please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article includes a list of references but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . october 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . january 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message tippett studio is an american visual effects company specializing in computer generated imagery cgi for films and television commercials . phil tippett founded the studio in 1984 with wife and company president jules roman . the studio has created visual effects and animations on over fifty feature films and commercials garnering an academy award four clio awards and two emmy awards . the company currently consists of approximately 150 employees with offices located in berkeley california . contents 1 history 2 motion picture filmography 3 awards and nominations 3.1 film 3.2 commercials 4 external links history edit tippett studio first began as a stop motion animation company by means of its particular stop motion animation variant the so called go motion animation technique . it also designed and built live action props for films such as robocop robocop 2 honey i shrunk the kids and ghost . in 1991 the studio changed to computer generated imagery to work on jurassic park released in 1993 with industrial light and magic by developing the digital input device did . the did was a new effects technology which placed computer linked sensors into the moving joints of three dimensional articulated character models . this system earned craig hayes a scientific and technical achievement academy award and the work on jurassic park earned the studio an oscar . creature animation work for coneheads also released in 1993 was the last go motion puppet project done by this company . paul verhoeven s 1997 film starship troopers became at the time tippett studio s biggest project with over 500 effects shots for which the company received another academy award nomination . phil tippett co directed the large scale battle sequences with verhoeven . the studio doubled in size to digitally animate and composite hundreds of creature shots for the film . early in 2000 the studio re teamed with paul verhoeven on hollow man . craig hayes co supervised the creation of the invisible sebastian whose outline becomes visible in steam rain water and even blood . the outstanding visual effects was recognized with another academy award nomination . motion picture filmography edit 2016 league of gods 2016 gods of egypt 2015 star wars the force awakens 1 2015 jurassic world 2014 the crossing 2014 the pyramid 2014 the remaining 2014 teenage mutant ninja turtles 2014 deliver us from evil 2014 a million ways to die in the west 2014 cosmos a spacetime odyssey 2013 horns 2013 after earth 2012 the twilight saga breaking dawn part 2 2012 ted 2012 hemingway & gellhorn 2011 the twilight saga breaking dawn part 1 2011 immortals 2011 the smurfs 2011 priest 2011 season of the witch 2011 piranha 3d 2010 cats & dogs the revenge of kitty galore 2010 the twilight saga eclipse 2009 the twilight saga new moon 2009 drag me to hell 2008 the spiderwick chronicles alongside industrial light & magic 2008 cloverfield 2007 enchanted 2006 charlotte s web 2006 santa clause 3 2006 the shaggy dog 2005 the adventures of shark boy and lava girl in 3 d 2005 son of the mask 2005 constantine 2004 catwoman 2004 the stepford wives 2004 hellboy 2004 starship troopers 2 hero of the federation 2003 the matrix revolutions 2003 the league of extraordinary gentlemen 2002 the santa clause 2 2002 men in black ii alongside industrial light & magic 2002 the ring 2002 blade ii 2001 evolution 2001 cats & dogs 2001 the one 2000 hollow man 2000 mission to mars 1999 bicentennial man 1999 the haunting 1999 komodo 1999 my favorite martian 1999 virus 1998 practical magic 1998 armageddon 1997 starship troopers 1996 dragonheart 1996 tremors 2 aftershocks 1995 three wishes 1993 robocop 3 1993 coneheads 1993 jurassic park alongside industrial light & magic 1990 robocop 2 1989 honey i shrunk the kids 1989 ghostbusters ii alongside industrial light & magic 1988 willow alongside industrial light & magic 1987 robocop 1986 the golden child 1986 howard the duck alongside industrial light & magic 1985 ewoks the battle for endor 1985 dinosaur 1984 caravan of courage an ewok adventure 1984 prehistoric beast awards and nominations edit film edit 2000 hollow man academy award nomination best visual effects 1997 starship troopers academy award nomination best visual effects 1995 dragonheart academy award nomination best visual effects 1993 jurassic park academy award best visual effects 1988 willow academy award nomination best visual effects 1985 ewoks the battle for endor primetime emmy award outstanding special visual effects 1985 dinosaur primetime emmy award outstanding special visual effects commercials edit 2002 blockbuster video carl & ray kung fu clio award gold computer animation 2002 blockbuster video carl & ray got ta dance clio award bronze computer animation 2002 blockbuster video carl & ray prima donna clio award bronze computer animation 2002 blockbuster video carl & ray kung fu clio award bronze visual effects external links edit tippett studio tippett studio at the internet movie database the force awakens tippett studio holochess stop motion reel retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title tippett studio & oldid 739591425 categories american animation studiosvisual effects companiescompanies based in berkeley californiabest visual effects academy award winnersamerican companies 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