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Originally published back in 2015, VICE Forever have reposted this classic interview with FX legend Phil Tippett, looking back at his time working at ILM on the saga and the innovations created to help bring the trilogy to the big screen.

Oscar-winning stop-motion animator Phil Tippett reflects on his career working alongside George Lucas on the Star Wars original trilogy, from his humble beginnings as an alien patron in the iconic Cantina sequence from Star Wars: A New Hope, to pioneering stop-motion techniques used throughout Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.

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Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in 1981 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He's contributed to Star Wars Insider (since '06) and Starburst Magazine (since '16) as well as ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, Star Trek magazine and StarTrek.com. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host, the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since the stage began in 2015, the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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Originally published back in 2015, VICE Forever have reposted this classic interview with FX legend Phil Tippett, looking back at his time working at ILM on the saga and the innovations created to help bring the trilogy to the big screen.

Oscar-winning stop-motion animator Phil Tippett reflects on his career working alongside George Lucas on the Star Wars original trilogy, from his humble beginnings as an alien patron in the iconic Cantina sequence from Star Wars: A New Hope, to pioneering stop-motion techniques used throughout Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.

SourceVICE Forever
Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in 1981 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He's contributed to Star Wars Insider (since '06) and Starburst Magazine (since '16) as well as ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, Star Trek magazine and StarTrek.com. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host, the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since the stage began in 2015, the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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