Dennis Muren
Visual Effects
Born: 1946-11-01 in Glendale, California, USA
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." Description above from the Wikipedia article Dennis Muren, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Nazi Spy on the Airplane (uncredited)
LIGHT & MAGIC
Self
The Pixar Story
Self
Spielberg
Self
Side by Side
Self
Return to Jurassic Park
Self
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
Self
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
Self
In Search of Tomorrow
Self - Interviewee
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
Self
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
Self
The Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'
Self
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
Self
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
Self
The Sci-Fi Boys
Self
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
Self
The Making of 'The Lost World'
Self
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
Self
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
Self
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
Self
T2: Reprogramming The Terminator
Self
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
Self
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
Self
The Harryhausen Chronicles
Self
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
Self
Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs
Self
The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'
Self
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
Self
Nexus Generation: Fans & Filmmakers
Self
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
Self
Willow: The Making of an Adventure
Self - Visual Effects
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
Self
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
Self
From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking
Self - Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
Self
Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals
Self
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
Self
Shrinkage: The Making of Innerspace
Self