Interview with Dennis Muren @ CGSociety - Scifi-Meshes.com

**JeffrySG** · 02-28-2007, 09:06 PM

There is a great interview with Dennis Muren over at CGSociety. It has some nice pics as well...

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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....

**al3d** · 02-28-2007, 09:12 PM

Murren is THE man of Visuel FX..no one comes close...he's good in ANY of the medium..as well with computers or miniature...everything

DarthMaya · 02-28-2007, 09:15 PM

Thanks for the link Jeffry!

**JeffrySG** · 02-28-2007, 09:24 PM

He ROCKS....

I'm really looking forward to getting his book that he's working on. Should be a great one to own! I am curious to really see what he's doing over with the pixar guys too.

**al3d** · 02-28-2007, 09:53 PM

his he now working at Pixar?

**Guerrilla** · 02-28-2007, 09:56 PM

He's doing some sort of consulting according to the article.

Nice find Jeffry.

**al3d** · 02-28-2007, 10:12 PM

well..that's one book i'll read from cover to cover for sure.

**Andrew March** · 02-28-2007, 10:33 PM

I sat next to him at the premiere of Episode I, didn't have a clue who he was at the time!

**Glazy** · 02-28-2007, 11:02 PM

He also plays great Nazi spies ! As seen in Raiders of the Lost Ark,not that he said anything in that movie !

**al3d** · 02-28-2007, 11:11 PM

Lucas always use the people at ILM as extras in all his movies.

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al3d Mr. Speedy Join Date: May 2006 Location: Montreal Age: 42 Posts: 3,624	his he now working at Pixar?
	When you love a pet, loosing it is like loosing a part of your soul. I lost part of mine on Feb 12 2008. Never will it be the same again.

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al3d Mr. Speedy Join Date: May 2006 Location: Montreal Age: 42 Posts: 3,624	well..that's one book i'll read from cover to cover for sure.
	When you love a pet, loosing it is like loosing a part of your soul. I lost part of mine on Feb 12 2008. Never will it be the same again.

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	His Wife is a figment, he's married to his right hand, the twat.

02-28-2007, 11:11 PM	#10 (permalink)
al3d Mr. Speedy Join Date: May 2006 Location: Montreal Age: 42 Posts: 3,624	Lucas always use the people at ILM as extras in all his movies.
	When you love a pet, loosing it is like loosing a part of your soul. I lost part of mine on Feb 12 2008. Never will it be the same again.

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