John Dykstra

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:museum
gptkbp:active_years gptkb:1975
1970s-present
present
1970-present
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Industrial_Light_&_Magic
Dykstra's Effects
gptkbp:awarded_by gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Visual_Effects
gptkbp:awards gptkb:BAFTA_Award_for_Best_Special_Visual_Effects
gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Visual_Effects
gptkbp:birth_date 1937-06-03
June 3, 1947
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Long_Beach,_California,_USA
gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California,_USA
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:collaborated_with gptkb:Sam_Raimi
gptkb:George_Lucas
gptkbp:contribution Motion Control Photography
gptkbp:education gptkb:California_State_University,_Long_Beach
gptkb:California_State_University,_Los_Angeles
gptkbp:employees gptkb:Industrial_Light_&_Magic
gptkb:Dykstra_&_Associates
gptkbp:field gptkb:Film_Director
gptkb:animated_film
gptkb:museum
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John Dykstra
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Stanley_Kubrick
gptkb:George_Lucas
gptkb:Douglas_Trumbull
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Battlestar_Galactica
gptkb:The_Empire_Strikes_Back
gptkb:Star_Wars_character
gptkb:Close_Encounters_of_the_Third_Kind
gptkb:superhero
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:The_Amazing_Spider-Man
gptkb:Star_Wars:_Episode_IV_-A_New_Hope
gptkb:The_Last_Starfighter
gptkb:Star_Wars:_Episode_VI_-Return_of_the_Jedi
gptkb:Star_Wars:_Episode_V_-The_Empire_Strikes_Back
gptkb:Dykstraflex
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Film_Director
gptkb:animated_film
Visual effects supervisor
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California,_USA
gptkbp:spouse Michele Dykstra
gptkbp:training visual effects for Star Wars
gptkbp:website http://www.johndykstra.com
www.johndykstra.com
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:television_series
gptkb:Visual_Effects_Society
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3