John Dykstra

John Dykstra

Known for: Visual Effects
Biography: 1947-06-03 (77 years old)

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.


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Filmography

all 36

Movies 32

self 14

TV Shows 4

Producer 2

Director 1

Visual Effects Supervisor
Ghost in the Shell

Ghost in the Shell (2017)

Movie
6.43
Visual Effects Supervisor
Kong: Skull Island

Kong: Skull Island (2017)

Movie
6.84
Visual Effects Designer
X-Men: Apocalypse

X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)

Movie
6.07
Visual Effects Designer
Seventh Son

Seventh Son (2014)

Movie
5.72
Visual Effects Supervisor
X-Men: First Class

X-Men: First Class (2011)

Movie
6.09
Visual Effects Designer / Visual Effects Supervisor
Hancock

Hancock (2008)

Movie
7.22
Visual Effects Designer / Visual Effects Supervisor
Spider-Man 2

Spider-Man 2 (2004)

Movie
7.19
Self - Visual Effects
VH1 Goes Inside

VH1 Goes Inside (2003)

TV
Visual Effects Designer / Visual Effects Supervisor
Spider-Man

Spider-Man (2002)

Movie
7.33
Second Unit Director / Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
Stuart Little

Stuart Little (1999)

Movie
5.81
Visual Effects Supervisor
Batman Forever

Batman Forever (1995)

Movie
5.92
Visual Effects Producer / Second Unit Director
Invaders from Mars

Invaders from Mars (1986)

Movie
7
Special Effects Supervisor
Caddyshack

Caddyshack (1980)

Movie
5.11

Information

Known For
Visual Effects

Gender
Male

Birthday
1947-06-03 (77 years old)

Birth Place
Long Beach, United States

Children
Chloe Dykstra

Citizenships
United States

Also Known As
John Charles Dykstra, John C. Dykstra

Awards
Sitges Film Festival best special effects award, Academy Award for Best Visual Effects

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