Visual Effects • AGE 79
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...


LIGHT & MAGIC
Self
2022

The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek
Self
2021

Dolittle
Visual Effects Supervisor
2020

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Visual Effects Designer
2019

Ghost in the Shell
Visual Effects Supervisor
2017

Kong: Skull Island
Visual Effects Supervisor
2017

X-Men: Apocalypse
Visual Effects Designer
2016

Seventh Son
Visual Effects Designer
2014

Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class
Self
2011

X-Men: First Class
Visual Effects Designer
2011

Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
Self
2010

Inglourious Basterds
Visual Effects Designer
2009

Hancock
Visual Effects Designer
2008

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
Self
2007

Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
Self
2007

Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
Self
2006

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
Self
2006

The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
Self
2005

8 Arms to Hold You
Self
2004

Spider-Man 2
Visual Effects Designer
2004

Spider-Man
Visual Effects Designer
2002

Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'
Self
2002

Stuart Little
Second Unit Director
1999

Stuart Little: Making It Big
Self
1999

Batman & Robin
Visual Effects
1997

Batman Forever
Visual Effects Supervisor
1995

Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?
Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
1995

My Stepmother Is an Alien
Visual Effects Supervisor
1988

Invaders from Mars
Visual Effects Producer
1986

Lifeforce
Visual Effects
1985

Clint Eastwood: Director
Self
1982

Caddyshack
Special Effects Supervisor
1980

Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Visual Effects
1979

Avalanche Express
Special Effects
1979

Battlestar Galactica
Producer
1978

The Oscars
Self
1953