Phil Tippett

The Profile

American visual effects artist, stop-motion animator and director, known for creature design and pioneering stop-motion/go-motion techniques; director of Mad God.

Co-founder of Tippett Studio; won an Academy Award for Visual Effects for Jurassic Park; renowned for stop-motion and go-motion visual effects work and for long-term project Mad God.

The available review praises Mad God as a radical, experimental, stop-motion feature — a dense, nightmarish visual symphony. The film is described as vision-driven, roughly thirty years in the making, and recommended for brave, patient viewers. The review highlights Tippett's stature as a major Hollywood effects artist.