JOHN KNOLL - VFX Supervisor

Team Deakins

James Ellis Deakins

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4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2024

⏱️ 68 minutes

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SEASON 2 - EPISODE 88 - JOHN KNOLL - VFX SUPERVISOR

On this episode of the Team Deakins Podcast, VFX supervisor John Knoll (THE BATMAN, ROGUE ONE, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN) joins us to talk about his career and his craft. Despite growing up among an academic family of engineers, scientists, and medical professionals, John fell in love with the fantastic imagery of cinema and television, and he saw miniature work as his way into filmmaking. From cold-calling Industrial Light & Magic at 15 to later working for them, John reflects on his life as one who turns hobbies into professions, and we learn how John fuses technology with art in his work. John reveals, with great clarity, how slit-scans are actually composed and shares how he used the effect to generate the illusion of the Starship Enterprise entering and exiting warp speed. We later discuss the leadership responsibilities of being a supervisor, including giving negative feedback in such a way that elevates a collaborator’s work. Towards the end, we also discuss the enduring appeal of miniatures for audiences and filmmakers alike. In addition to his work in VFX, John (alongside his brother Thomas) invented Photoshop, the popular photo-editing software used around the world.

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0:00.0	Hi and welcome to season two of the Team Deacons podcast, a collection of
0:08.8	informal conversations between Roger and James Deacons and a guest.
0:13.0	We never know where the conversation will take us,
0:16.0	so listen in and see where it goes.
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1:15.0	Today we're venturing into the world of Visual effects.
1:21.0	We're speaking with an ILM Visual effects supervisor whose many credits include
1:26.4	Rogue One a Star Wars story, Aquaman, The Batman, and Indiana Jones in the Dial of Destiny. We're pleased to welcome John Noel.
1:36.3	John, thank you for doing this.
1:38.0	Thank you for having me. It's a real treat.
1:40.0	We're going to start with our normal question, which is, how did you get to where you are today?
1:44.7	Were there any signs in your childhood? This would be your path, or did you find it later?
1:49.6	What's the story? Yeah, I grew up in the late 60s and early 70s.
1:55.5	Those were my real, you know, formative years,
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