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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Known For
Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
The Making of 'The Lost World'
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
Side by Side
Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
The Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'
Acting History
2024
A Celebration of Tenacity as Self
2024Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals as Self
2022LIGHT & MAGIC as Self - Camera Department
2022LIGHT & MAGIC as Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
2022In Search of Tomorrow as Self - Interviewee
2020Empire at 40 as Self
2019Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters as Self
2017T2: Reprogramming The Terminator as Self
2017Spielberg as Self
2017Finding Harryhausen with Dennis Muren as Himself
2015Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex as Self
2015Gravity: Looking to the Stars - The Evolution of Space Films as Self
2013From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking as Self - Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
2012Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan as Self
2012Side by Side as Self
2011Return to Jurassic Park as Self
2010Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible as Self
2008Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad as Self
2007Nexus Generation: Fans & Filmmakers as Self
2007Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 as Self
2007The Pixar Story as Self
2006Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet as Self
2006The Sci-Fi Boys as Self
2005George Lucas: Creating an Empire as Self
2005Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection as Self
2003No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects
2001R2-D2: Beneath the Dome as Self
2001The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' as Self
1999Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs as Self
1999Crossing the Frontier: Making The Last Starfighter as Self
1999From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic as Self
1997The Making of 'The Lost World' as Self
1997Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery as Self
1997The Harryhausen Chronicles as Self
1996The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' as Self
1995The Making of 'Jurassic Park' as Self
1994Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects as Self
1991The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day' as Self
1988Willow: The Making of an Adventure as Self - Visual Effects
1984The Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom' as Self
1983From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga as Self
1983Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi as Self
1981Raiders of the Lost Ark as Nazi Spy on the Airplane (uncredited)