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Muren, Dennis E. was born on November 1, 1946 in Glendale, California, United States. Son of Elmer Ernest and Charline Louise (Clayton) Muren.
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Muren, Dennis E. was born on November 1, 1946 in Glendale, California, United States. Son of Elmer Ernest and Charline Louise (Clayton) Muren.
Associate of Arts, Pasadena (California) City College, 1966; student, California State University, Los Angeles.
Freelance special effects expert, 1968-1975; camera operator, Cascade of California, Hollywood, 1975-1976; visual effects director photography, Industrial Light & Magic, San Rafael, California, 1976-1980; visual effects director, Industrial Light & Magic, San Rafael, California, since 1980. Guest speaker Berlin Film Festival, University of California at Los Angeles, Film Department, University of California Berkeley Film Series, Liverpool (England) University Film Program, Mill Valley Film Festival Program, Siggraph '86, Siggraph '87, American Film Institute, PortlandCreative Conference '89.
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( At the beginning of the twentieth century, industrializ...)
( At the beginning of the twentieth century, industrializ...)
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Cameraman, photographer various films including Star Wars, 1977, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, 1977, Battlestar Galactica, 1978, The Empire Strikes Back, 1980 (Oscar award). Visual effects supervisor films include Dragonslayer, 1981 (Oscar nomination), ET: The Extraterrestrial, 1982 (Oscar award), Return of the Jedi, 1983 (Oscar award, British Academy of Film and television award), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, 1984 (Oscar award, British Academy of Film and television award), Young Sherlock Holmes, 1985 (Oscar nomination), Captain Eo, 1986, Star Tours, 1986, Innerspace, 1987 (Oscar award), Empire of the Sun, 1987, Willow, 1988 (Oscar nomination), Ghostbusters II, 1989, The Abyss, 1989 (Oscar award), Terminator 2, 1991 (Oscar award, British Film and television award), Jurassic Park, 1993 (Oscar award, British Film and television award), Casper, 1995. Visual effects supervisor (television program) Caravan of Courage (Emmy award).
Creative advisor Twister, 1995, Mission Impossible, 1995, Jurassic Park: The Lost World, 1997 (Academy award nomination), Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, 1999, (Academy award nomination, Saturn award for best visual effects, Best Action Sequence award Music Television), Artificial Intelligence, 2001 (academy award nomination), Star Wars: The Attack of the Clones, 2002, The Hulk, 2003, The Day After Toorrow, 2004, War of the Worlds 2005 (Academy award nomination, Hollywood Film Festival award for Best Visual Effects, Visual Consultant Wall E, 2008). Producer, director The Equinox, 1967.
Member of Visual Effects Society (Lifetime Achievement award 2007), Academy Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, American Society Cinematographers.
Married Zara Pinfold, August 29, 1981. Children: Gregory, Gwendolen.