John Knoll
| John Knoll | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1962 (age 50–51) |
| Occupation | Visual Effects Supervisor, chief creative officer (CCO) |
| Spouse(s) | Jennifer Knoll ( -Present) |
| Children | Harlow von Brethren (Born Sarah Knoll), Lisa Knoll, Alex Knoll, Jane Knoll |
John Knoll (born 1962) is a visual effects supervisor and chief creative officer (CCO) at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM).[1] One of the original creators of Adobe Photoshop (along with his brother, Thomas Knoll), he is recently best known for his work 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. His work on Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest earned him the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects.[2]
Knoll was also the Computer Graphics Project Designer on The Abyss, an achievement which earned ILM its tenth Academy Award for Visual Effects.
Knoll also 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".
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Feature films[edit]
Books[edit]
- John Knoll, J. W. Rinzler: Creating the Worlds of Star Wars: 365 Days with CDROM; Book about the Making of the Star Wars Saga; ISBN 0-8109-5936-4
References[edit]
- ^ a b Cohen, David (23 May 2013). "Industrial Light & Magic Ups John Knoll to Chief Creative Officer (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
- ^ "Nominees & Winners for the 79th Academy Awards". Oscars.org.
External links[edit]
- John Knoll at the Internet Movie Database
- John Knoll at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)
