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John Knoll. John Knoll (born October 6, 1962) is an American 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 has also worked as visual effects supervisor on the Star Wars prequels and the 1997 special ...
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John Knoll is a visual effects supervisor and the co-founder of Photoshop, the world's most popular image-editing software. He has worked on more than twenty films and commercials, including Star Wars, Pacific Rim, and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. He has won an Oscar, a BAFTA, and six additional visual effects awards.
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Nov 29, 2016 · Dan Winters. In one corner of John Knoll's office at Lucasfilm stand three racks of imposing black computer servers. The sleek 6-foot-tall towers, complete with mechanical switches and fans, flash ...
John Knoll is a Chief Creative Officer at Industrial Light & Magic and a Visual Effects Supervisor for many films, including Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Rogue One. He also co-developed Photoshop with his brother Thomas and has a cat named Luna.
- October 6, 1962
Dec 12, 2016 · John Knoll is the mastermind behind Rogue One: A Star Wars Story—and so much more. By Darryn King. December 12, 2016. Courtesy of Walt Disney Studios. Save. Save. When 14-year-old ...
Dec 24, 2021 · ILM's Executive Creative Director John Knoll shares how he came up with the idea for Rogue One and how they created the virtual sets and characters for the film. He also reveals how he convinced Kathleen Kennedy to greenlight the spinoff and how they saved money with the VFX tools.
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Sep 11, 2017 · John Knoll is a special-effects legend who has worked on Star Wars, Star Trek, Avatar, and more. He talks about how he uses real science and images to create realistic and believable space scenes on screen.
