Known For
Visual Effects
Born
Jun 03, 1947
Place of Birth
Long Beach, California, USA
Credits
38 titles
John Dykstra
Biography
John Charles Dykstra, A.S.C. (/ˈdaɪkstrə/; born June 3, 1947) is an American special effects artist, a pioneer in developing computers in filmmaking and a recipient of three Academy Awards, among many other awards and prizes. He was one of the original employees of Industrial Light & Magic, the special effects and computer graphics division of Lucasfilm. He is well known as the special effects lead on the original Star Wars, helping bring the original visuals for lightsabers, space battles between X-wings and TIE fighters, and Force powers to the screen. He also led special effects on many other movies, including Batman Forever, Batman & Robin, Stuart Little, X-Men: First Class, Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Dykstra, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
LIGHT & MAGIC
Self
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek
Self
Dolittle
Visual Effects Supervisor
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Visual Effects Designer
Ghost in the Shell
Visual Effects Supervisor
Kong: Skull Island
Visual Effects Supervisor
X-Men: Apocalypse
Visual Effects Designer
Seventh Son
Visual Effects Designer
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class
Self
X-Men: First Class
Visual Effects Designer
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
Self
Inglourious Basterds
Visual Effects Designer
Hancock
Visual Effects Designer
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
Self
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
Self
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
Self
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
Self
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
Self
8 Arms to Hold You
Self
Spider-Man 2
Visual Effects Designer
Spider-Man
Visual Effects Designer
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'
Self
Sciography
Stuart Little
Second Unit Director
Stuart Little: Making It Big
Self
Batman & Robin
Visual Effects
Batman Forever
Visual Effects Supervisor
Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?
Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
My Stepmother Is an Alien
Visual Effects Supervisor
Invaders from Mars
Visual Effects Producer
Lifeforce
Visual Effects
The Making Of Lifeforce
Self
Clint Eastwood: Director
Self
Caddyshack
Special Effects Supervisor
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Visual Effects
Avalanche Express
Special Effects
Battlestar Galactica
Producer
The Oscars
Self