Geekery: Interview with Animator Phil Tippett

The artist behind the stop animation in Star Wars talks about his process and inspiration.

Phil Tippett started his career as a stop motion animator – he started with ILM with the chess scene in A New Hope, and went on to create the go-motion technique used for the original AT-ATs. He updated that technique to create the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park over 20 years later.

This in depth interview from Vice takes a look at his ground breaking career – from Star Wars to his most recent work as an independent film maker.

Author: Mars Garrett

Pop culture writer and news editor that has been on the BoLS team since 2010. Contributor on the One of Us podcast. Marvel, Vertigo, Batman, and dystopian sci-fi fan. Enjoys bad movies, amazing stunt performances, and the internet. Hates rom-coms. (she/they)