Dennis Muren
Biography
Dennis Muren, A.S.C. (born November 1, 1946) is an American film visual effects artist and supervisor. He has worked on the films of George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, and James Cameron, among others, and has won nine Oscars in total: eight for Best Visual Effects and a Technical Achievement Academy Award. The Visual Effects Society has called him "a perpetual student, teacher, innovator, and mentor."
He has been identified as "a pioneer in bringing a new wave of visual effects films to the public, opening the doors for screenwriters and directors to tell stories never before possible with a new realism through the use of his skills in cinematic arts and advanced technologies."
According to Spielberg, Muren "set the example at Industrial Light & Magic for visual effects excellence with effects that add strong, appropriate emotion to a shot and fit seamlessly into a movie."
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Acting (35 movies)
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
1996
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
1997
The Sci-Fi Boys
2006
Side by Side
2012
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
2005
The Pixar Story
2007
Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs
1999
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
2015
Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981
Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals
2024
The Harryhausen Chronicles
1997
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
2001
Spielberg
2017
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
2010
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
1995
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
2007
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
1983
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
2019
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2012
Return to Jurassic Park
2011
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
1999
The Making of 'The Lost World'
1997
From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking
2013
Willow: The Making of an Adventure
1988
In Search of Tomorrow
2022
Empire at 40
2020
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
2001
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
2006
The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'
1991
T2: Reprogramming The Terminator
2017
No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects
2003
The Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'
1984
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
1994
Crossing the Frontier: Making The Last Starfighter
1999
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
1983
Directing (3 movies)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| The Equinox ... A Journey into the Supernatural | 1967 | Producer |