2. This is Phil Tippett…
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Phil Tippet was born in 1951, his
Occupation is Director / Producer.
W hen he was seven, Phil was
inspired by Ray Harryhausen’s
special effects classic, The Seventh
Voyage of Sinbad.
Phil completed a bachelor's degree
in art at the University of California,
Irvine, and went to work at the
animation studio Cascade Pictures
in Los Angeles.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Tippett
3. Turning point
• A huge turning point came in 1975 when George Lucas hired Phil and Jon Berg to create a stop motion miniature chess scene for Star Wars:
A New Hope.
• Phil also had a hand in many other aspects of the Star Wars films, including modelling 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 Empire Strikes Back.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHL3rmF5yR0
“Dennis Muren explains the thinking behind animating the walkers using stop-motion and how they shot the scene. Shows Phil Tippett and others animating the
Imperial Walkers / All Terrain Armored Transport (AT-AT)”
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4. Phil Tippett has worked on…
• “Jurassic Park” as a “Dinosaur supervisor” - (Supervising the animation and
movement of the dinosaurs)
• “Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope” And “Star Wars: Episode V - The
Empire Strikes Back” - (stop motion animation: miniature and optical effects
unit)
• “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” - (effects creative consultant: ILM)
• “The Spiderwick Chronicles” - (animation supervisor) / (character designer)
• “Starship Troopers” (creature visual effects supervisor)
And plenty more other films…
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5. Phil Tippett’s Awards
• Oscar - 1994, Best effects visual (Jurassic Park)
• Special achievement award – 1984 – (Star Wars: Episode VI - Return
of the Jedi)
• Saturn Award – 1998 – “Starship troopers”, 1994 – “Jurassic park”.
1988 – “Robo cop” and 1984 “Star Wars: return of the Jedi”
• BAFTA Award – 1994 – “Jurassic park.”
Source and more information: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0864138/awards?ref_=nm_awd
6. Sources
• Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Tippett
• Source:
• http://www2.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Phil%2BTippett%2BJurassic%2BPark%2B3D%2BScreening%2BRjgTqfhmYvFx.jpg
• http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0864138/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm”]
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Source and more information: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0864138/awards?ref_=nm_awd
