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John Knoll

Visual effects

John Knoll

Born October 6, 1962 · Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Biography

John Knoll (born October 6, 1962) is an American visual effects supervisor and chief creative officer (CCO) at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM). Description above from the Wikipedia article John Knoll, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia."

Known for

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Visual Effects Supervisor

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

90IMDb8.1

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Visual Effects Supervisor

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

72IMDb7.4

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Visual Effects Supervisor

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

86IMDb7.8

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Story, Executive Producer, Visual Effects Supervisor

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

50IMDb6.5

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

Lt. Rya Kirsch - Bravo 4 / Flag Bearer (uncredited), Visual Effects Supervisor

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

67IMDb7.2

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Visual Effects Supervisor

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

83IMDb7.7

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Fire Ship Pilot (uncredited), Visual Effects Supervisor

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

54IMDb6.6

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

Visual Effects Supervisor

Pacific Rim

66IMDb6.9

Pacific Rim

Visual Effects Supervisor

The Mandalorian

89IMDb8.6

The Mandalorian

Visual Effects Supervisor, Additional Visual Effects

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

83IMDb7.4

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

Visual Effects Supervisor

Mission: Impossible

69IMDb7.2

Mission: Impossible

Passenger on Train in Tunnel (uncredited), Visual Effects Supervisor

Hugo

87IMDb7.5

Hugo

Visual Effects Supervisor

Rango

78IMDb7.3

Rango

Visual Effects Supervisor

Super 8

71IMDb7.0

Super 8

Visual Effects Supervisor

Jungle Cruise

58IMDb6.5

Jungle Cruise

Visual Effects Supervisor

Hook

56IMDb6.8

Hook

Visual Effects Supervisor

The Hunt for Red October

81IMDb7.5

The Hunt for Red October

Visual Effects Supervisor

The Book of Boba Fett

39IMDb7.1

The Book of Boba Fett

Visual Effects Supervisor

Confessions of a Shopaholic

33IMDb5.9

Confessions of a Shopaholic

Visual Effects Supervisor

Filmography

  1. 2026The Mandalorian and GroguVisual Effects Supervisor, VFX Director of PhotographyMovie
  2. 2024Star Wars: Skeleton CrewVisual Effects Supervisor, VFX Director of PhotographySeries
  3. 2022LIGHT & MAGICSelf - Computer Graphics, Self - Visual Effects SupervisorSeries
  4. 2022In Search of TomorrowSelfMovie
  5. 2021The Book of Boba FettVisual Effects SupervisorSeries
  6. 2021Jungle CruiseVisual Effects SupervisorMovie
  7. 2020Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The MandalorianSelf, Self - ILM Visual Effects SupervisorSeries
  8. 2020Star Wars : La Révolution VisuelleMovie
  9. 2019The MandalorianVisual Effects Supervisor, Additional Visual EffectsSeries
  10. 2018The Other Side of the WindVisual Effects SupervisorMovie
  11. 2018A Final Cut for Orson: 40 Years in the MakingSelf - Visual Effects SupervisorMovie
  12. 2017The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'SelfMovie
  13. 2016Rogue One: A Star Wars StoryStory, Executive Producer, Visual Effects SupervisorMovie
  14. 2013The Digital Artistry of Pacific RimSelfMovie
  15. 2013Pacific RimVisual Effects SupervisorMovie
  16. 2012Side by SideSelfMovie
  17. 2011Mission: Impossible - Ghost ProtocolVisual Effects SupervisorMovie
  18. 2011HugoVisual Effects SupervisorMovie
  19. 2011Super 8Visual Effects SupervisorMovie
  20. 2011RangoVisual Effects SupervisorMovie
  21. 2010Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the ImpossibleSelfMovie
  22. 2009AvatarVisual Effects SupervisorMovie
  23. 2009Confessions of a ShopaholicVisual Effects SupervisorMovie
  24. 2008Speed RacerVisual Effects SupervisorMovie
  25. 2007Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's EndVisual Effects SupervisorMovie
  26. 2006Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's ChestVisual Effects SupervisorMovie
  27. 2005Within a Minute: The Making of Star Wars Episode IIISelfMovie
  28. 2005Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the SithFire Ship Pilot (uncredited), Visual Effects SupervisorMovie
  29. 2003Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black PearlVisual Effects SupervisorMovie
  30. 2003No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital EffectsMovie
  31. 2002From Puppets to Pixels: The Making of Star Wars Episode IISelfMovie
  32. 2002State of the Art: The Pre-Visualization of 'Episode II'SelfMovie
  33. 2002Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the ClonesVisual Effects SupervisorMovie
  34. 2000Mission to MarsVisual Effects SupervisorMovie
  35. 1999Deep Blue SeaVisual Effects SupervisorMovie
  36. 1999From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & MagicSelfMovie
  37. 1999Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom MenaceLt. Rya Kirsch - Bravo 4 / Flag Bearer (uncredited), Visual Effects SupervisorMovie
  38. 1996Star Trek: First ContactVisual Effects SupervisorMovie
  39. 1996Mission: ImpossiblePassenger on Train in Tunnel (uncredited), Visual Effects SupervisorMovie
  40. 1994Star Trek: GenerationsVisual Effects SupervisorMovie
  41. 1991Hudson HawkVisual Effects SupervisorMovie
  42. 1991HookVisual Effects SupervisorMovie
  43. 1990Spaced InvadersVisual Effects SupervisorMovie
  44. 1990The Hunt for Red OctoberVisual Effects SupervisorMovie
  45. 1987InnerspaceVisual Effects CameraMovie
  46. 1984Terminal VelocityDirectorMovie