John Dykstra
Visual Effects · Special Effects · Visual Effects Designer · Producer
Born Jun 3, 1947 · Long Beach, California, USA
Active 1978–present
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.
Filmography
Inglourious Basterds (2009) — Visual Effects DesignerSpider-Man (2002) — Visual Effects DesignerOnce Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019) — Visual Effects DesignerSpider-Man 2 (2004) — Visual Effects DesignerX-Men: First Class (2011) — Visual Effects DesignerX-Men: Apocalypse (2016) — Visual Effects DesignerKong: Skull Island (2017) — Visual Effects SupervisorHancock (2008) — Visual Effects Designer · Visual Effects SupervisorGhost in the Shell (2017) — Visual Effects SupervisorDolittle (2020) — Visual Effects SupervisorStuart Little (1999) — Senior Visual Effects Supervisor · Second Unit DirectorStar Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) — Visual EffectsCaddyshack (1980) — Special Effects SupervisorBatman Forever (1995) — Visual Effects SupervisorSeventh Son (2014) — Visual Effects Designer · Visual Effects SupervisorLifeforce (1985) — Visual EffectsBatman & Robin (1997) — Visual EffectsBattlestar Galactica (1978) — ProducerMy Stepmother Is an Alien (1988) — Visual Effects SupervisorInvaders from Mars (1986) — Visual Effects Producer · Second Unit DirectorAvalanche Express (1979) — Special EffectsSciography (2000)