The technique was invented by Industrial Light & Magic and Phil Tippett to create special effect scenes for the film Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980).
ðə tɛknˈiːk wʌz ɪnvˈɛntᵻd baɪ ɪndˈʌstɹɪəl lˈaɪt ænd mˈædʒɪk ænd fˈɪl tˈɪpɪt tə kɹiːˈeɪt spˈɛʃəl ɪfˈɛkt sˈiːnz fɚðə fˈɪlm stˈɑːɹ wˈɔːɹz: ˈɛpɪsˌoʊd vˈiː ðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ stɹˈaɪks bˈæk nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi.