)
CGI Supervisor
Mad God
(2022)
Special Effects and Cinematography
Costume & Make-Up
Directing
Prehistoric Beast
(1984)
Director
Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation
(2004)
Director
MutantLand
(2010)
Director
Mad God: Part 1
(2014)
Director
Mad God: Part 2
(2016)
Director
Mad God: Part 3
(2018)
Director
Mad God
(2022)
Director
Production
RoboCop
(1987)
Associate Producer
RoboCop 2
(1990)
Associate Producer
Starship Troopers
(1997)
Co-Producer
Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation
(2004)
Co-Producer
Mad God: Part 1
(2014)
Producer
Mad God: Part 2
(2016)
Producer
Mad God
(2022)
Producer
Writing
Sound
Art