John Knoll

Birthday
1962-10-06

John Knoll - Visual Effects Supervisor, Executive Producer, Story, known for his work in such projectsAdvice for working with the Map of emotions: «Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End» (2007), «Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl» (2003), «Avatar» (2009), «Pacific Rim» (2013), «Rogue One: A Star Wars Story» (2016),

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.

The most significant works of John Knoll

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)

Position: Visual Effects Supervisor
Star Trek: Generations
Star Trek: Generations (1994)

Position: Visual Effects Supervisor
Star Trek: First Contact
Star Trek: First Contact (1996)

Position: Visual Effects Supervisor
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)

Position: Visual Effects Supervisor
Hook
Hook (1991)

Position: Visual Effects Supervisor
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible (1996)
Character: Passenger on Train in Tunnel (uncredited)
Position: Visual Effects Supervisor
The Hunt for Red October
The Hunt for Red October (1990)

Position: Visual Effects Supervisor
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Character: Lt. Rya Kirsch - Bravo 4 / Flag Bearer (uncredited)
Position: Visual Effects Supervisor
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)

Position: Visual Effects Supervisor


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