John Knoll

John Knoll

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.

  • Izenburua: John Knoll
  • Ospea: 2.046
  • Ezaguna: Visual Effects
  • Urtebetetzea: 1962-10-06
  • Jaioterria: Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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John Knoll Filmak

  • 2003
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    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

    7.9 2003 HD

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

    A Final Cut for Orson: 40 Years in the Making

    6.8 2018 HD

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  • 1996
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    Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

    6.989 1996 HD

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  • 2012
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    Side by Side

    Side by Side

    7.3 2012 HD

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

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

    1 2002 HD

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

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

    6.6 2002 HD

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  • 2010
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    Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible

    Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible

    6.7 2010 HD

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  • 2013
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    The Digital Artistry of Pacific Rim

    The Digital Artistry of Pacific Rim

    9.8 2013 HD

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

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

    8.1 1999 HD

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

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

    6.941 2005 HD

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

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

    5.6 2017 HD

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  • 2020
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    Star Wars : La Révolution Visuelle

    Star Wars : La Révolution Visuelle

    6.2 2020 HD

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  • 1999
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    Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

    Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

    6.6 1999 HD

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

    Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

    7.434 2005 HD

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  • 2003
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    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

    6.3 2003 HD

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  • 2021
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    Jungle Cruise

    Jungle Cruise

    7.4 2021 HD

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  • 2009
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    Avatar

    Avatar

    7.583 2009 HD

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  • 2016
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    Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

    Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

    7.492 2016 HD

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  • 2018
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    The Other Side of the Wind

    The Other Side of the Wind

    6.7 2018 HD

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  • 2016
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    Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

    Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

    7.492 2016 HD

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  • 2016
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    Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

    Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

    7.492 2016 HD

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  • 1996
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    Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

    6.989 1996 HD

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  • 2011
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    Rango

    Rango

    6.855 2011 HD

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  • 2013
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    Pacific Rim

    Pacific Rim

    6.9 2013 HD

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  • 2009
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    Confessions of a Shopaholic

    Confessions of a Shopaholic

    6.5 2009 HD

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  • 1999
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    Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

    Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

    6.6 1999 HD

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  • 2002
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    Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

    Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

    6.569 2002 HD

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

    Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

    7.434 2005 HD

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  • 2003
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    Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

    Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

    7.807 2003 HD

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  • 2007
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    Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

    Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

    7.3 2007 HD

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  • 2006
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    Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

    Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

    7.365 2006 HD

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  • 1990
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    Spaced Invaders

    Spaced Invaders

    4.7 1990 HD

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  • 1990
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    The Hunt for Red October

    The Hunt for Red October

    7.4 1990 HD

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  • 1991
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    Kako

    Kako

    6.839 1991 HD

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  • 1991
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    Hudson Hawk

    Hudson Hawk

    5.677 1991 HD

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  • 1994
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    Star Trek: Generations

    Star Trek: Generations

    6.5 1994 HD

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  • 1996
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    Star Trek: First Contact

    Star Trek: First Contact

    7.3 1996 HD

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  • 1999
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    Deep Blue Sea

    Deep Blue Sea

    6 1999 HD

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  • 2000
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    Mission to Mars

    Mission to Mars

    6 2000 HD

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  • 2008
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    Speed Racer

    Speed Racer

    6.3 2008 HD

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  • 2011
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    Super 8

    Super 8

    6.8 2011 HD

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  • 2011
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    Hugo

    Hugo

    7.2 2011 HD

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  • 2011
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    Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

    Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

    7.1 2011 HD

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  • 2020
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    Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

    Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

    7.5 2020 HD

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  • 2020
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    Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

    Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

    7.5 2020 HD

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  • 1970
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    Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

    Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

    1 1970 HD

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