John Dykstra

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.

Known For

The Oscars

LIGHT & MAGIC

The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek

Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class

The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz

Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible

Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'

Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001

All Movies (13)

• Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class2011 · as Self
• Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible2010 · as Self
• Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 20012007 · as Self
• Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 20012007 · as Self
• Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon2006 · as Self
• Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet2006 · as Self
• The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz2005 · as Self
• 8 Arms to Hold You2004 · as Self
• Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'2002 · as Self
• Stuart Little: Making It Big1999 · as Self
• Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?1995 · as Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
• The Making Of Lifeforce1985 · as Self
• Clint Eastwood: Director1982 · as Self

All TV Shows (4)

• LIGHT & MAGIC2022 · as Self
• The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek2021 · as Self
• Sciography2000
• The Oscars1953 · as Self