Biography
Dennis Muren is the Senior Visual Effects Supervisor and Creative Director of Industrial Light & Magic. A recipient of nine Oscars for Best Achievement in Visual Effects and a Technical Achievement Academy Award®, Muren is actively involved in the evolution of the company, as well as the design and development of new techniques and equipment. In June 1999, Muren became the first visual effects artist to be honored with a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In February 2007, he was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Visual Effects Society. Muren is currently working on a book focusing on “observation” for digital artists.
As Creative Director of Industrial Light & Magic, Muren is a key member of the company’s leadership team and collaborates with all of ILM’s supervisors on each of the films that the company contributes to.
Filmography
all 60
Movies 59
self 36
Director 4
TV Shows 1
Producer 1
Light & Magic (2022)
Mad God (2022)
In Search of Tomorrow (2022)
Empire at 40 (2020)
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters (2019)
T2: Reprogramming The Terminator (2017)
Spielberg (2017)
Finding Harryhausen with Dennis Muren (2017)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex (2015)
Ralph McQuarrie: Tribute to a Master (2014)
From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking (2013)
Side by Side (2012)
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (2011)
Super 8 (2011)
Return to Jurassic Park (2011)
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible (2010)
Nexus Generation: Fans & Filmmakers (2007)
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 (2007)
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 (2007)
The Pixar Story (2007)
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet (2006)
The Sci-Fi Boys (2006)
War of the Worlds (2005)
George Lucas: Creating an Empire (2005)
The Light and Magic of 'Indiana Jones' (2003)
Hulk (2003)
No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects (2003)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome (2001)
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' (2001)
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic (1999)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Deconstructing Harry (1997)
The Making of 'The Lost World' (1997)
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery (1997)
The Harryhausen Chronicles (1997)
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' (1996)
The Making of 'Jurassic Park' (1995)
Jurassic Park (1993)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day' (1991)
The Abyss (1989)
Ghostbusters II (1989)
Willow: The Making of an Adventure (1988)
Innerspace (1987)
Star Tours (1987)
Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
The Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom' (1984)
The Ewok Adventure (1984)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi (1983)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Dragonslayer (1981)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Equinox (1970)
The Equinox...A Journey Into the Supernatural (1967)
Dancing Beer Bottles
Ray Harryhausen: Working With Dinosaurs
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Known ForVisual Effects
GenderMale
Birthday1946-11-01 (77 years old)
Birth PlaceGlendale, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Special Achievement Academy Award, Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, Academy Award for Technical Achievement
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