Dennis Muren

Personal Info

Known For

Visual Effects

Known Credits

43

Gender

Male

Birthday

1946-11-01 (79 years old)

Place of Birth

Glendale, California, USA

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.

Known For

  • Raiders of the Lost Ark

    Raiders of the Lost Ark

  • Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001

    Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001

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

    From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga

  • Return to Jurassic Park

    Return to Jurassic Park

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

    The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

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

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

  • Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals

    Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals

  • LIGHT & MAGIC

    LIGHT & MAGIC

  • LIGHT & MAGIC

    LIGHT & MAGIC

  • Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

    Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

  • 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

  • The Making of 'Jurassic Park'

    The Making of 'Jurassic Park'

  • The Pixar Story

    The Pixar Story

  • The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'

    The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'

  • From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking

    From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking

  • Side by Side

    Side by Side

  • Spielberg

    Spielberg

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

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

  • Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex

    Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex

  • The Making of 'The Lost World'

    The Making of 'The Lost World'

  • A Celebration of Tenacity

    A Celebration of Tenacity

  • Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters

    Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters

  • R2-D2: Beneath the Dome

    R2-D2: Beneath the Dome

  • T2: Reprogramming The Terminator

    T2: Reprogramming The Terminator

  • Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi

    Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi

  • In Search of Tomorrow

    In Search of Tomorrow

  • Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible

    Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible

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

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

  • Willow: The Making of an Adventure

    Willow: The Making of an Adventure

  • Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

    Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

  • The Harryhausen Chronicles

    The Harryhausen Chronicles

  • Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery

    Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery

  • Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs

    Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs

  • George Lucas: Creating an Empire

    George Lucas: Creating an Empire

  • Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

    Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

  • The Sci-Fi Boys

    The Sci-Fi Boys

  • Nexus Generation: Fans & Filmmakers

    Nexus Generation: Fans & Filmmakers

  • Finding Harryhausen with Dennis Muren

    Finding Harryhausen with Dennis Muren

  • Empire at 40

    Empire at 40

  • Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad

    Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad

  • Gravity: Looking to the Stars - The Evolution of Space Films

    Gravity: Looking to the Stars - The Evolution of Space Films

  • Crossing the Frontier: Making The Last Starfighter

    Crossing the Frontier: Making The Last Starfighter

  • Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection

    Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection