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Dennis Muren

Dennis Muren

Visual Effects · Born 1946-11-01 · Glendale, California, USA

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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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) — Nazi Spy on the Airplane (uncredited)
  2. Return to Jurassic Park (2011) — Self
  3. Side by Side (2012) — Self
  4. Spielberg (2017) — Self
  5. The Pixar Story (2007) — Self
  6. LIGHT & MAGIC (2022) — Self
  7. The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day' (1991) — Self
  8. Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (2012) — Self
  9. Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible (2010) — Self
  10. In Search of Tomorrow (2022) — Self - Interviewee
  11. Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex (2015) — Self
  12. The Making of 'Jurassic Park' (1995) — Self
  13. R2-D2: Beneath the Dome (2001) — Self
  14. From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga (1983) — Self
  15. T2: Reprogramming The Terminator (2017) — Self
  16. The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' (1996) — Self
  17. The Harryhausen Chronicles (1997) — Self
  18. The Sci-Fi Boys (2006) — Self
  19. SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) — Self
  20. The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' (2001) — Self
  21. Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi (1983) — Self
  22. From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic (1999) — Self
  23. Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters (2019) — Self
  24. The Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom' (1984) — Self
  25. Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 (2007) — Self
  26. The Making of 'The Lost World' (1997) — Self
  27. Willow: The Making of an Adventure (1988) — Self - Visual Effects
  28. Film '72 (1971) — Self
  29. Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 (2007) — Self
  30. From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking (2001) — Self - Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
  31. No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects (2003)
  32. Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet (2006) — Self
  33. Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection (2005) — Self
  34. Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs (1999) — Self
  35. Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery (1997) — Self
  36. George Lucas: Creating an Empire (2005) — Self
  37. Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad (2008) — Self
  38. Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects (1994) — Self
  39. Crossing the Frontier: Making The Last Starfighter (1999) — Self
  40. Nexus Generation: Fans & Filmmakers (2007) — Self

Directed

  1. Equinox (1970) — Director
  2. The Equinox ... A Journey into the Supernatural (1967) — Director
  3. Dancing Beer Bottles (1965) — Director