John Dykstra

Visual Effects·Jun 3, 1947·Long Beach, California, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class2011 · Self	Self
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible2010 · Self	Self
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 20012007 · Self	Self
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 20012007 · Self	Self
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon2006 · Self	Self
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet2006 · Self	Self
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz2005 · Self	Self
8 Arms to Hold You2004 · Self	Self
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'2002 · Self	Self
Stuart Little: Making It Big1999 · Self	Self
Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?1995 · Self - Visual Effects Supervisor	Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
TThe Making Of Lifeforce1985 · Self	Self
Clint Eastwood: Director1982 · Self	Self
Battlestar Galactica1978 · Producer	Producer