Dennis Muren

Personal Info

Known ForVisual Effects
Born1946-11-01
BirthplaceGlendale, California, USA

Dennis Muren

Visual Effects

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

Acting (44)

2022
In Search of Tomorrowas Self - Interviewee
6.7
2017
Spielbergas Self
7.5
2012
7.3
2007
7.5
2006
7.0
2001
From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmakingas Self - Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
4.8
1988
Willow: The Making of an Adventureas Self - Visual Effects
7.3
1981
Raiders of the Lost Arkas Nazi Spy on the Airplane (uncredited)
7.9

Production & Directing (33)

2021
Mad GodAssociate Producer
6.8
2015
Star Wars: The Force AwakensCreative Consultant
7.2
2011
Super 8Visual Effects Supervisor
6.8
2005
War of the WorldsSenior Visual Effects Supervisor
6.6
2003
HulkVisual Effects Supervisor
5.6
6.6
2001
A.I. Artificial IntelligenceVisual Effects Supervisor
7.1
1999
6.6
1997
Deconstructing HarryCreative Consultant
7.2
1997
The Lost World: Jurassic ParkVisual Effects Supervisor
6.6
1993
Jurassic ParkVisual Effects Supervisor
8.0
1991
Terminator 2: Judgment DayVisual Effects Supervisor
8.2
1989
The AbyssVisual Effects Supervisor
7.4
1989
Ghostbusters IIVisual Effects Supervisor
6.6
1987
InnerspaceVisual Effects Supervisor
6.8
1985
Young Sherlock HolmesVisual Effects Supervisor
6.8
1984
The Ewok AdventureSpecial Effects
5.8
1984
Indiana Jones and the Temple of DoomVisual Effects Supervisor
7.3
1983
Return of the JediVisual Effects Supervisor
7.9
1982
E.T. the Extra-TerrestrialVisual Effects Supervisor
7.5
1981
DragonslayerVisual Effects Supervisor
6.6
1980
SP FX: The Empire Strikes BackAdditional Photography
8.2
1970
EquinoxAssociate Producer
5.1
1970
EquinoxSpecial Effects
5.1
1970
EquinoxDirector
5.1