Dennis Muren
Visual Effects
Born November 1, 1946 · Glendale, California, USA
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…
Known For · 40 titles
Film '72
Raiders of the Lost Ark
LIGHT & MAGIC
The Pixar Story
Spielberg
Return to Jurassic Park
Side by Side
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
In Search of Tomorrow
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
The Making of 'Hulk'
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
The Making of 'The Lost World'
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
The Harryhausen Chronicles
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
The Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
T2: Reprogramming The Terminator
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
The Sci-Fi Boys
Nexus Generation: Fans & Filmmakers
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
Willow: The Making of an Adventure
The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
Shrinkage: The Making of Innerspace
Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals
A Celebration of Tenacity
From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking
Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs
No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters