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."
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Filmography
all 66
Movies 65
self 43
Producer 2
Director 2
TV Shows 1
Lost in Time: Unearthing the Primevals (2024)
Light & Magic (2022)
In Search of Tomorrow (2022)
Mad God (2021)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking (2013)
Super 8 (2011)
Return to Jurassic Park (2011)
War of the Worlds (2005)
Hulk (2003)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Deconstructing Harry (1997)
The Making of 'Jurassic Park' (1995)
Jurassic Park (1993)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
The Abyss (1989)
Ghostbusters II (1989)
Willow: The Making of an Adventure (1988)
Innerspace (1987)
Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
The Ewok Adventure (1984)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Dragonslayer (1981)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Equinox (1970)
Dancing Beer Bottles
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Known ForVisual Effects
GenderMale
Birthday1946-11-01 (78 years old)
Birth PlaceGlendale, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Special Achievement Academy Award, Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, Academy Award for Technical Achievement
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