John Dykstra
Visual Effects
1947-06-03 · Long Beach, California, USA
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
LIGHT & MAGIC
2022 · Series
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek
2021 · Series
Dolittle
2020 · Movie
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2019 · Movie
Ghost in the Shell
2017 · Movie
Kong: Skull Island
2017 · Movie
X-Men: Apocalypse
2016 · Movie
Seventh Son
2014 · Movie
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class
2011 · Movie
X-Men: First Class
2011 · Movie
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
2010 · Movie
Inglourious Basterds
2009 · Movie
Hancock
2008 · Movie
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
2007 · Movie
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
2007 · Movie
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
2006 · Movie
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
2006 · Movie
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
2005 · Movie
8 Arms to Hold You
2004 · Movie
Spider-Man 2
2004 · Movie
VH1 Goes Inside
2003 · Series
Spider-Man
2002 · Movie
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'
2002 · Movie
Sciography
2000 · Series
Stuart Little
1999 · Movie
Stuart Little: Making It Big
1999 · Movie
Batman & Robin
1997 · Movie
Batman Forever
1995 · Movie
Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?
1995 · Movie
My Stepmother Is an Alien
1988 · Movie
Invaders from Mars
1986 · Movie
Lifeforce
1985 · Movie
The Making Of Lifeforce
1985 · Movie
Clint Eastwood: Director
1982 · Movie
Caddyshack
1980 · Movie
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
1979 · Movie
Avalanche Express
1979 · Movie
Battlestar Galactica
1978 · Movie
The Oscars
1953 · Series