Visual Effects · Long Beach, California, USA · Born June 3, 1947
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.
TVLIGHT & MAGIC
2022
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TVThe Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek
2021
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MovieChildren of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class
2011
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MovieIndustrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
2010
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MovieVision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
2007
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MovieStanding on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
2007
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MovieRobby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
2006
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MovieAmazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
2006
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MovieThe Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
2005
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Movie8 Arms to Hold You
2004
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MovieBehind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'
2002
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Sciography
2000
MovieStuart Little: Making It Big
1999
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MovieRiddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?
1995
as Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
The Making Of Lifeforce
1985
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MovieClint Eastwood: Director
1982
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TVThe Oscars
1953
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