Dennis Muren
Visual Effects
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
Visual Effects18
movieSuper 8
2011
Visual Effects Supervisor
movieWar of the Worlds
2005
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
movieHulk
2003
Visual Effects Supervisor
movieStar Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002
Visual Effects Supervisor
movieA.I. Artificial Intelligence
2001
Visual Effects Supervisor
movieStar Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999
Visual Effects Supervisor
movieThe Lost World: Jurassic Park
1997
Visual Effects Supervisor
movieJurassic Park
1993
Visual Effects Supervisor
movieTerminator 2: Judgment Day
1991
Visual Effects Supervisor
movieThe Abyss
1989
Visual Effects Supervisor
movieGhostbusters II
1989
Visual Effects Supervisor
movieInnerspace
1987
Visual Effects Supervisor
movieYoung Sherlock Holmes
1985
Visual Effects Supervisor
movieIndiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1984
Visual Effects Supervisor
movieReturn of the Jedi
1983
Visual Effects Supervisor
movieE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982
Visual Effects Supervisor
movieDragonslayer
1981
Visual Effects Supervisor
movieDancing Beer Bottles
1965
Animation
Acting45
movieIn Search of Tomorrow
2022
Self - Interviewee
movieFrom Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking
2001
Self - Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
movieWillow: The Making of an Adventure
1988
Self - Visual Effects
movieRaiders of the Lost Ark
1981
Nazi Spy on the Airplane (uncredited)
Crew7
movieStar Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
Creative Consultant
movieDeconstructing Harry
1997
Creative Consultant
movieThe Ewok Adventure
1984
Special Effects
movieEquinox
1970
Special Effects
movieThe Equinox ... A Journey into the Supernatural
1967
Special Effects
Directing3
Production3
movieMad God
2021
Associate Producer
movieEquinox
1970
Associate Producer
Camera1
movieSP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
1980
Additional Photography
