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.
13 movies · 4 shows
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class
2011·8.0
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
2010·6.7
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
2007·6.0
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
2007·6.2
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
2006·7.0
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
2006·4.5
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
2005·5.3
8 Arms to Hold You
2004·0.0
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'
2002·5.8
Stuart Little: Making It Big
1999·10.0
Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?
1995·7.0
The Making Of Lifeforce
1985·0.0
Clint Eastwood: Director
1982·7.0