Exclusive Interview: Phil Tippett honored by the VES
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Upon taking the podium to accept the Georges Méliès Award for pioneering achievement in the field of visual effects from the Visual Effects Society at that organization’s gala awards dinner Saturday evening, the legendary Phil Tippett confessed, “I was [dragged] kicking and screaming into the digital age—some pioneer I was.”
The self-deprecating Tippett objected all night long to the notion that he was a pioneer in the field, no matter how many times his contemporaries, like friend and periodic collaborator Dennis Muren, insisted that he was, and no matter that he was only the third-ever recipient of the Méliès Award, following in the footsteps of such legends as Robert Abel and John Lasseter. But when he sat down for an exclusive interview prior to accepting his award with millimeter Senior Editor Michael Goldman, Tippett happily discussed the career accomplishments that earned him the designation, and gave his frank thoughts on the current state of the visual effects industry from creative, technical, and business points of view. Hear a portion of their conversation.
Check out the complete list of VES 2009 award winners, see millimeter’s coverage of past and present award nominees and winners, and watch www.digitalcontentproducer.com and millimeter magazine for more coverage—including conversations with VES Lifetime Achievement Award winners Frank Marshall and Kathleen Kennedy.
Show Notes
-VFX/CG Animation
Presented by REEL IMPRESSIONS. Have your demo reel shown in HD on a 35 ft. screen at the 2009 NAB Show. Entry deadline Feb. 27, 2009.
