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 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.
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- 2020 · Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian as Self - ILM Visual Effects Supervisor
- 2020 · Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian as Self
- 2020 · Star Wars : La Révolution Visuelle as
- 2018 · A Final Cut for Orson: 40 Years in the Making as Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
- 2017 · The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' as Himself
- 2013 · The Digital Artistry of Pacific Rim as Self
- 2010 · Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible as Self
- 2005 · Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III as Self
- 2005 · Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith as Fire Ship Pilot (uncredited)
- 2003 · An Epic At Sea: The Making of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl as Self
- 2003 · No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects as
- 2002 · From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II' as Self
- 1999 · From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic as Self
- 1999 · Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace as Lt. Rya Kirsch - Bravo 4 / Flag Bearer (uncredited)
- 1996 · Mission: Impossible as Passenger on Train in Tunnel (uncredited)