John Dykstra
Born in Long Beach, California, USA — Jun 03 1947
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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.…
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John Dykstra's Credits
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Spider-Man
Visual Effects
The Oscars
Self
Inglourious Basterds
Visual Effects
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Visual Effects
Kong: Skull Island
Visual Effects
Ghost in the Shell
Visual Effects
X-Men: Apocalypse
Visual Effects
Spider-Man 2
Visual Effects
Hancock
Visual Effects
Dolittle
Visual Effects
LIGHT & MAGIC
Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
Batman & Robin
Visual Effects
Batman Forever
Visual Effects
Lifeforce
Visual Effects
Stuart Little
Directing
Seventh Son
Visual Effects
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Visual Effects
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek
Self
Caddyshack
Visual Effects
My Stepmother Is an Alien
Visual Effects
Battlestar Galactica
Production
Invaders from Mars
Visual Effects
Avalanche Express
Crew
Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?
Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
Self
Stuart Little: Making It Big
Self
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class
Self
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
Self
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
Self
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
Self
Sciography
8 Arms to Hold You
Self
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'
Self
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
Self
The Making Of Lifeforce
Self
Clint Eastwood: Director
Self
X-Men: First Class
Visual Effects