
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 |


