Yahoo Lifestyle Tippett Studio Hires Christina Wise As VP Business Development
EXCLUSIVE: Veteran VFX executive Christina Wise has joined Tippett Studio, the animation and visual effects production company of Oscar-winning filmmaker Phil Tippett, as Vice President of Business Development.
Reporting to Tippett CEO Gary Mundell, Wise’s duties will include feature film development and production for the studio, as well as visual effects production, virtual stage workflow, and new media business development.
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Wise is a production executive with over 25 years of experience in the entertainment field, spanning theatre, public relations, live events, business development, feature film production, and visual effects. She began her career in live entertainment at Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas as a production assistant on Mystère at Treasure Island. After moving to Los Angeles, she worked on the client side as production executive for Warp Films and New Regency on Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Jumper. The latter film sparked an interest in visual effects, which led to work for such VFX houses as MPC, BUF, and MELS Studios in Montreal. Her visual effects production career includes the Oscar-winning films Blade Runner 2049 and 1917. Other projects on her resume include Wednesday, Dopesick, The Nevers, Agent 47, Twin Peaks: The Return, Call of the Wild, and Artemis Fowl.
“I am very pleased to join the marquee talent at Tippett Studio where I will work with a dedicated team of pioneering visual artists at the highest level of technical achievement,” Wise told Deadline. “The legendary work of Phil Tippett and his studio are the perfect example of technicians who push the envelope of our craft and bring audiences into new worlds.”
Said Mundell, “Tippett Studio is thrilled to announce the addition of Christina to our dynamic team! As we accelerate production and dive headfirst into a wave of exciting new projects, Christina’s talent and expertise will undoubtedly elevate our creative endeavors to new heights. We can’t wait to see the amazing work we’ll accomplish together.”
Recent projects for Tippett Studio include Alien: Romulus for 20th Century Studios, The Book of Boba Fett, The Mandalorian, Skeleton Crew, and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier on Disney+, as well as Locke and Key on Netflix. Responsible for VFX innovations on iconic hits like Jurassic Park and Star Wars, Tippett is the visionary behind characters like Jabba the Hutt and the Rancor Monster in Return of the Jedi, the Tauntauns and Wampa in The Empire Strikes Back, the Raptor and T-Rex stop motion puppets in Jurassic Park, and the ED-209 from Robocop. Indian VFX powerhouse PhantomFX has moved to acquire a majority stake in his company, as we reported earlier this year.
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