Dennis Muren
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.
Filmography (45 titles)
MovieShrinkage: The Making of Innerspace
Self · 2026
A Celebration of Tenacity
Self · 2024
MovieLost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals
Self · 2024
7.8ShowLIGHT & MAGIC
Self · 2022
6.6MovieIn Search of Tomorrow
Self - Interviewee · 2022
7.5MoviePhil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
Self · 2019
7.4MovieT2: Reprogramming The Terminator
Self · 2017
7.6MovieSpielberg
Self · 2017
Finding Harryhausen with Dennis Muren
Himself · 2017
7.2MovieCreature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
Self · 2015
7.4MovieRay Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
Self · 2012
7.3MovieSide by Side
Self · 2012
6.6MovieReturn to Jurassic Park
Self · 2011
6.7MovieIndustrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
Self · 2010
Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad
Self · 2008
MovieNexus Generation: Fans & Filmmakers
Self · 2007
6.0MovieVision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
Self · 2007
6.2MovieStanding on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
Self · 2007
7.5MovieThe Pixar Story
Self · 2007
4.5MovieAmazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
Self · 2006
7.0MovieThe Sci-Fi Boys
Self · 2006
5.0MovieGeorge Lucas: Creating an Empire
Self · 2005
8.0MovieRay Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
Self · 2005
The Making of 'Hulk'
Self · 2003
7.0MovieNo Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects
2003
6.7MovieR2-D2: Beneath the Dome
Self · 2001
7.1MovieThe Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
Self · 2001
4.8MovieFrom Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking
Self - Senior Visual Effects Supervisor · 2001
8.5MovieRay Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs
Self · 1999
10.0MovieCrossing the Frontier: Making The Last Starfighter
Self · 1999