Triple

T440429
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Citizen Kane E10101 entity
Predicate cinematographyBy P1953 FINISHED
Object Gregg Toland
Gregg Toland was a pioneering American cinematographer renowned for his innovative deep-focus and lighting techniques, most famously showcased in Orson Welles's film "Citizen Kane."
E56482 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 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: Gregg Toland | Statement: [Citizen Kane, cinematographyBy, Gregg Toland]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gregg Toland
Context triple: [Citizen Kane, cinematographyBy, Gregg Toland]
  • A. Harold Rosson
    Harold Rosson was an American cinematographer best known for his pioneering Technicolor work on classic Hollywood films, including the 1939 musical fantasy "The Wizard of Oz."
  • B. Richard DeMille
    Richard DeMille was an American writer and psychologist known for his critical examinations of Carlos Castaneda’s work and for being the adopted son of famed film director Cecil B. DeMille.
  • C. William C. deMille
    William C. deMille was an American playwright, screenwriter, and film director of the silent and early sound era, known for his sophisticated dramas and as the brother of famed director Cecil B. DeMille.
  • D. Willis H. O’Brien
    Willis H. O’Brien was a pioneering stop-motion animator and special effects artist best known for revolutionizing visual effects in early monster and adventure films.
  • E. Ernest B. Schoedsack
    Ernest B. Schoedsack was an American film director and cinematographer best known for co-directing the classic adventure-horror film "King Kong" (1933).
  • 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: Gregg Toland
Triple: [Citizen Kane, cinematographyBy, Gregg Toland]
Generated description
Gregg Toland was a pioneering American cinematographer renowned for his innovative deep-focus and lighting techniques, most famously showcased in Orson Welles's film "Citizen Kane."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gregg Toland
Target entity description: Gregg Toland was a pioneering American cinematographer renowned for his innovative deep-focus and lighting techniques, most famously showcased in Orson Welles's film "Citizen Kane."
  • A. Harold Rosson
    Harold Rosson was an American cinematographer best known for his pioneering Technicolor work on classic Hollywood films, including the 1939 musical fantasy "The Wizard of Oz."
  • B. Richard DeMille
    Richard DeMille was an American writer and psychologist known for his critical examinations of Carlos Castaneda’s work and for being the adopted son of famed film director Cecil B. DeMille.
  • C. William C. deMille
    William C. deMille was an American playwright, screenwriter, and film director of the silent and early sound era, known for his sophisticated dramas and as the brother of famed director Cecil B. DeMille.
  • D. Willis H. O’Brien
    Willis H. O’Brien was a pioneering stop-motion animator and special effects artist best known for revolutionizing visual effects in early monster and adventure films.
  • E. Ernest B. Schoedsack
    Ernest B. Schoedsack was an American film director and cinematographer best known for co-directing the classic adventure-horror film "King Kong" (1933).
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 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_69a2e8465ef481909655c681b01e2986 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a2ef2af84881909635ebbbb3465b1b completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:35 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a447fc06288190b74c4047849f615c completed March 1, 2026, 2:06 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a448814bb48190821c12fad63cc904 completed March 1, 2026, 2:09 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a448e45d248190a50fee4e2aefcaf5 completed March 1, 2026, 2:10 p.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:11 p.m.