Triple
T2791790
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Close Encounters of the Third Kind |
E61945
|
entity |
| Predicate | visualEffectsSupervisor |
P3489
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Douglas Trumbull
Douglas Trumbull was a pioneering visual effects artist and filmmaker renowned for his groundbreaking work on science fiction films such as "2001: A Space Odyssey," "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," and "Blade Runner."
|
E299130
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Douglas Trumbull | Statement: [Close Encounters of the Third Kind, visualEffectsSupervisor, Douglas Trumbull]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Douglas Trumbull Context triple: [Close Encounters of the Third Kind, visualEffectsSupervisor, Douglas Trumbull]
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A.
Dennis Muren
Dennis Muren is a pioneering visual effects artist and supervisor, best known for his groundbreaking work on films like Star Wars, E.T., and Jurassic Park, and for holding a record number of Oscars in visual effects.
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B.
John Dykstra
John Dykstra is a pioneering visual effects artist and supervisor renowned for his groundbreaking work on films like "Star Wars" and "Spider-Man," which helped revolutionize modern cinematic special effects.
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C.
Leslie Kroitor
Leslie Kroitor is a child of Canadian filmmaker and IMAX co-founder Roman Kroitor.
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D.
Walter Murch
Walter Murch is an acclaimed American film editor and sound designer known for his innovative work on films such as Apocalypse Now, The Conversation, and The English Patient.
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E.
John Knoll
John Knoll is a visual effects supervisor and software developer best known as the co-creator of Adobe Photoshop and a longtime leader at Industrial Light & Magic.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Douglas Trumbull Triple: [Close Encounters of the Third Kind, visualEffectsSupervisor, Douglas Trumbull]
Generated description
Douglas Trumbull was a pioneering visual effects artist and filmmaker renowned for his groundbreaking work on science fiction films such as "2001: A Space Odyssey," "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," and "Blade Runner."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Douglas Trumbull Target entity description: Douglas Trumbull was a pioneering visual effects artist and filmmaker renowned for his groundbreaking work on science fiction films such as "2001: A Space Odyssey," "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," and "Blade Runner."
-
A.
Dennis Muren
Dennis Muren is a pioneering visual effects artist and supervisor, best known for his groundbreaking work on films like Star Wars, E.T., and Jurassic Park, and for holding a record number of Oscars in visual effects.
-
B.
John Dykstra
John Dykstra is a pioneering visual effects artist and supervisor renowned for his groundbreaking work on films like "Star Wars" and "Spider-Man," which helped revolutionize modern cinematic special effects.
-
C.
Leslie Kroitor
Leslie Kroitor is a child of Canadian filmmaker and IMAX co-founder Roman Kroitor.
-
D.
Walter Murch
Walter Murch is an acclaimed American film editor and sound designer known for his innovative work on films such as Apocalypse Now, The Conversation, and The English Patient.
-
E.
John Knoll
John Knoll is a visual effects supervisor and software developer best known as the co-creator of Adobe Photoshop and a longtime leader at Industrial Light & Magic.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: visualEffectsSupervisor Context triple: [Close Encounters of the Third Kind, visualEffectsSupervisor, Douglas Trumbull]
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A.
visualEffect
Indicates that one entity produces, modifies, or is associated with a particular visual effect on another entity or within a scene.
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B.
specialEffectsBy
chosen
Indicates that the special effects for something (such as a film, scene, or shot) are created or provided by a particular person or entity.
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C.
specialEffectsPioneer
Indicates that the subject is recognized for groundbreaking or innovative work in the field of special effects.
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D.
effectOnSystem
Indicates the influence, change, or impact that one entity, action, or condition has on the state or behavior of a system.
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E.
usesEffectType
Indicates that an entity employs or is associated with a particular type or category of effect in its operation or behavior.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69ab4b7f51d881908768300ebd2fbdae |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:47 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abdeea881481908d759c72798a50fb |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:16 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69afc65ebe788190859012e930918b05 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 7:21 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69afc6c6c620819098b76db174a6f98e |
completed | March 10, 2026, 7:22 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69afc72b2e3c8190aad78ac8924f07af |
completed | March 10, 2026, 7:24 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69abdd025c948190a97dd961a9592bac |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:08 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:58 p.m.