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Dennis Muren

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Dennis Muren
Light & Magic
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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.
BornNovember 1, 1946
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BornNovember 1, 1946
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    • Won 6 Oscars
      • 32 wins & 34 nominations total

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    Known for

    Jurassic Park (1993)
    Jurassic Park
    8.2
    • Visual Effects(ILM, uncredited)
    • 1993
    Tom Cruise and Dakota Fanning in La Guerre des mondes (2005)
    La Guerre des mondes
    6.6
    • Visual Effects(ILM)
    • 2005
    Dennis Quaid in L'Aventure intérieure (1987)
    L'Aventure intérieure
    6.8
    • Visual Effects(ILM)
    • 1987
    Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Anthony Daniels, Liam Neeson, Jake Lloyd, Kenny Baker, Ahmed Best, Keira Knightley, Ray Park, and Peter Serafinowicz in Star Wars, épisode I : La Menace fantôme (1999)
    Star Wars, épisode I : La Menace fantôme
    6.5
    • Visual Effects(ILM)
    • 1999

    Credits

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    Visual Effects



    • Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Peter Mayhew, Oscar Isaac, Brian Herring, Lupita Nyong'o, Dave Chapman, Adam Driver, Gwendoline Christie, John Boyega, and Daisy Ridley in Star Wars : Épisode VII - Le Réveil de la Force (2015)
      Star Wars : Épisode VII - Le Réveil de la Force
      7.8
      • creative consultant: ILM
      • 2015
    • Kathryn Newton in Paranormal Activity 4 (2012)
      Paranormal Activity 4
      4.7
      • senior creative executive: ILM
      • 2012
    • Super 8 (2011)
      Super 8
      7.0
      • visual effects supervisor: ILM
      • 2011
    • Tom Cruise and Dakota Fanning in La Guerre des mondes (2005)
      La Guerre des mondes
      6.6
      • visual effects supervisor: ILM
      • 2005
    • Hulk (2003)
      Hulk
      5.6
      • visual effects supervisor: ILM
      • 2003
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Anthony Daniels, Frank Oz, Kenny Baker, Hayden Christensen, Temuera Morrison, Bodie Taylor, and Richard Stride in Star Wars, épisode II : L'Attaque des clones (2002)
      Star Wars, épisode II : L'Attaque des clones
      6.6
      • visual effects supervisor: ILM
      • 2002
    • Jude Law and Haley Joel Osment in A.I. Intelligence artificielle (2001)
      A.I. Intelligence artificielle
      7.2
      • visual effects supervisor: ILM
      • 2001
    • Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Anthony Daniels, Liam Neeson, Jake Lloyd, Kenny Baker, Ahmed Best, Keira Knightley, Ray Park, and Peter Serafinowicz in Star Wars, épisode I : La Menace fantôme (1999)
      Star Wars, épisode I : La Menace fantôme
      6.5
      • visual effects supervisor: ILM
      • 1999
    • Woody Allen, Demi Moore, Elisabeth Shue, Robin Williams, Kirstie Alley, Billy Crystal, Mariel Hemingway, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Richard Benjamin, Judy Davis, Amy Irving, Tobey Maguire, and Stanley Tucci in Harry dans tous ses états (1997)
      Harry dans tous ses états
      7.3
      • creative advisor: ILM
      • 1997
    • Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton in Twister (1996)
      Twister
      6.6
      • creative advisor: ILM
      • 1996
    • Brad Garrett, Joe Alaskey, Joe Nipote, and Malachi Pearson in Casper (1995)
      Casper
      6.2
      • digital character supervision: ILM
      • 1995
    • Jurassic Park (1993)
      Jurassic Park
      8.2
      • full-motion dinosaurs
      • visual effects supervisor: ILM (uncredited)
      • 1993
    • Arnold Schwarzenegger in Terminator 2 : Le Jugement dernier (1991)
      Terminator 2 : Le Jugement dernier
      8.6
      • visual effects supervisor: ILM
      • 1991
    • Abyss (1989)
      Abyss
      7.5
      • visual effects supervisor: ILM (special version)
      • 1989
    • Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson in S.O.S. fantômes II (1989)
      S.O.S. fantômes II
      6.6
      • visual effects supervisor: ILM
      • 1989

    Additional Crew



    • Jurassic World: Renaissance
      • full-motion dinosaurs
      • Completed
      • 2025



    • Jurassic World: Le Monde d'après (2022)
      Jurassic World: Le Monde d'après
      5.6
      • full-motion dinosaurs
      • 2022
    • Anthony Daniels, Billy Dee Williams, Keri Russell, J.J. Abrams, Lynn Robertson Bruce, Hassan Taj, Oscar Isaac, Brian Herring, Dave Chapman, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Kelly Marie Tran, Robin Guiver, Daisy Ridley, Lee Towersey, Joonas Suotamo, and Naomi Ackie in Star Wars: L'Ascension de Skywalker (2019)
      Star Wars: L'Ascension de Skywalker
      6.4
      • consultant (uncredited)
      • 2019
    • Bryce Dallas Howard and Chris Pratt in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
      Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
      6.1
      • full motion-dinosaurs (uncredited)
      • 2018
    • Jurassic World (2015)
      Jurassic World
      6.9
      • full-motion dinosaurs
      • 2015
    • WALL·E (2008)
      WALL·E
      8.4
      • visual consultant
      • 2008
    • Le Monde perdu : Jurassic Park (1997)
      Le Monde perdu : Jurassic Park
      6.6
      • full-motion dinosaurs
      • 1997
    • Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible (1996)
      Mission: Impossible
      7.2
      • creative advisor
      • 1996
    • Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton in Twister (1996)
      Twister
      6.6
      • creative advisor
      • 1996
    • Time Machine: The Journey Back (1993)
      Time Machine: The Journey Back
      7.6
      Video
      • Time Machine restoration crew
      • 1993

    Director



    • Star Tours (1987)
      Star Tours
      8.0
      Short
      • Director
      • 1987
    • Equinox (1970)
      Equinox
      5.2
      • Director (uncredited)
      • 1970
    • The Equinox... A Journey Into the Supernatural (1967)
      The Equinox... A Journey Into the Supernatural
      5.8
      • Director
      • 1967
    • Dancing Beer Bottles
      Short
      • Director
      • 1963

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    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Dennis Murren
    • Born
      • November 1, 1946
      • Glendale, California, USA
    • Spouse
      • Zara PinfoldJuly 29, 1981 - present (2 children)
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    • Trivia
      Is the first special effects artist to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6764 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
    • Quotes
      Most breakthroughs don't just happen by evolution. They are driven either by an individual or the demands of a project.
    • Trademark
        State-of-the-Art Oscar-winning special visual effects work combining motion-controlled live-action footage with CGI (Star Wars: Épisode IV - Un nouvel espoir (1977), Abyss (1989), Terminator 2 : Le Jugement dernier (1991), Jurassic Park (1993), & Star Wars, épisode I : La Menace fantôme (1999)).

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