Meet Phil Tippett, the World-Class Animator Behind STAR WARS and JURASSIC PARK

Despite the plot holes and consistency drawbacks of Star Wars: The Force Awakens — don’t get me started — one of the positive things about the film was that the special effects (which were awesome) did not try to upstage the story. When it’s not in your face, it’s easy to forget the amount of work that goes into creating the visual effects that tickle our imaginations.

In the following video, special effects wizard Phil Tippett talks about the field and his work on such films as Star Wars, Robocop, Jurassic Park, and many others.

[via Nerdist]