Dennis Muren
Born: 1946-11-01
Place of Birth: 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 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
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Side by Side
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
The Pixar Story
Spielberg
Return to Jurassic Park
T2: Reprogramming The Terminator
The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
In Search of Tomorrow
The Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'
The Sci-Fi Boys
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
Nexus Generation: Fans & Filmmakers
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
The Making of 'The Lost World'
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
The Harryhausen Chronicles
Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs
Willow: The Making of an Adventure
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking
Crossing the Frontier: Making The Last Starfighter
