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John Dykstra

American Scientist

Born: Jun 3, 1947

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As with sound, images are subjective. You and I may not see the same color red as red, but we will probably agree that the image on the screen is a digital image or film image, based on contrast, bit depth, and refresh rate. John Dykstra

Digital imaging has untied our hands with regards to technical limitations. We no longer have to be arbiters of technology; we get to participate in the interpretation of technology into creative content. John Dykstra

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We stayed there 24 hours a day. We lived and ate and slept that movie. We were enthusiastic, not just because of the movie, but because we had such a great collaborative team. We had a really good time. It was very much a family. John Dykstra

Time Good Day Great Family Good Time Slept Collaborative Ate Stayed Enthusiastic Had Hours Because Were Very Just Just Because Movie Much Really Team Lived

You had to make a camera look like it's traveling at 300 mph, but you couldn't make it actually travel at 300 mph so you had to slow everything down and build devices to do that. So you were constantly engineering. John Dykstra

You Travel Slow Build Engineering Down Everything Constantly Had Devices Like Look Make Were Camera Traveling Actually

I like engineering, but I love the creative input. John Dykstra

Love Creative Engineering Input Like Creative Input

It's an embarrassment of riches because you have directors who don't better. You end up with so much stuff going on the screen that you don't know where to look, and that's what I consider self-indulgent. John Dykstra

You Better Consider Embarrassment Directors Stuff Know Look Because Self-Indulgent End Up Going Screen Where Much Riches Who

I had done a lot of rock 'n' roll photography when I was in college. I was one of many photographers who worked for The Doors, Jefferson Airplane, and all of these rock 'n' roll bands. John Dykstra

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George Lucas wanted this moving camera for all of the photography in Star Wars. He was willing to take a risk with the concepts that I advanced with regard to ways for doing that. John Dykstra

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