Visual Effects
John Dykstra
- Born
- Jun 3, 1947 · Age 79
- Place of birth
- Long Beach, California, USA
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 14
- TV credits
- 5
Also known as (2)
- John Charles Dykstra
- John C. 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…
