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.
Visual effects 18
2010s
- 2011
2000s
- 2005
- 2003
- 2002
- 2001
1990s
- 1999
- 1997
- 1993
- 1991
1980s
- 1989
- 1987
- 1985
- 1984
- 1983
- 1982
- 1981
1960s
- 1965
Dancing Beer Bottles
Animation
Other crew 5
1990s
- 1997
1980s
- 1984
1970s
- 1970
1960s
- 1967
The Equinox ... A Journey into the Supernatural
Special Effects
Produced 3
2020s
- 2021
1970s
- 1970
1960s
- 1967
The Equinox ... A Journey into the Supernatural
Producer
Acted in 2
2000s
- 2003
No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects
Movie
Directed 2
1960s
- 1967
The Equinox ... A Journey into the Supernatural
Director
- 1965
Dancing Beer Bottles
Director
Wrote 1
1960s
- 1968
Raiders of the Stone Ring
Writer
Camera 1
1980s
- 1980
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
Additional Photography
Appearances39
2020s
- 2026
Shrinkage: The Making of Innerspace
Self
- 2024
Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals
Self
- 2022
2010s
- 2019
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
Self
- 2017
T2: Reprogramming The Terminator
Self
- 2015
- 2012
- 2011
Bob Burns' Hollywood Halloween
Self
- 2010
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
Self
2000s
- 2007
Nexus Generation: Fans & Filmmakers
Self
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
Self
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
Self
- 2006
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
Self
- 2005
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
Self
- 2002
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
Self
- 2001
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
Self
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
Self
From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking
Self - Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
1990s
- 1999
Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs
Self
Crossing the Frontier: Making The Last Starfighter
Self
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
Self
- 1997
The Making of 'The Lost World'
Self
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
Self
The Harryhausen Chronicles
Self
- 1996
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
Self
- 1995
- 1994
- 1991
The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'
Self
1980s
- 1988
Willow: The Making of an Adventure
Self - Visual Effects
- 1984
The Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'
Self
- 1983
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
Self
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
Self
- 1980
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
Self
Thanked in the credits1
2020s
- 2024
Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals
Thanks