Dennis Muren Interview

In the 6th grade, I became fascinated with movies and movie special effects. I poured through magazines, books, etc. One name I came across frequently was Dennis Muren. He is responsible for the visuals of many of my favorite movies including Star Wars, They Abyss, Jurassic Park, War of the Worlds, and others.

From CG Society.com:

On February 11, the Visual Effects Society honored Dennis Muren, one of their own, with a Lifetime Achievement award. Muren began working at Industrial Light & Magic in 1976 on the first ‘Star Wars’ film, for which he won his first Oscar. He has gone on to receive 15 Oscar nominations and win nine Oscars, the most of any living person still making movies. In 1999, he became the first visual effects artist to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (at 6764 Hollywood Blvd). His most recent Oscar nomination was last year for the visual effects in ‘War of the Worlds’. We talked with him to find out what’s keeping him interested today.

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