Dennis Muren

Personal Info

Known For

Visual Effects

Known Credits

41

Gender

Male

Birthday

1946-11-01 (78 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

  • Side by Side

    Side by Side

  • The Pixar Story

    The Pixar Story

  • LIGHT & MAGIC

    LIGHT & MAGIC

  • LIGHT & MAGIC

    LIGHT & MAGIC

  • The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'

    The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'

  • The Making of 'Jurassic Park'

    The Making of 'Jurassic Park'

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

    The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

  • Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex

    Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex

  • A Celebration of Tenacity

    A Celebration of Tenacity

  • Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad

    Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad

  • George Lucas: Creating an Empire

    George Lucas: Creating an Empire

  • Spielberg

    Spielberg

  • The Making of 'The Lost World'

    The Making of 'The Lost World'

  • Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001

    Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001

  • Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters

    Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters

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

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

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

    From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga

  • Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi

    Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi

  • The Sci-Fi Boys

    The Sci-Fi Boys

  • Return to Jurassic Park

    Return to Jurassic Park

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

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

  • Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

    Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

  • Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

    Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

  • R2-D2: Beneath the Dome

    R2-D2: Beneath the Dome

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

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

  • Willow: The Making of an Adventure

    Willow: The Making of an Adventure

  • T2: Reprogramming The Terminator

    T2: Reprogramming The Terminator

  • Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs

    Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs

  • Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

    Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

  • Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible

    Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible

  • Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery

    Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery

  • From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking

    From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking

  • Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals

    Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals

  • 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 Harryhausen Chronicles

    The Harryhausen Chronicles

  • In Search of Tomorrow

    In Search of Tomorrow

  • Nexus Generation: Fans & Filmmakers

    Nexus Generation: Fans & Filmmakers

  • Empire at 40

    Empire at 40

  • Crossing the Frontier: Making The Last Starfighter

    Crossing the Frontier: Making The Last Starfighter

  • Finding Harryhausen with Dennis Muren

    Finding Harryhausen with Dennis Muren