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Phil Tippett (born 1951) is a movie director and an award-winning visual effects supervisor and producer, who specializes in creature design and character animation. Although uncredited, Tippett portrayed the character of Myo in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope.
His work has appeared in movies such as the original Star Wars trilogy, Jurassic Park, and RoboCop. In 2021, he released his long-gestating stop-motion film Mad God , which was funded through Kickstarter and distributed by Shudder .
- director, producer, dinosaur supervisor
- September 27, 1951 (age 72), Berkeley, California, U.S.
May 25, 2023 · Space Movies & Shows. 'Return of the Jedi' at 40: How 'Star Wars' legend Phil Tippett crafted special effects magic (exclusive) News. By Jeff Spry. published 25 May 2023. We spoke with...
Aug 20, 2021 · ‘I wouldn’t take my kids to this’: Star Wars’ Phil Tippett on his hellish animation Mad God. John Bleasdale. The leading visual effects designer, whose credits include Star Wars and...
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Feb 20, 2024 · Mad God: Star Wars stop-motion maestro Phil Tippett’s wild ride to hell and back. The visual effects titan braved his own subconscious and a trip to the psych ward. by Isaac Feldberg....
Phil also had a hand in many other aspects of the Star Wars films, including modeling and casting alien heads and limbs for the busy Cantina scene in the first film. By 1978 Phil lead the animation team at Industrial Light and Magic that would launch his career bringing life to the sinister Imperial Walkers and the alien hybrid Tauntaun for The ...
