John Charles Dykstra, A.S.C. (/ˈdaɪkstrə/; born June 3, 1947) is an American special effects artist, pioneer in the development of the use of computers...

as Chris Hardwick. Dykstra was born in Los Angeles, California, and is the daughter of American special effects artist John Dykstra. Long before joining...

Dykstra is a Frisian surname describes a person who lived by a dyke. The suffix "-stra" is derived from old Germanic -sater, meaning sitter or dweller...

John Howard Carpenter (born January 16, 1948) is an American filmmaker, composer, and actor. Most commonly associated with horror, action, and science...

chains and piano wires. As with the previous film, John Dykstra served as visual effects designer. Dykstra and his crew sought to make the worst shot of the...

Leonard Kyle Dykstra (/ˈdaɪkstrə/ DYK-strə; born February 10, 1963) is an American former professional baseball center fielder who played in Major League...

John Dykstra (born January 16, 1875 – died 1959) was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1927 to 1934. A Republican, he was defeated...

288 days) – Logan's Run (1976, Special Achievement Award) Oldest nominee: John Frazier (69 years, 115 days) – The Lone Ranger (2013) Youngest winner: Tatsuji...

effects used pioneering digital motion control photography developed by John Dykstra and his team, which created the illusion of size by employing small models...

Hollywood editing his and other student films. It was at USC that he met John Carpenter and collaborated with him on a student film, which they eventually...

Elaborate creature and visual effects were supplied by Stan Winston and John Dykstra. George Gardner encourages his 12-year-old son David's dreams of becoming...

working a few months on a new television series, Battlestar Galactica, for John Dykstra, Muren moved to Marin County, California, to help build a new ILM. He...

control photography camera system, named after its primary developer John Dykstra. Numerous people actually created the camera, with the critical electronics...

Tsuburaya, the "Father of Tokusatsu" Tom Howard John P. Fulton Douglas Trumbull Ken Pepiot Stan Winston John Dykstra Koichi Kawakita Teruyoshi Nakano Yonesaburo...

on many more Hollywood films, including Tim Burton's Edward Scissorhands, John McTiernan's Predator, Alien Nation, The Monster Squad, and Predator 2. In...

Cuba. The overall coordination was provided by visual effects designer John Dykstra, who said the biggest difficulty was the tight schedule: "It was slightly...

Hues and Pacific Data Images created the visual effects sequences, with John Dykstra and Andrew Adamson credited as the visual effects supervisors. Batman...

wrapped in June 2001. The Flatiron Building was used for the Daily Bugle. John Dykstra was hired as the film's visual effects supervisor in May 2000. He convinced...

John Knoll. Won. 80th Academy Awards-Nominated for Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. Nomination shared with John Frazier, Hal Hickel and John...

Taylor, John Carpenter, and Dan O'Bannon (1974/75) L. B. Abbott (1976) John Dykstra and John Stears (1977) Colin Chilvers (1978) Douglas Trumbull, John Dykstra...

John Knoll (born October 6, 1962) is an American visual effects supervisor and chief creative officer (CCO) at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM). One of the...

Taylor, John Carpenter, and Dan O'Bannon (1974/75) L. B. Abbott (1976) John Dykstra and John Stears (1977) Colin Chilvers (1978) Douglas Trumbull, John Dykstra...

special make-up effects creator. Known for his collaborations with directors John Carpenter, Paul Verhoeven and David Fincher, Bottin worked with Carpenter...

Taylor, John Carpenter, and Dan O'Bannon (1974/75) L. B. Abbott (1976) John Dykstra and John Stears (1977) Colin Chilvers (1978) Douglas Trumbull, John Dykstra...

Taylor, John Carpenter, and Dan O'Bannon (1974/75) L. B. Abbott (1976) John Dykstra and John Stears (1977) Colin Chilvers (1978) Douglas Trumbull, John Dykstra...

lightsabers, and the Death Star. Stears was also credited, along with John Dykstra, for the original film's climactic aerial dogfight. Other well known...

Taylor, John Carpenter, and Dan O'Bannon (1974/75) L. B. Abbott (1976) John Dykstra and John Stears (1977) Colin Chilvers (1978) Douglas Trumbull, John Dykstra...

Corman, who was preparing another film for Lorimar, The Big Red One. John Dykstra was hired to stage an avalanche using models. Then on 28 August 1978...

He was named President of Ford Motor Company in May 1963, succeeding John Dykstra. Along with fellow Whiz Kid, Robert S. McNamara, Miller is remembered...

Taylor, John Carpenter, and Dan O'Bannon (1974/75) L. B. Abbott (1976) John Dykstra and John Stears (1977) Colin Chilvers (1978) Douglas Trumbull, John Dykstra...