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Overview
Date of Birth:
Trivia:
Along with his brother Thomas, developed the first versions of the im... more
Awards:
Won Oscar.
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9 wins
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22 nominations
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Filmography
Visual Effects:
- Rango (2011) (post-production) (visual effects supervisor)
- Avatar (2009) (visual effects supervisor: ILM)
... aka Avatar: An IMAX 3D Experience (USA: IMAX version)
... aka James Cameron's Avatar (International: English title: promotional title) - Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009) (visual effects supervisor)
- Speed Racer (2008) (visual effects supervisor: ILM)
... aka Speed Racer (Germany)
... aka Speed Racer: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version) - '77 (2007) (visual effects consultant)
... aka 77 (USA: new title) - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) (visual effects supervisor)
... aka P.O.T.C. 3 (USA: promotional abbreviation)
... aka Pirates 3 (USA: informal short title) - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) (visual effects supervisor)
... aka P.O.T.C. 2 (USA: promotional abbreviation)
... aka Pirates 2 (USA: informal short title) - Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D (2005) (visual effects supervisor: Apollo 15 landing sequence)
- Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) (visual effects supervisor)
... aka Revenge of the Sith (USA: short title)
... aka Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith (USA: DVD box title)
... aka Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (USA: promotional title) - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) (visual effects supervisor: ILM)
... aka P.O.T.C. (USA: promotional abbreviation) - Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) (visual effects supervisor)
... aka Attack of the Clones (USA: short title)
... aka Attack of the Clones: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version (promotional title))
... aka Star Wars II (USA: promotional abbreviation)
... aka Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones (USA: video box title)
... aka Star Wars: Episode II (Australia: TV title) - Mission to Mars (2000) (visual effects supervisor)
... aka M2M (USA: promotional abbreviation) - Deep Blue Sea (1999) (visual effects supervisor: ILM)
- Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) (visual effects supervisor)
... aka Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace (USA: video box title)
... aka The Phantom Menace (USA: short title) - Star Wars (1977) (visual effects supervisor: ILM) (1997 special edition)
... aka La guerra de las estrellas (USA: Spanish title)
... aka Star Wars IV: A New Hope (USA: video box title)
... aka Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (USA: reissue title (new title)) - Star Trek: First Contact (1996) (special visual effects) (visual effects supervisor)
... aka Star Trek VIII: First Contact (Australia) (USA: DVD box title)
... aka Star Trek 8 (USA: informal alternative title) - Mission: Impossible (1996) (visual effects supervisor)
... aka Mission Impossible - "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (computer animation) (1 episode, 1995)
... aka DS9 (USA: promotional abbreviation)
... aka Deep Space Nine (USA: short title)
... aka Star Trek: DS9 (USA: short title)
- Explorers (1995) TV episode (computer animation) (uncredited) - Star Trek: Generations (1994) (visual effects supervisor: ILM)
... aka Star Trek 7 (USA: informal alternative title)
... aka Star Trek VII: Generations (Australia) - Baby's Day Out (1994) (visual effects supervisor: ILM)
- Hudson Hawk (1991) (visual effects supervisor: ILM)
- Spaced Invaders (1990) (visual effects supervisor)
- The Hunt for Red October (1990) (associate effects supervisor: ILM)
- The Abyss (1989) (computer graphics designer)
- Willow (1988) (animation camera operator: ILM)
- "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (Enterprise warp effects artist: ILM) (1 episode, 1987)
... aka Star Trek: TNG (USA: promotional abbreviation)
- Encounter at Farpoint (1987) TV episode (Enterprise warp effects artist: ILM) - Innerspace (1987) (animation camera operator: ILM)
- The Golden Child (1986) (animation camera operator: ILM)
- Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) (visual effects supervisor) (special edition)
... aka Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi (USA: video box title)
Actor:
- Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) (uncredited) .... Fire Ship Pilot
... aka Revenge of the Sith (USA: short title)
... aka Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith (USA: DVD box title)
... aka Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (USA: promotional title) - Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) (uncredited) .... Lt. Rya Kirsch (Bravo 4) / Flag bearer
... aka Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace (USA: video box title)
... aka The Phantom Menace (USA: short title) - Mission: Impossible (1996) (uncredited) .... Passenger on Train in Tunnel
... aka Mission Impossible
Special Effects:
- Big Chuck, Little Chuck (2004) (special effects)
... aka Hollywood, It's a Dog's Life (USA: new title)
Miscellaneous Crew:
- Hook (1991) (post photography supervisor)
Self:
- Getting Past Impossible: Forrest Gump and the Visual Effects Revolution (2009) (V) .... Himself
- Within a Minute: The Making of 'Episode III' (2005) (V) .... Himself
- An Epic at Sea: The Making of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl' (2003) (V) .... Himself
- No Fate But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects (2003) (V) .... Himself
- From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II' (2002) (V) .... Himself
... aka From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in Star Wars Episode II (USA: alternative title) - State of the Art: The Pre-Visualization of 'Episode II' (2002) (V) .... Himself
... aka State of the Art: The Pre-Visualization of Star Wars Episode II (USA: alternative title) - The Beginning: Making 'Episode I' (2001) (V) .... Himself
... aka The Beginning: Making Star Wars Episode I (USA: alternative title) - From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic (1999) (TV) .... Himself
Additional Details
Other Works:
He and his brother Tom Knoll wrote the original software for Photoshop. This is a program that lets anyone retouch or composite digital images on a Macintosh or PC. It is now sold by Adobe.
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