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.
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Also Known As
Movies (33)
Dolittle
Visual Effects Supervisor (Visual Effects)
2020
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Visual Effects Designer (Visual Effects)
2019
Ghost in the Shell
Visual Effects Supervisor (Visual Effects)
2017
Kong: Skull Island
Visual Effects Supervisor (Visual Effects)
2017
X-Men: Apocalypse
Visual Effects Supervisor (Visual Effects)
2016
Seventh Son
Visual Effects Designer (Visual Effects)
2014
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class
2011
X-Men: First Class
Visual Effects Supervisor (Visual Effects)
2011
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
as Self
2010
Inglourious Basterds
Visual Effects Designer (Visual Effects)
2009
Hancock
Visual Effects Designer (Visual Effects)
2008
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
as Self
2007
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
as Self
2006
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
as Self
2006
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
as Self
2005
8 Arms to Hold You
as Self
2004
Spider-Man 2
Visual Effects Designer (Visual Effects)
2004
Spider-Man
Visual Effects Designer (Visual Effects)
2002
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'
as Self
2002
Stuart Little
Second Unit Director (Directing)
1999
Stuart Little: Making It Big
as Self
1999
Batman & Robin
Visual Effects (Visual Effects)
1997
Batman Forever
Visual Effects Supervisor (Visual Effects)
1995
Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?
as Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
1995
My Stepmother Is an Alien
Visual Effects Supervisor (Visual Effects)
1988
Invaders from Mars
Visual Effects Producer (Visual Effects)
1986
Lifeforce
Visual Effects (Visual Effects)
1985
The Making Of Lifeforce
as Self
1985
Clint Eastwood: Director
as Self
1982
Caddyshack
Special Effects Supervisor (Visual Effects)
1980
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Visual Effects (Visual Effects)
1979
Avalanche Express
Special Effects (Crew)
1979
Battlestar Galactica
Producer (Production)
1978
