John Dykstra

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John Dykstra
Biographical information
Birth name	John Charles Dykstra
Birth date	(1947-06-03) June 3, 1947 Long Beach, California, USA
Gender
Nationality	American
Professional information
Occupation	Special effects artist
Years active	1971—present
BSG-related information
Related film	Battlestar Galactica
Related series	Original Series
Occupations	Miniature and effects unit supervisor Producer

John Dykstra (born June 3, 1947) is an American special and visual effects artist. He served as miniature and effects unit supervisor in the Original Series pilot "Saga of a Star World", and produced the pilot and two other episodes.

Involvement in the Battlestar Galactica universe

• Miniature and effects unit supervisor (Battlestar Galactica, TOS: "Saga of a Star World")
• Producer (Battlestar Galactica, TOS: "Saga of a Star World", "The Gun on Ice Planet Zero", Part I, "The Gun on Ice Planet Zero", Part II)

Filmography

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Film and Television
Year	Title	Function	Role	Notes
2017	Ghost in the Shell	visual effects supervisor		Film
2017	Kong: Skull Island	additional visual effects supervisor		Film
2016	X-Men: Apocalypse	visual effects designer		Film
2015	The Hateful Eight	visual effects designer		Film
2014/I	Seventh Son	visual effects designer		Film
2014	Godzilla	additional visual effects designer		Film
2012	Django Unchained	visual effects designer		Film
2011	X: First Class	visual effects designer		Film
2009	Inglourious Basterds	visual effects designer		Film
2008	Hancock	visual effects designer visual effects supervisor		Film
2004	Spider-Man 2	visual effects designer		Film
2002	Spider-Man	visual effects designer		Film
1999	Stuart Little	senior visual effects supervisor second unit director		Film
1997	Batman & Robin	visual effects		Film
1995	Batman Forever	visual effects supervisor		Film
1992	Sewer Shark	director		Video Game
1990	Spontaneous Combustion	special effects consultant		Film
1989	CBS Summer Playhouse	special effects creative consultant (1 episode)		TV Series
1988	My Stepmother Is an Alien	supervisor: special visual effects		Film
1988	Something Is Out There	special visual effects designer (6 episodes)		TV Mini-Series
1988	The Unholy	special effects director: Apogee (uncredited)		Film
1987	Out on a Limb	effects supervisor (1 episode)		TV Mini-Series
1986	Invaders from Mars	special visual effects second unit director		Film
1985	Alice in Wonderland	special visual effects		TV Movie
1985	Lifeforce	special visual effects		Film
1983	Digital Dream	director of photography: special visual effects		Film
1983	Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land	special effects		TV Movie
1982	Firefox	producer: special visual effects		Film
1980	Caddyshack	supervisor of special effects		Film
1979	Star Trek: The Motion Picture	photographic effects supervisor: Apogee, Inc. special photographic effects supervisor		Film
1979	Avalanche Express	supervisor of special effects: Apogee		Film
1978	Battlestar Galactica	miniature and effects unit supervisor (1 episode) producer (3 episodes)		TV Series
1978	Battlestar Galactica	producer		Film
1977	Star Wars	special photographic effects supervisor		Film
1972	Silent Running	special photographic effects		Film

Notes

• For Battlestar Galactica, Dykstra built his own special effects company, Apogee, Inc.

External links

• John Dykstra on Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• John Dykstra on the Internet Movie Database