Dennis Muren
Born November 01, 1946 (Age: 79)
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Glendale, California, USA
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.
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.
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Filmography
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Finding Harryhausen with Dennis Muren
2017
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as Himself
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Age: 70
Return to Jurassic Park
2011
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as Self
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Age: 64
Nexus Generation: Fans & Filmmakers
2007
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as Self
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Age: 61
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
2007
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as Self
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Age: 60
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
2006
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as Self
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Age: 60
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
2005
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as Self
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Age: 58
Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs
1999
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as Self
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Age: 53
The Making of 'The Lost World'
1997
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as Self
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Age: 50
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
1997
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as Self
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Age: 50
The Harryhausen Chronicles
1997
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as Self
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Age: 50
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
1996
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as Self
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Age: 49
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
1994
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as Self
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Age: 47
The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'
1991
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as Self
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Age: 44
Willow: The Making of an Adventure
1988
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as Self - Visual Effects
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Age: 41
Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981
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as Nazi Spy on the Airplane (uncredited)
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Age: 34