- Known For
- Visual Effects
- Born
- June 3, 1947
- Place of Birth
- Long Beach, California, USA
John Dykstra
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.
Filmography
tvLIGHT & MAGIC
2022 · Self
tvThe Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek
2021 · Self
movieDolittle
2020 · Visual Effects Supervisor
movieOnce Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2019 · Visual Effects Designer
movieGhost in the Shell
2017 · Visual Effects Supervisor
movieKong: Skull Island
2017 · Visual Effects Supervisor
movieX-Men: Apocalypse
2016 · Visual Effects Designer
movieSeventh Son
2014 · Visual Effects Designer, Visual Effects Supervisor
movieChildren of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class
2011 · Self
movieX-Men: First Class
2011 · Visual Effects Designer
movieIndustrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
2010 · Self
movieInglourious Basterds
2009 · Visual Effects Designer
movieHancock
2008 · Visual Effects Designer, Visual Effects Supervisor
movieVision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
2007 · Self
movieStanding on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
2007 · Self
movieRobby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
2006 · Self
movieAmazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
2006 · Self
movieThe Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
2005 · Self
movie8 Arms to Hold You
2004 · Self
movieSpider-Man 2
2004 · Visual Effects Designer
movieSpider-Man
2002 · Visual Effects Designer
movieBehind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'
2002 · Self
Sciography
tvSciography
2000
movieStuart Little
1999 · Senior Visual Effects Supervisor, Second Unit Director
movieStuart Little: Making It Big
1999 · Self
movieBatman & Robin
1997 · Visual Effects
movieBatman Forever
1995 · Visual Effects Supervisor
movieRiddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?
1995 · Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
movieMy Stepmother Is an Alien
1988 · Visual Effects Supervisor
movieInvaders from Mars
1986 · Visual Effects Producer, Second Unit Director
movieLifeforce
1985 · Visual Effects
The Making Of Lifeforce
movieThe Making Of Lifeforce
1985 · Self
movieClint Eastwood: Director
1982 · Self
movieCaddyshack
1980 · Special Effects Supervisor
movieStar Trek: The Motion Picture
1979 · Visual Effects
movieAvalanche Express
1979 · Special Effects
movieBattlestar Galactica
1978 · Producer
tvThe Oscars
1953 · Self