Dennis Muren

About

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...

Known for

Terminator 2: Judgment DayMovie • 1991War of the WorldsMovie • 2005Raiders of the Lost ArkMovie • 1981Star Wars: The Force AwakensMovie • 2015The AbyssMovie • 1989Indiana Jones and the Temple of DoomMovie • 1984Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the ClonesMovie • 2002Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom MenaceMovie • 1999E.T. the Extra-TerrestrialMovie • 1982Jurassic ParkMovie • 1993Super 8Movie • 2011Return of the JediMovie • 1983HulkMovie • 2003A.I. Artificial IntelligenceMovie • 2001Ghostbusters IIMovie • 1989Young Sherlock HolmesMovie • 1985Deconstructing HarryMovie • 1997InnerspaceMovie • 1987DragonslayerMovie • 1981Mad GodMovie • 2021The Ewok AdventureMovie • 1984EquinoxMovie • 1970The Lost World: Jurassic ParkMovie • 1997