Stop Motion Animation: Robocop 2's Cain Robot with Phil Tippett

Tippett Studio Tour (2012)

Check out more pics from MAD GOD over on Tom Gibbons blog

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Tribute To RAY HARRYHAUSEN (Sept 08th)

If I was still in SF I'd already have a ticket for this!

Bay Area Film Events

Tribute To RAY HARRYHAUSEN

Documentary RAY HARRYHAUSEN: SPECIAL EFFECTS TITAN & The Golden Voyage of Sinbad

Saturday, Sep 08, 2012 7:00 PM PDT (6:30 PM Doors)
- Saturday, Sep 08, 2012 11:00 PM PDT
$15 //  Historic Bal Theatre, San Leandro, CA



Producer Tony Dalton will be live from London.  Guests of Honor for this show will be Academy Award Winning special effects artists Dennis Muren of Industrial Light & Magic, and Phil Tippett from Tippett Studios.
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[EVENT] Behind the Scenes: The Art and Craft of Cinema Phil Tippett, Special Effects Master

Just wanted to give you Bay Area friends a heads up about these upcoming lectures by Phil Tippett.

// you can purchase tickets through the link below

Behind the Scenes: The Art and Craft of Cinema Phil Tippett, Special Effects Master via BAM/PFA San Francisco Film Society

 

// Thursday, November 17, 2011
7:00 p.m. Phil Tippett: Illustrated Talk, followed by Starship Troopers
(Paul Verhoeven, U.S., 1997). Join special-effects legend Phil Tippett (Jurassic Park; Robocop; Empire Strikes Back) in a wide-ranging discussion on the movies, special effects, and his influences, followed by Verhoeven’s intergalactic bug-attack epic Starship Troopers. (129 mins, plus lecture)

// Friday, November 18, 2011
7:00 p.m. The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad
Nathan Juran (U.S., 1958). Introduced by Phil Tippett. For this fantastical tale from a 1,001 Nights, Ray Harryhausen perfected the integration of three-dimensional animated figures and live actors, and inspired generations of filmmakers and special-effects artists to come. (88 mins)


Behind the Scenes is a collaboration between BAM/PFA and the San Francisco Film Society. Major support for Behind the Scenes has been provided by the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support has been provided by the San Francisco Foundation and the BAM/PFA Trustees.

 

'Classic Creatures' Return of the Jedi (1983)

This 1983 PBS behind the scenes look at the creatures of 'Return of the Jedi' is an awesome glimpse into the ILM model shop during it's prime. There's lots of footage of work in progress puppets and stop-motion rigs from the film.

Phil Tippett Interview via BlogTalkRadio

New interview with Phil Tippet from BlogTalkRadio.

Airdate: Wed, Aug 24, 2011

Mad God Teaser Trailer

Phil Tippet on stopmotion

From The Mind of Phil Tippett

Phil Tippett has just uploaded dozens of his early stop motion animations and behind the scenes clips to YouTube. Checkout them out on his new channel PhilsAttic.