Dennis Muren

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Birthday
Nov 01, 1946 (78 years old)

Dennis Muren

Known For

A Celebration of Tenacity
0h 30m
Movie 2024

A Celebration of Tenacity

Discussion about David Allen's "The Primevals" at Industrial Light and Magic in San Francisco.

Lost in Time: Unearthing the Primevals
0h 45m
Movie 2024

Lost in Time: Unearthing the Primevals

Documentary about the 30-year long process of David Allen's The Primevals.

In Search of Tomorrow
5h 1m
Movie 2022

In Search of Tomorrow

A nostalgic journey through ’80s Sci-Fi-films, exploring their impact and relevance today, told by the artists who made them and by those who were inspired to turn their visions into reality.

Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
1h 20m
Movie 2019

Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters

An in-depth, sad, and beautiful documentary about the stop motion and VFX artist Phil Tippett, a man who changed the landscape of visual effects in film.

T2: Reprogramming The Terminator
0h 55m
Movie 2017

T2: Reprogramming The Terminator

This retrospective documentary focuses on the cast and crew reminiscing about the making of the film and its legacy. It features new interviews James Cameron, William Wisher, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Robert Patrick, Joe Morton, Edward Furlong, Brad Fiedel, Mario Kassar, Stephanie Austin, Adam Greenberg and Dennis Muren.

Spielberg
2h 27m
Movie 2017

Spielberg

A documentary on the life and career of one of the most influential film directors of all time, Steven Spielberg.

Finding Harryhausen with Dennis Muren
0h 12m
Movie 2017

Finding Harryhausen with Dennis Muren

Visual effects artist Dennis Muren discusses the legacy of Ray Harryhausen.

Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
1h 44m
Movie 2015

Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex

The Frankenstein Complex takes a historical as well as a creative perspective, with a mix of fascinating scenes behind the camera, film clips, and dozens of interviews with all the big names in the industry. In addition to the many wonderful anecdotes, the film also offers a wealth of beautiful test material, while along the way showing how the art of filmmaking has changed over the years. An affectionate ode to monster makers throughout history.

From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking
0h 17m
Movie 2013

From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking

Documentary about the invention of MORF, the program for morphing, which was created for the film Willow (1988).

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
1h 30m
Movie 2012

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

There’s only one person who so accurately personifies movie magic in the history of film, and that man is special effects maestro Ray Harryhausen. Focusing on the man behind the landmark effects on films like Clash Of The Titans, One Million Years B.C., Jason And The Argonauts and many more, this in-depth film features interviews with the great man himself, and with an array of animators and directors influenced by his work including Guillermo del Toro, Peter Jackson, Nick Park, Terry Gilliam, James Cameron and Steven Spielberg. The film also features unseen footage of tests and experiments recently uncovered.

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.

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