“I come from an era when we had to figure out how to bolt a camera to a motorcycle or an airplane or dig a hole and find a canyon deep enough to repel into it so that we can capture images that were real.” RealEnoughFiguresCamerasHolesErasCaptureAirplaneMotorcycleBoltsCanyons Author:John Dykstra
“Human beings are really attuned to their senses. When you work in film, you are working with the visual and audio senses. An understanding of tactile and other components that go into the creation of those objects are important to making them look real on screen, like a plasma of energy.” HumansLooksImportantRealFilmEnergyUnderstandingHuman BeingsCreationObjectsScreensSensesVisualsComponentsAudioTactilePlasma Author:John Dykstra
“If you understand how the real world feels and looks and sounds it is much easier to create a virtual version of the real world.” IfsWorldFeelsLooksRealSoundEasierVersionsReal World Author:John Dykstra