Dennis Muren
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.
Acted in
A Celebration of Tenacity
2024
as Self
Lost in Time: Unearthing the Primevals
2024
as Self
Light & Magic
2022
as Self - Camera Department
In Search of Tomorrow
2022
as Self - Interviewee
Empire at 40
2020
as Self
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
2019
as Self
T2: Reprogramming The Terminator
2017
as Self
Spielberg
2017
as Self
Finding Harryhausen with Dennis Muren
2017
as Himself
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
2015
as Self
Ralph McQuarrie: Tribute to a Master
2014
as Self
From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking
2013
as Self - Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2012
as Self
Side by Side
2012
as Self
Return to Jurassic Park
2011
as Self
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
2010
as Self
Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad
2008
as Self
Nexus Generation: Fans & Filmmakers
2007
as Self
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
2007
as Self
The Pixar Story
2007
as Self
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
2006
as Self
The Sci-Fi Boys
2006
as Self
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
2005
as Self
No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects
2003
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
2001
as Self
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
2001
as Self
Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs
1999
as Self
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
1999
as Self
The Making of 'The Lost World'
1997
as Self
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
1997
as Self
The Harryhausen Chronicles
1997
as Self
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
1996
as Self
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
1995
as Self
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
1994
as Self
The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'
1991
as Self
Willow: The Making of an Adventure
1988
as Self - Visual Effects
The Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'
1984
as Self
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
1983
as Self
Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981
as Nazi Spy on the Airplane (uncredited)