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." Description above from the Wikipedia article Dennis Muren, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Personal Details
Movies (49)
A Celebration of Tenacity
as Self
2024
Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals
as Self
2024
In Search of Tomorrow
as Self - Interviewee
2022
Mad God
Associate Producer (Production)
2021
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
as Self
2019
T2: Reprogramming The Terminator
as Self
2017
Spielberg
as Self
2017
Finding Harryhausen with Dennis Muren
as Himself
2017
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Creative Consultant (Crew)
2015
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
as Self
2015
From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking
as Self - Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
2013
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
as Self
2012
Side by Side
as Self
2012
Super 8
Visual Effects Supervisor (Visual Effects)
2011
Return to Jurassic Park
as Self
2011
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
as Self
2010
Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad
as Self
2008
Nexus Generation: Fans & Filmmakers
as Self
2007
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
as Self
2007
The Pixar Story
as Self
2007
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
as Self
2006
The Sci-Fi Boys
as Self
2006
War of the Worlds
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor (Visual Effects)
2005
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
as Self
2005
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
as Self
2005
Hulk
Visual Effects Supervisor (Visual Effects)
2003
No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects
2003
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Visual Effects Supervisor (Visual Effects)
2002
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
as Self
2001
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Visual Effects Supervisor (Visual Effects)
2001
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
as Self
2001
Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs
as Self
1999
Crossing the Frontier: Making The Last Starfighter
as Self
1999
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
as Self
1999
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Visual Effects Supervisor (Visual Effects)
1999
Deconstructing Harry
Creative Consultant (Crew)
1997
The Making of 'The Lost World'
as Self
1997
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
as Self
1997
The Harryhausen Chronicles
as Self
1997
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
as Self
1996
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
as Self
1995
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
as Self
1994
Jurassic Park
Visual Effects Supervisor (Visual Effects)
1993
The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'
as Self
1991
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Visual Effects Supervisor (Visual Effects)
1991
The Abyss
Visual Effects Supervisor (Visual Effects)
1989
Ghostbusters II
Visual Effects Supervisor (Visual Effects)
1989
Willow: The Making of an Adventure
as Self - Visual Effects
1988
Innerspace
Visual Effects Supervisor (Visual Effects)
1987
