John Knoll's biography
John Knoll is 60 years old visual effects supervisor born at Ann Arbor. He was born on Saturday 6th of October 1962. According to year of birth 1962 he belongs to Boomers. Birthday on 6th of October means he is Libra. Libra sign depicts that it is all about “Balance”. It seems that their life is very balanced, however, things are way opposite as they always face unstable situations in order to balance it further.
He is citizen of United States of America. His primary profession is to be visual effects supervisor. You can know him also as engineer. He is recently known as computer scientist.
John Knoll's schools
We found 3 schools He attended. Complete list of schools: University of Southern California, USC School of Cinematic Arts, Huron High School.
John Knoll's career
His main focus is to be visual effects supervisor.
Awards and competitions
John Knoll's Awards
- He received award for Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Visual Effects in an Effects Driven Feature Motion Picture for work Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl in 2003
- He received award for Satellite Award for Best Visual Effects for work Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith in 2005
- He received award for Satellite Award for Best Visual Effects for work Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest in 2006
- He received award for BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects for work Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest in 2007
- He received award for Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for work Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest in 2005
John Knoll's Rankings
- 2007 - Ranked #10 on EW's The 50 Smartest People in Hollywood.
John Knoll's Nominations
- He was nominated for Saturn Award for Best Special Effects for work Star Trek: First Contact in 1996
- He was nominated for Satellite Award for Best Visual Effects for work Star Trek in 1997
- He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for work Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace in 1999
- He was nominated for BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects for work Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace in 2000
- He was nominated for Satellite Award for Best Visual Effects for work Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace in 2000
- He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for work Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones in 2002
- He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for work Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl in 2003
- He was nominated for Satellite Award for Best Visual Effects for work Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl in 2004
- He was nominated for BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects for work Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl in 2004
- He was nominated for Satellite Award for Best Visual Effects for work Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith in 2005
- He was nominated for Satellite Award for Best Visual Effects for work Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest in 2006
- He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for work Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest in 2006
- He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for work Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End in 2007
- He was nominated for BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects for work Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest in 2007
- He was nominated for BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects for work Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End in 2008
- He was nominated for BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects for work Pacific Rim in 2014
- He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
What John Knoll has done for a first time
- Along with his brother Thomas, developed the first versions of the image-manipulation program "Photoshop" in the early 90s.
John Knoll's body shape
Lets describe how John Knoll looks. We will focus on his body shape. Body build is average.