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Muren worked early on as a camera operator and effects supervisor for... more
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Won 6 Oscars. Another 18 wins & 22 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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Bob Burns’ Screaming Video (From Fangoria. 22 October 2009, 2:34 PM, PDT)
Interview: ‘Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen’ Visual Effects Supervisor Scott Farrar
(From HollywoodChicago.com. 24 June 2009, 10:20 AM, PDT)
Filmography
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1. | War of the Worlds (2005) | (senior visual effects supervisor) | 2005 | $591M | 6.6 (121,501) |
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2. | Hulk (2003) | (visual effects supervisor) | 2003 | $242M | 5.7 (65,086) |
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3. | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) | (visual effects supervisor) | 2002 | $648M | 6.8 (148,487) |
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4. | Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001) | (visual effects supervisor) | 2001 | $230M | 6.9 (83,979) |
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5. | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) | (visual effects supervisor) | 1999 | $922M | 6.4 (181,609) |
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6. | Twister (1996) | (creative advisor: ILM) | 1996 | $495M | 6.0 (57,586) |
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7. | Casper (1995) | (digital character supervision) | 1995 | $282M | 5.7 (23,666) |
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8. | Jurassic Park (1993) | (visual effects supervisor: ILM) (uncredited) | 1993 | $920M | 7.8 (138,592) |
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9. | Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) | (visual effects supervisor: ILM) | 1991 | $517M | 8.5 (210,335) |
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10. | The Abyss (1989) | (visual effects supervisor: ILM) (special edition) | 1989 | $110M | 7.5 (45,276) |
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11. | Ghostbusters II (1989) | (visual effects supervisor) | 1989 | $215M | 6.1 (40,763) |
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12. | Willow (1988) | (visual effects: ILM) | 1988 | - | 7.1 (29,892) |
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13. | Empire of the Sun (1987) | (additional optical effects) | 1987 | - | 7.7 (31,534) |
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14. | Innerspace (1987) | (visual effects supervisor) | 1987 | - | 6.5 (15,362) |
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15. | Star Tours (1987) | (visual effects supervisor: ILM) (uncredited) | 1987 | - | 7.7 (917) |
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16. | Captain EO (1986) | (visual effects supervisor) | 1986 | - | 6.0 (1,504) |
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17. | Young Sherlock Holmes (1985) | (visual effects supervisor) | 1985 | - | 6.5 (6,551) |
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18. | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) | (visual effects supervisor) | 1984 | $333M | 7.5 (102,223) |
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19. | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) | (visual effects) | 1983 | $573M | 8.3 (192,549) |
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20. | E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) | (visual effects supervisor) | 1982 | $757M | 7.9 (97,294) |
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21. | Dragonslayer (1981) | (special visual effects) | 1981 | - | 6.8 (4,586) |
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22. | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) | (effects director of photography: miniature and optical effects unit) | 1980 | $534M | 8.8 (251,294) |
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23. | Rocketship X-M (1950) | (technical consultant: rocket effects) (1979 revised version) | 1979 | - | 4.8 (802) |
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24. | Battlestar Galactica (1978) (TV) | (special effects photography) | 1978 | - | 6.2 (3,484) |
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25. | Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) | (mothership photography) | 1977 | $300M | 7.8 (54,768) |
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26. | Star Wars (1977) | (second cameraman: miniature and optical effects unit) (visual effects supervisor: ILM) (1997 special edition) | 1977 | $798M | 8.8 (294,338) |
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27. | Flesh Gordon (1974) | (effects technician) (uncredited) (special photographic effects) (uncredited) | 1974 | - | 4.0 (1,880) |
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28. | Equinox (1970) | (special photographic effects) | 1970 | - | 5.0 (968) |
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Miscellaneous Crew
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1. | WALL·E (2008) | (visual consultant) | 2008 | $533M | 8.6 (150,237) |
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2. | Deconstructing Harry (1997) | (creative advisor) | 1997 | $13M | 7.2 (15,460) |
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3. | The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) | (full-motion dinosaurs) | 1997 | $614M | 5.9 (70,521) |
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4. | Mission: Impossible (1996) | (creative advisor) | 1996 | $452M | 6.8 (79,021) |
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5. | Jurassic Park (1993) | (full-motion dinosaurs) | 1993 | $920M | 7.8 (138,592) |
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6. | Time Machine: The Journey Back (1993) (V) | (Time Machine restoration crew) | 1993 | - | 6.9 (84) |
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1. | Space Race Ride (1993) | (writer) | 1993 | - | 8.0 (5) |
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Special Effects
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1. | The Ewok Adventure (1984) (TV) | (special effects) | 1984 | - | 5.2 (4,009) |
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Actor
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1. | Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) | (uncredited) Nazi Spy on the Airplane | 1981 | $384M | 8.7 (222,557) |
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Camera and Electrical Department
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1. | SPFX: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) (TV) | (additional photographer) | 1980 | - | 7.0 (54) |
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Director
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1. | Equinox (1970) | (uncredited) | 1970 | - | 5.0 (968) |
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Producer
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1. | Equinox (1970) | (associate producer) | 1970 | - | 5.0 (968) |
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1. | The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars' (2004) (V) | (special thanks) | 2004 | - | 6.4 (102) |
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2. | Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy (2004) (TV) | (special thanks) | 2004 | - | 8.3 (1,234) |
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3. | Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy (2003) (V) | (special thanks) | 2003 | - | 7.2 (251) |
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4. | From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking (2001) (V) | (special thanks) | 2001 | - | 5.8 (68) |
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5. | "Hollywood Stuntmakers" (1991) | special thanks (2 episodes, 1999) | 1999 | - | 8.2 (6) |
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1. | From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II' (2002) (V) | (uncredited) Himself |
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2. | "Troldspejlet" | |
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