Phil Tippett
- Born
- September 27, 1951 (75 years old)
- Place of birth
- Berkeley, California
Biography
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.
Known for
★ 8.2Star Wars
1977
★ 8.4The Mandalorian
2019
★ 6.7Jurassic World
2015
★ 7.2Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
★ 8.0Jurassic Park
1993
★ 8.4The Empire Strikes Back
1980
★ 6.5Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
2018
★ 7.9Return of the Jedi
1983
★ 6.0The Twilight Saga: New Moon
2009
★ 7.3Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1984
★ 6.2The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
2011
★ 6.5The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
2012
Filmography
- —SentinelSentinelFilm · Director
- 2025Dead SoulsFilm · Visual Effects
- 2024Lost to Time: Unearthing the PrimevalsFilm · Thanks
- 2021Mad GodFilm · Director, Producer, Cinematography, Character Designer, Special Effects, Visual Effects Supervisor, Writer, Production Design★ 6.8
- 2019The MandalorianSeries · Visual Effects Design Consultant★ 8.4
- 2018Mad God: Part 3Film · Director
- 2018Jurassic World: Fallen KingdomFilm · Visual Effects★ 6.5
- 2016Mad God: Part 2Film · Director, Producer
- 2015Star Wars: The Force AwakensFilm · Animation★ 7.2
- 2015Jurassic WorldFilm · Visual Effects★ 6.7
- 2014Mad God: Part 1Film · Music, Director, Producer
- 2012The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2Film · Visual Effects Supervisor★ 6.5
- 2011The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1Film · Senior Visual Effects Supervisor★ 6.2
- 2010The Twilight Saga: EclipseFilm · Senior Visual Effects Supervisor★ 6.2
- 2010MutantLandFilm · Writer, Director
- 2009The Twilight Saga: New MoonFilm · Visual Effects Supervisor★ 6.0
- 2008The Spiderwick ChroniclesFilm · Animation Supervisor★ 6.7
- 2004Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the FederationFilm · Director, Co-Producer★ 4.5
- 2001EvolutionFilm · Visual Effects Supervisor★ 6.1
- 1999The HauntingFilm · Visual Effects Supervisor★ 5.5
- 1999My Favorite MartianFilm · Visual Effects Supervisor★ 5.7
- 1997Starship TroopersFilm · Co-Producer, Visual Effects Supervisor★ 7.1
- 1996DragonHeartFilm · Creature Design★ 6.6
- 1996Tremors 2: AftershocksFilm · CGI Supervisor★ 6.3
- 1995Three WishesFilm · Visual Effects Supervisor★ 6.2
- 1993ConeheadsFilm · Animation★ 5.5
- 1993Jurassic ParkFilm · Visual Effects★ 8.0
- 1993RoboCop 3Film · Visual Effects★ 4.9
- 1990RoboCop 2Film · Associate Producer, Visual Effects★ 6.0
- 1988WillowFilm · Visual Effects★ 7.0
- 1987RoboCopFilm · Associate Producer, Visual Effects★ 7.4
- 1987House II: The Second StoryFilm · Visual Effects★ 5.6
- 1986The Golden ChildFilm · Visual Effects★ 5.9
- 1986Howard the DuckFilm · Visual Effects, Creature Design★ 5.5
- 1985Dinosaur!Film · Special Effects
- 1985Dinosaur!Film · Director, Visual Effects Supervisor
- 1984The Ewok AdventureFilm · Special Effects★ 5.8
- 1984Prehistoric BeastFilm · Director
- 1984Indiana Jones and the Temple of DoomFilm · Visual Effects★ 7.3
- 1983Return of the JediFilm · Makeup Designer, Creature Design★ 7.9
- 1981DragonslayerFilm · Visual Effects★ 6.6
- 1980The Empire Strikes BackFilm · Animation, Makeup Effects★ 8.4
- 1978PiranhaFilm · Creature Design★ 6.0
- 1977Star WarsFilm · Animation★ 8.2
- 1977The Crater Lake MonsterFilm · Visual Effects★ 3.9
- 1973A Sound of ThunderFilm · Special Effects
