Tippett Studio

Phil Tippett Retires After Closing Berkeley Studio and Auctioning VFX Legacy

Oscar-winning visual effects legend Phil Tippett has closed his Berkeley studio and auctioned off decades of stop-motion history following Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The artist behind iconic creatures in Star Wars, Jurassic Park, and RoboCop confirmed his retirement while keeping his two Academy Awards. The liquidation sale dispersed AT-AT models, signed posters, and countless artifacts from a career that defined modern creature effects.