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.

Most Known For

Raiders of the Lost Ark

as Nazi Spy on the Airplane (uncredited)

LIGHT & MAGIC

as Self - Camera Department

LIGHT & MAGIC

as Self - Visual Effects Supervisor

The Pixar Story

as Self

Side by Side

as Self

Spielberg

as Self

The Making of 'Jurassic Park'

as Self

Return to Jurassic Park

as Self

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

as Self

The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'

as Self

In Search of Tomorrow

as Self - Interviewee

The Harryhausen Chronicles

as Self

R2-D2: Beneath the Dome

as Self

T2: Reprogramming The Terminator

as Self

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection

as Self

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

as Self

Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible

as Self

Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex

as Self

Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi

as Self

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

as Self