Legendary VFX icon Phil Tippett has to close his historic studio after 35 years as decades of props go to auction

Phil Tippett, one of Hollywood’s most legendary animators and visual effects supervisors, is closing his longtime studio after 35 years. Even if you don’t know his name, you certainly know his work. Tippett co-developed Go-Motion, a technique that added computer-controlled motors to move models during exposure, introducing realistic motion blur