John Dykstra

Born: 1947-06-03

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.


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

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Released: 2011-09-09

An eight-part behind-the-scenes featurette, charting the film from pre-production through...

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Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible

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Released: 2010-11-12

Leslie Iwerks' documentary takes audiences behind the scenes at ILM with in depth interviews...

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

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Released: 2002-04-20

Documentary on the making of 'Spider-Man.'

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The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz

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Released: 2005-10-25

"The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz" - a featurette narrated by Sydney Pollack.

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Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

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Released: 2006-11-14

A documentary about the making of, and legacy of, the Forbidden Planet movie.

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Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon

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Released: 2006-11-14

A short documentary about Robby the Robot.

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Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?

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Released: 1995-07-10

How a new director and cast created a new version of Gotham's classic good and bad guys.

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Clint Eastwood: Director

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Released: 1982-01-01

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Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001

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Released: 2007-10-23

This documentary about "2001: A Space Odyssey" looks at some of the things that seemed fanciful...

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8 Arms to Hold You

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Released: 2004-11-30

An "Ock-umentary" exploring the character of Doc Ock and the way he as well as his tentacles...

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Stuart Little: Making It Big

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Released: 1999-01-01

A documentary about the making of director Rob Minkoff's feature film, "Stuart Little" that...

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The Oscars

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First aired: 1953-03-19

An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...

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The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek

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First aired: 2021-11-05

In honor of the sci-fi franchise’s 55th anniversary this year and produced by The Nacelle...

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