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.

Mad God
2021
Director

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
2018
Visual Effects

Mad God: Part 2
2016
Director

Jurassic World
2015
Visual Effects

Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
Animation

Mad God: Part 1
2014
Music

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
2012
Visual Effects Supervisor

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
2011
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
2010
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

MutantLand
2010
Writer

The Twilight Saga: New Moon
2009
Visual Effects Supervisor

The Spiderwick Chronicles
2008
Animation Supervisor

Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation
2004
Director

Evolution
2001
Visual Effects Supervisor

My Favorite Martian
1999
Visual Effects Supervisor

The Haunting
1999
Visual Effects Supervisor

Starship Troopers
1997
Co-Producer

Tremors 2: Aftershocks
1996
CGI Supervisor

DragonHeart
1996
Creature Design

Three Wishes
1995
Visual Effects Supervisor

Jurassic Park
1993
Visual Effects

Coneheads
1993
Animation

RoboCop 3
1993
Visual Effects

RoboCop 2
1990
Associate Producer

Willow
1988
Visual Effects

RoboCop
1987
Associate Producer

House II: The Second Story
1987
Visual Effects

Howard the Duck
1986
Visual Effects

The Golden Child
1986
Visual Effects

Dinosaur!
1985
Special Effects

Prehistoric Beast
1984
Director

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1984
Visual Effects

The Ewok Adventure
1984
Special Effects

Return of the Jedi
1983
Makeup Designer

Dragonslayer
1981
Visual Effects

The Empire Strikes Back
1980
Animation

Piranha
1978
Creature Design

Star Wars
1977
Animation

The Crater Lake Monster
1977
Visual Effects

Lost in Time: Unearthing the Primevals
2024
Thanks

Jurassic Punk
2022
Self

In Search of Tomorrow
2022
Self - Interviewee

Star Wars : La Révolution Visuelle
2020

Making Magic: The Artistry of Karel Zeman
2020

Empire at 40
2020
Self

The Creative Brain
2019
Self

Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
2019
Self

Mad God: Part 3
2018
Director

Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'
2017
Self (archive footage)

Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
2016
Self

Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
2015
Self

Worse Than the Demon
2013
himself

Return to Jurassic Park
2011
Self

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
2007
Self

American Scary
2006
Himself

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004
Self

A Sound of Thunder
1973
Special Effects

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2012
Self

RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
2008
Self

The Sci-Fi Boys
2006
Self

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
2006
Self

Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'
2001
Himself

The Making of 'DragonHeart'
1997
Self

From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
1983
Self

Virus: Ghost in the Machine

Self

The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
1995
Self

Willow: The Making of an Adventure
1988
Self - Visual Effects

Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
1983
Self

The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
1980
Self