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Dennis Muren

Dennis Muren

Visual Effects

Born: November 1, 1946Glendale, California, USA

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
Filmography

A Celebration of Tenacity

Self

2024
Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals

Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals

Self

2024
In Search of Tomorrow

In Search of Tomorrow

Self - Interviewee

2022
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters

Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters

Self

2019
T2: Reprogramming The Terminator

T2: Reprogramming The Terminator

Self

2017
Spielberg

Spielberg

Self

2017

Finding Harryhausen with Dennis Muren

Himself

2017
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex

Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex

Self

2015
From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking

From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking

Self - Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

2013
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

Self

2012
Side by Side

Side by Side

Self

2012
Return to Jurassic Park

Return to Jurassic Park

Self

2011
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible

Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible

Self

2010

Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad

Self

2008
Nexus Generation: Fans & Filmmakers

Nexus Generation: Fans & Filmmakers

Self

2007
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001

Self

2007
The Pixar Story

The Pixar Story

Self

2007
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

Self

2006
The Sci-Fi Boys

The Sci-Fi Boys

Self

2006
George Lucas: Creating an Empire

George Lucas: Creating an Empire

Self

2005
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection

Self

2005
No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects

No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects

2003
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome

R2-D2: Beneath the Dome

Self

2001
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

Self

2001
Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs

Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs

Self

1999
Crossing the Frontier: Making The Last Starfighter

Crossing the Frontier: Making The Last Starfighter

Self

1999
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic

From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic

Self

1999
The Making of 'The Lost World'

The Making of 'The Lost World'

Self

1997
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery

Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery

Self

1997
The Harryhausen Chronicles

The Harryhausen Chronicles

Self

1997
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'

The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'

Self

1996
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'

The Making of 'Jurassic Park'

Self

1995
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

Self

1994
The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'

The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'

Self

1991
Willow: The Making of an Adventure

Willow: The Making of an Adventure

Self - Visual Effects

1988
The Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'

The Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'

Self

1984
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga

From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga

Self

1983
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi

Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi

Self

1983
Raiders of the Lost Ark

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Nazi Spy on the Airplane (uncredited)

1981