35 Years After Star Wars, Effects Whiz Phil Tippett Is Slowly Crafting a Mad God (original) (raw)

In a warehouse space in a picturesque neighborhood, Star Wars visual effects genius Phil Tippett is toiling away on a passion project called Mad God, an experimental animated film that he might never see completed.

Phil Tippett, the Star Wars visual effects guru who got his start doing stop-motion work, in his studio's warehouse space in Berkeley, California.

Angela Watercutter is WIRED's senior editor for culture. Prior to joining WIRED she was a reporter for the Associated Press. Watercutter was also a senior editor of Longshot magazine and a contributor to Pop-Up Magazine. She received a bachelor of science degree in journalism from Ohio University.