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.

Phil Tippett 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.

2023年5月25日 · Space.com's exclusive interview with Oscar-winning visual effects wizard Phil Tippett for the 40th anniversary of "Star Wars: Return of the Jedi."

2008年2月19日 · Tippett and his longtime friend Dennis Muren, a six-time Oscar winner, were recruited by George Lucas in the mid-1970s to work on "Star Wars."

For Star Wars Episode IV, Phil Tippett and Jon Berg designed and created 10 stop motion creatures for a scene aboard the millennium falcon. Out of the 10, George Lucas chose 8 of those characters to be used for the final shots.

2025年1月4日 · Tippett Studio was founded by Phil Tippett, the animator who used stop-motion to bring Tauntauns and AT-ATs to life in Empire Strikes Back and led the creature department for Return of the Jedi. He and his team continue to be involved in modern day Star Wars, working on projects including The Mandalorian in recent years.

2016年3月7日 · During a fascinating insight into his work on Return of the Jedi, Star Wars animator Phil Tippett shared this wonderful anecdote: “I took LSD when I was working on Return of the Jedi. I could...