John Dykstra
Known For
Visual Effects
Born
1947-06-03 in Long Beach, California, USA
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.
Most Known For
The Oscars
as Self
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek
as Self
LIGHT & MAGIC
as Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class
as Self
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
as Self
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
as Self
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'
as Self
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
as Self
Sciography
Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?
as Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
Stuart Little: Making It Big
as Self
8 Arms to Hold You
as Self
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
as Self
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
as Self
Clint Eastwood: Director
as Self
The Making Of Lifeforce
as Self