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John Knoll
Visual Effects

John Knoll
Known For
Visual Effects
Birthday
1962-10-06,Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
John Knoll (born October 6, 1962) is an American visual effects supervisor and chief creative officer (CCO) at Industrial Light & Magic(ILM). One of the original creators of Adobe Photoshop (along with his brother, Thomas Knoll), he has also worked as a visual effects supervisor on the Star Wars prequels and the 1997 special editions of the original trilogy. He also served as ILM's visual effects supervisor for Star Trek Generations and Star Trek: First Contact, as well as the Pirates of the Caribbean series. Along with Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and Allen Hall, Knoll and the trio's work on Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest earned them the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. Knoll has been praised by directors James Cameron, Gore Verbinski, Guillermo del Toro, and Brad Bird. Del Toro, who worked with Knoll for the first time on Pacific Rim, stated, "He basically has the heart of a kid and the mind of a scientist, and that's a great combination." Knoll was also the inventor of Knoll Light Factory, a lens flare-generating software inspired by his work at Industrial Light and Magic. He was the Computer Graphics Project Designer on The Abyss, an achievement which earned ILM its tenth Oscar, and worked on two Star Trek episodes: Star Trek: The Next Generation's pilot episode ("Encounter at Farpoint") and the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Explorers". Knoll had a cameo appearance in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace as a fighter pilot who helped pitch the story of Rogue One, a feature film set in the Star Wars series, for which he also worked as writer and executive producer. John Knoll reflected on his work with George Lucas on the Star Wars prequel trilogy: "I still feel like I owe George a lot to have been given that opportunity. On those three films, I feel like I got a whole career's worth of experience packed into eight years. George never constricted his thinking to what he knew for sure the tools were capable of; his attitude was, "Yeah, well, I'm writing what I want to see, so you guys will figure it out." I loved that he would constantly throw those challenges out with the confidence [that] you guys will figure it out. That was great." In 2016, John Knoll and his brother Thomas were inducted into the International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum. At the 2019 Oscars, John and his brother Thomas were awarded a Scientific and Engineering Award for the original architecture, design and development of Photoshop. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Knoll, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

An Epic At Sea: The Making of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

7.8

An Epic At Sea: The Making of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
2003-12-02

A Final Cut for Orson: 40 Years in the Making

6.8

A Final Cut for Orson: 40 Years in the Making
2018-09-01

Mission: Impossible

6.999

Mission: Impossible
1996-05-22

7.244

Side by Side
2012-08-19

State of the Art: The Pre-Visualization of 'Episode II'

5

State of the Art: The Pre-Visualization of 'Episode II'
2002-11-12

From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'

6.5

From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'
2002-11-12

Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible

6.7

Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
2010-11-12

The Digital Artistry of Pacific Rim

9.8

The Digital Artistry of Pacific Rim
2013-10-15

From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic

7.9

From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
1999-06-15

Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III

6.9

Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III
2005-11-01

The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'

5.6

The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'
2017-04-04

Star Wars : La Révolution Visuelle

6.2

Star Wars : La Révolution Visuelle
2020-05-04

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

6.561

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999-05-19

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

7.444

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005-05-17

No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects

6.3

No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects
2003-06-03

Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

7.485

Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
2020-05-04

Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

7.485

Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
2020-05-04

7.766

LIGHT & MAGIC
2022-07-27

7.766

LIGHT & MAGIC
2022-07-27