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The man behind Star Wars R2-D2. The versatile Emmy nominated Film SFX supervisor is the creative genius at the helm of many of the biggest SCI-FI movies to date. Among them are Superman 2, Moon Raker, Dragon Slayer, and of course, The Empire Strikes Back. “Chev. Anthony John Dyson obss”

When it comes to Robot technicians Tony is quite unique, as well as building one of the most famous Robots ever, R2-D2 he has also designed and built Robots for some of the largest electronic companies in the world. For example Sony, Philips and Toshiba.

“What’s special about Tony is that I don’t think he’ll ever grow up … and that makes him interested in almost everything.” Could it be that, as Tony Dyson’s wife commented, it’s the quest for knowledge so characteristic to children that drives a person like Tony to success? One thing is for certain, Tony has got that something that leaves you thoroughly breathless … and that’s his mind.

Having grown up watching films like Star Wars and Superman, fantasizing about a world so unreal and yet so vivid in my mind, I must say that meeting Tony Dyson was like a dream come true. The SFX Master behind many creations such as R2-D2, the barrel-shaped Droid from the “Star Wars sagas” and many other ingenious creations for cinema and TV commercials being commissioned to create anything from Robots to Theme parks, Tony has built a worldwide reputation as the man who can make it happen” by Karen Barun. Di-ve.com.

Tony has worked with:-

Steven Spielberg (Producer/Director), Gary Kurzts (Producer), Cubby Broccoli (Producer/Director), Peter Parks (Producer/Director), Irvin Kershner (Director) John Mollo (Designer), Brian Johnson (SFX Supervisor), Derick Meddings (SFX Supervisor), Dr. Christian Barnard (Heart Surgeon), Chriet Titulaer (Author/Presenter), John Cleese (Actor/Author), John Webster (Advertising), Adel, Roustein (Fashion Mannequins), Jim Davison (TV/Theatre), Roger Daltry (The Who pop group), Peter Townsend (The Who pop group), Mike Oldfield (Tubular Bells)