DENNIS MUREN - VFX Supervisor

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James Ellis Deakins

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🗓️ 22 May 2024

⏱️ 64 minutes

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SEASON 2 - EPISODE 90 - DENNIS MUREN - VFX SUPERVISOR

Visual effects supervisor Dennis Muren (JURASSIC PARK, TERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAY, STAR WARS: RETURN OF THE JEDI) joins us on this episode of the Team Deakins Podcast to discuss his lifelong craft. From playing with stop motion to working on the original STAR WARS, Dennis was interested in visual effects at an early age, and throughout the episode he reflects on the evolution of the field following the advent of computer generated imagery. We learn how Dennis prioritizes emotionality when building VFX into a shot and how he consults with a director and the crew to come up with the best shots for the film. We also learn about the shift away from using models towards computer generated imagery and about the loss of certain aspects of reality that came with transition. We discuss the focusing power of deadlines, and Dennis later shares some advice for young filmmakers looking to breaking the field of VFX. Also included: how Dennis set up a prehistoric video call to coordinate the VFX of JURASSIC PARK across the globe with director Steven Spielberg in 1993.

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0:00.0	Hi and welcome to season two of the Team Deacons podcast, a collection of
0:08.8	informal conversations between Roger and James Deacons and a guest.
0:13.0	We never know where the conversation will take us,
0:16.0	so listen in and see where it goes.
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1:15.0	Today we're going back into the world of Visual effects.
1:21.0	We're speaking with a Visual effects supervisor whose
1:24.6	credit list is long and includes many of the Star War movies, AI, Terminator 2
1:31.3	Judgment Day, and E.T.
1:33.0	We're pleased to welcome Dennis Muren.
1:36.0	Dennis, thank you for doing this.
1:38.0	Hey, appreciate it.
1:39.0	We wanted to ask you our regular question,
1:42.0	which is, how did you get to where you are today?
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