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John Knoll‌

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John Knoll

Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

John Knoll

Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1962-10-06

Popularity

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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 is 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 that 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 and helped pitch the story of Rogue One, a feature film set in the Star Wars series, for which he also worked as a 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 constrained 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 would 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.

Movie Credits

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

An Epic At Sea: The Making of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl‌
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calendar 2003

A Final Cut for Orson: 40 Years in the Making

A Final Cut for Orson: 40 Years in the Making‌
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calendar 2018

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible‌
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calendar 1996

Side by Side

Side by Side‌
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calendar 2012

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

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

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

From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'‌
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calendar 2002

Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible

Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible‌
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calendar 2010

The Digital Artistry of Pacific Rim

The Digital Artistry of Pacific Rim‌
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calendar 2013

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

From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic‌
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calendar 1999

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

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

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

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

Star Wars : La Révolution Visuelle

Star Wars : La Révolution Visuelle‌
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calendar 2020

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace‌
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calendar 1999

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith‌
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calendar 2005

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

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

Tv Credits

Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian‌
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calendar 2020

Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian‌
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calendar 2020