John Knoll Quotes


There's a shot that I designed to try and illustrate the scale of the Death Star that's sort of framed in close on the equatorial trench as Krennic's ship is leaving. The camera's pulling back, and you start with it framed so you can kind of see those docking bays that are in that trench.

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Topics
Star Wars
Darth Vader
Death Star
Film Technique
Galactic Empire
Rebel Alliance
Space Battle
Spacecraft Design
Camera Shot
Citations

Knoll, John. Interview by Bryan Bishop. "Star Wars VFX legend John Knoll on Rogue One and the future of CGI." The Verge, 19 Dec. 2016.

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John Knoll
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John Knoll
  • Born: October 6, 1962
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Visual Effects Supervisor, Chief Creative Officer (CCO)
Biography

John Knoll 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.