John Dykstra
Visual Effects
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.
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Visual Effects Designer
Age 72 (now 79)
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Visual Effects Designer
Age 72 (now 79)
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class
as Self
Age 64 (now 79)
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
as Self
Age 63 (now 79)
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
as Self
Age 60 (now 79)
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
as Self
Age 60 (now 79)
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
as Self
Age 59 (now 79)
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
as Self
Age 59 (now 79)
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
as Self
Age 58 (now 79)
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'
as Self
Age 54 (now 79)
Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?
as Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
Age 48 (now 79)
My Stepmother Is an Alien
Visual Effects Supervisor
Age 41 (now 79)
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek
as Self
Age 74 (now 79)
Gathering insights...
Also Known As
John Charles Dykstra, John C. Dykstra
IMDB
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