Tippett Studio Tour: Starship Troopers, Jurassic Park, and Robocop 

Tippett is such a grumpy looking bugger, what a legend.

Just watched Light and Magic on Disney this man is an absolute legend.

Phil's explanation of "the transitional dinosaur" for Jurassic Park is worth the price of admission.

I could listen to Phil Tippett all day long.

I love the courage Phil Tippet shows when he shares some of the experiences of his personal life along with industry insights. He also has no peers when it comes to his craft.

2:50 and that's why the cgi in Starship Troopers looked so good even today. They went outside. I know some digital companies still do it but hose that actually make the effort like this end up looking better for it.

This is the best artist I can imagine. He draws, paints, sculpts, animates, directs. The Da Vinci of movies

Phil Tippett the Legend. Hats off to you sir. Without you, my childhood would have been a pale shadow of what it was.

Phil Tippett is to VFX what John Williams is to scores. His work will be remembered and lauded, just like Johns, long long after he's gone because he is the best at what he does. I absolutely adore his work - and I have nothing to do with the film industry or anything like that. I'm just a long time film fan (I'm 53) and Phils work has permeated every movie I've ever loved and watching the docs on how he understands how things need to be done for them to work on screen is just amazing. A lifetime achievement award from all the powers that be should be given. A brilliant man.

Lol. He kept the money.

Phil Tippet is right up there with Ray Harryhausen and Stan Winston in artistry and ingenuity. Gifted visionaries.

His effects with a "touch" of CGI will always look amazing and never ages; thats something that is forgotten

Phil Tippet is a madman and I love him for it

A true true artist. This guy is so awesome it hurts.

This man is what made Star Wars what it is today. George has the nerve to sell the franchise they created. Meaning Ralph, Dennis, Phil, Rich, Rick, An Ben with John's score. I hope George compensated them after the sale. Beyond a complimentary beer. Remember everyone. Who knows what the TSR fans will do when they're no longer here.

Phil: "Oh gawd - 'don't want to do this'- okay, let's go..meh"

I loved the Warrior bug. It was really one of, if not the last instantly recognizable movie monster.

The beginning...I’ve never seen anyone pull off that level of deadpan face before. 😂

He pretty much has the coolest job imagineable

He looks pissed that Norm is touching his stuff.

the function curves comment was worth the whole interview.

This man made my childhood!

"For a dollar" I like this guy :)

I love the simple but practical wood handles :)

So this thing we are looking at was really complex to make, totally revolutionized how cgi can be done, won a couple of oscars and literally started a totally new industry. The interviewer: that's neat.

This was amazing for me. Just getting to see some of those models and hearing a bit of behind the scenes stuff. Thanks for putting this video up, more like this please! :)

Pretty cool stuff. Thou, Phil doesn’t look enthused

Loving the AT AT in the background during the Jurassic Park section. Very nice.

What a genius. Incredible!

"Thank you so much Phil, that was fantastic, I--it's very neat." *looks at camera*

Phils a pretty enthusiastic guy

So glad I sorted oldest to newest. It's crazy to see how far you guys have come! Right on

I understand what he's describing with manipulating the 'points' to achieve a realistic looking animation, but I can also see how much effort he was putting in to try to make sure Will understood him. At one point the guy even gets a bit flustered. I think Will got it, but I can see how hard it might be to explain these concepts to someone.

Amazing! What a privilege!

The Living Legend!

I wish this was 3 hours long

Phils face here ' great, more Star Wars virgins' 😂

I’ve seen these a few times over the years and can’t believe it’s been 8 years. Still makes me laugh he took the money without any hesitation ha ha

I like how he’s leaning on his own gut.

Love all the Harryhausen/Danforth touches.

I wonder how much the AT AT is worth which is behind phil tippett whilst explaining jurassic park.

I love a house like that where you have your collectibles everywhere and keep the sun out.

This man must have the patience of a saint, I for one would have him pestered with thousands of questions and requests for details about the tiniest of the things, so many creatures in the background I love the Evolution movie and love all the little creatures, the man would most likely end up axe murdering me stopping at every single prop

Phil Tippett is a king maker👍🕴

Tippett is really a Renaissance man, between stop motion armatures and motion capture for computer animation, and art and lighting.

Phill Tippet is a GOOOOOOOOOOOODDDDDDDD !!!

That was TOTALLY worth every penny of that five dollars to hold that.

All that stuff belongs in a museum.

ONE JOB, PHIL! ONE JOB!

that look on Tippett's face in the first few seconds says it all

I just want to hear them (both Phil and Adam) talking to each other.

6:41 It’s Absolutely incredible How You Can Go Watch Jurassic Park & it’s Genuinely Looks Good Even in Todays Standards it’s Very Impressive!!!!!!

that ED209 prop looks small?..i know it's in the background but it looks smaller than the full scale prop i saw in the robocop making of featurette...

great guys

Phillaaaayy!

wow. philll tippet amazing

Anyone else wonder if Phil moonlights as a Mall Santa?

That's not the full size, screen used ED209. Looks at screen caps and you can see the differences. I imagine they built two in case something happened to the hero version.

How this has only 2,200 upvotes I don't know. Look at all those models! ED209, RoboCop "2" (Kane), Starship Troopers bugs of all sorts!

The GOAT

from an animator's perspective, this was awesome :D

the power of man's imagination.

Interesting that in the original Starship Troopers book the Bugs were actually wearing spacesuits.

Why does this guy not speak Tippet…poor Phil…needs someone on his level.

Phil Tippett sounds like The Dude

Phil could learn to smile

At that price he should have directors and producers lined up out the door. Many drop a lot more money than that and never even get close to holding a statue.

Did the full-size version of the ED-209 also come with machine guns? I mean, when ED is gunning down this guy in the board room, is that the model or animation.

Id like to find out if they did any macques for the "gorilla suits" from Starship troopers the book by Heinlien!

45 sec in and the pimpin was way too strong :) :)

0:51 DIANOGA!

Please give this dude a hbo drama about his life.

I wonder what it would be if Adam were there with you guys.

Given the choice I'd take the AT-AT model... it must be worth a bundle.

For one thing, he didn't "create" it, he was just the visual effect director, and on that field of the film, the film exceed in it, even though it didn't in other aspects.

Phil has fuckin had it!

Phil Tippett looks like Charles Darwin.

I think it's Robocop's backpack from the third movie.

but the thing is that he actually is the movie director of starship troopers 2

Crater Lake Monster!

Because a $1 is all those awards are worth.

ED-209!!

He is a God... and also, Santa, apparently.

Id buy that..for a Dollar

Does he even want to be interviewed?

what type of prop is he hiding under his shirt?

phil looks like angry santa clause

did noone call hi out on his dinosaur wrangler failure in jurassic park?

I wondered the same thing.

Norm, I think you're a lovely guy (why would I think otherwise), but I think you need to work on your presentation / interview / research techniques. You come across as a bit of a school / fan boy and you don't really understand what the interviewee is actually saying back to you. You're not engaging in a dialogue in the way you should - you seem detached and want to move on to the next question rather than possibly exploring something the person you're taking to just said etc. Just a few notes, not a criticism, you're enthusiasm is infectious - I loved the LOTR masks unboxings and especially loved the Batwing unboxing with Adam. A supporter of your channels and work always x

he actually kept the 5 bucks? wow

"never rub another man's rhubarb"

If only the screenwriters were as ingenious as the the tech people.

Phil Tippett look pissed that norm is touching his collection. and will too. I hate when someone comes to my home and touch my collection.

They call him, Mr. Tippit.

Confirmed! You win an internet cookie.

What was the prop at the end? It looks so familiar and I can't place it.

Must be very comfortable and friendly to work with Phil.... 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️(facepalm)

hey Norm, no touch.

Hahaha cool :)