Triple

T15566340
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject The Fly (1986 film) E371123 entity
Predicate makeupBy P53848 FINISHED
Object Chris Walas
Chris Walas is an American special effects and makeup artist best known for his groundbreaking creature and makeup work on films such as David Cronenberg’s "The Fly."
 E1164280 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: Chris Walas | Statement: [The Fly (1986 film), makeupBy, Chris Walas]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Chris Walas
Context triple: [The Fly (1986 film), makeupBy, Chris Walas]
  • A. Phil Hay
    Phil Hay is an American screenwriter known for co-writing genre films such as "Clash of the Titans" (2010), "Ride Along," and "Destroyer," often in collaboration with Matt Manfredi.
  • B. Matt Shafer
    Matt Shafer, better known by his stage name Uncle Kracker, is an American singer-songwriter and musician recognized for his blend of rock, country, and pop influences.
  • C. Chris Mundy
    Chris Mundy is a television writer and producer best known as the showrunner of the crime drama series "Ozark."
  • D. Chuck Arnold
    Chuck Arnold is an American sports executive who serves as the president of the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks.
  • E. Jordan Mechner
    Jordan Mechner is an American video game designer, programmer, and writer best known as the creator of the Prince of Persia series.
  • 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: Chris Walas
Triple: [The Fly (1986 film), makeupBy, Chris Walas]
Generated description
Chris Walas is an American special effects and makeup artist best known for his groundbreaking creature and makeup work on films such as David Cronenberg’s "The Fly."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Chris Walas
Target entity description: Chris Walas is an American special effects and makeup artist best known for his groundbreaking creature and makeup work on films such as David Cronenberg’s "The Fly."
  • A. Phil Hay
    Phil Hay is an American screenwriter known for co-writing genre films such as "Clash of the Titans" (2010), "Ride Along," and "Destroyer," often in collaboration with Matt Manfredi.
  • B. Matt Shafer
    Matt Shafer, better known by his stage name Uncle Kracker, is an American singer-songwriter and musician recognized for his blend of rock, country, and pop influences.
  • C. Chris Mundy
    Chris Mundy is a television writer and producer best known as the showrunner of the crime drama series "Ozark."
  • D. Chuck Arnold
    Chuck Arnold is an American sports executive who serves as the president of the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks.
  • E. Jordan Mechner
    Jordan Mechner is an American video game designer, programmer, and writer best known as the creator of the Prince of Persia series.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target predicate: makeupBy
Context triple: [The Fly (1986 film), makeupBy, Chris Walas]
  • A. makeupType
    Indicates the specific kind or category of makeup associated with an entity.
  • B. makeupArtist chosen
    Indicates that one entity serves as the makeup artist for another, applying or designing cosmetic looks for that entity.
  • C. bestMakeupWinner
    Indicates that the subject is the winner of an award or recognition for best makeup in a particular context or competition.
  • D. hasMakeupEffectsBy
    Indicates that the makeup effects for an entity (such as a film or production) are created or supervised by a specified person or team.
  • E. cosmeticCategory
    Indicates that one entity is classified as belonging to a particular cosmetic or beauty product category defined by the other entity.
  • 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_69d85cc6cf40819091f4a5facee1ebe6 completed April 10, 2026, 2:13 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e04ddd753c8190b51eaef433258081 completed April 16, 2026, 2:47 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ff456a3b08819092f9f517bbef5577 completed May 9, 2026, 2:32 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ff49541fcc8190a1d22721bc255e19 completed May 9, 2026, 2:48 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ff49f6db508190b0127a59d332512e completed May 9, 2026, 2:51 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69deda7e6e748190b29ccce23298afef completed April 15, 2026, 12:23 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:10 a.m.