Phil Tippett on his latest personal projects, and his view on AI (it’s not what you might think)
What might the follow-up to MAD GOD be?
Discussing a new era in visual effects with Phantom Media Group
A look at the group's recent acquisitions in the VFX space.
Behind the scenes of the ‘Borderlands 4’ Quit Earth live-action trailer (with stop-motion!)
Here's some fun stop-motion behind the scenes from Tippett Studio, plus the trailer itself.
How to animate a rat being smashed…and do it backwards
The intricate stop-motion and puppeteering crafted by Tippett Studio for 'Alien: Romulus'. An excerpt from befores & afters magazine in print.
More of ‘Skeleton Crew’s’ Mama Crab from Tippett Studio
Watch the new video.
Stop-motion! How Mama Crab was made in ‘Skeleton Crew’
A new behind the scenes featurette breaks down the work by Tippett Studio.
Meet the practical creatures and droids of ‘Skeleton Crew’
A new featurette highlights stop-motion work by Tippett Studio, and also creature work by Legacy Effects.
Behind the scenes of the practical and digital creatures and worlds of ‘Alien: Romulus’
Xenomorphs! Facehuggers! The chestburster!
Issue #18 of the mag is out! Learn all about big creature anim
Covering creature animation, with in-depth analysis of Fallout, YuYu Hakusho, Spaceman, and Damsel, and a print edition version of the history of
How ILM’s MORF tool nearly became the way the stop-motion dinos were motion blurred on ‘Jurassic Park’
On the film’s 30th anniversary, learn how the VFX studio was going to motion blur Tippett’s stop-motion puppets, before things went CG.
Inside the mind of Phil Tippett in the final stages of ‘MAD GOD’
Collaborator Webster Colcord captured MAD GOD documentary images on 16mm film, combined with digital and optical sound.
Celebrating 25 years of ‘Starship Troopers’
"The only good bug is a dead bug."
What it was like to work on Phil Tippett’s ‘MAD GOD’
An animator’s perspective (and a special bonus excerpt from befores & afters magazine).
Behind Tippett Studio’s stop-mo work for ‘The Book of Boba Fett’
The studio has released this fun making-of video.
VFX Artifacts: Phil Tippett on ED-209 in ‘RoboCop’
The iconic ED-209 is the latest VFX Artifact we discuss.
VFX Artifacts: The Dinosaur Input Device
A chat with Craig Hayes about the stop-motion armature input device made during 'Jurassic Park'.
The story behind ‘Cloverfield’s’ classic Statue of Liberty shot
...and why it was different in the teaser trailer.
‘RoboCop 2’: The crazy story of how Cain got his CG puppeteered head
When real-time digital puppeteering and stop-motion combined.
The oral history of the Dinosaur Input Device
Key contributors to 'Jurassic Park's' Dinosaur Input Device share their memories of working on the landmark film.
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