Senior Editor Michael Goldman with Dennis Muren at the 2007 VES Awards.
Image by Tony Donaldson, tdphoto.com

To celebrate Dennis Muren's illustrious career and his Lifetime Achievement award from the Visual Effects Society (VES), millimeter is pleased to offer readers the voices of his longtime peers, colleagues, and well-known proteges as they discuss Muren's impact on their careers and the visual effects industry.

Millimeter sat down for an exclusive chat with Muren and some of his well-known peers at the VES Awards dinner. Click here for some of his comments, and see below for a few comments from those who know him best, including George Lucas, John Dykstra, Ken Ralston, and Richard Edlund. Also featured below are conversations with many of the industry's best-known visual effects supervisors who have worked with Muren, or been inspired by him, over the years, including Robert Legato, John Knoll, Stefen Fangmeier, Pablo Helman, and Roger Guyett.

Congratulations to Muren and all the winners at the 2007 VES Awards. Don't forget to read the March/April issue of millimeter for more from our in-depth interview with Muren and his peers about the state of the visual effects industry.

—Michael Goldman
Senior Editor

VES Podcast: George Lucas

Millimeter Senior Editor Michael Goldman talks with George Lucas, who presented Dennis Muren with his Lifetime Achievement award from the Visual Effects Society (VES), about his friend and longtime collaborator ...

VES Podcast: John Knoll

Millimeter Senior Editor Michael Goldman talks with John Knoll about his ILM colleague and winner of the Lifetime Achievement award from the Visual Effects Society (VES), Dennis Muren ...

VES Podcast: John Dykstra

Millimeter Senior Editor Michael Goldman talks with John Dykstra about his contemporary and winner of the Lifetime Achievement award from the Visual Effects Society (VES), Dennis Muren ...

VES Podcast: Stefen Fangmeier

Millimeter Senior Editor Michael Goldman talks with Stefen Fangmeier about his ILM colleague and winner of the Lifetime Achievement award from the Visual Effects Society (VES), Dennis Muren ...

VES Podcast: Ken Ralston

Millimeter Senior Editor Michael Goldman talks with Ken Ralston about his contemporary and winner of the Lifetime Achievement award from the Visual Effects Society (VES), Dennis Muren ...

VES Podcast: Pablo Helman

Millimeter Senior Editor Michael Goldman talks with Pablo Helman about his ILM colleague and winner of the Lifetime Achievement award from the Visual Effects Society (VES), Dennis Muren ...

VES Podcast: Richard Edlund

Millimeter Senior Editor Michael Goldman talks with Richard Edlund about his fellow visual effects pioneer, former collaborator, and winner of the Lifetime Achievement award from the Visual Effects Society (VES), Dennis Muren ...

VES Podcast: Rob Legato

Millimeter Senior Editor Michael Goldman talks with Rob Legato about the winner of the Lifetime Achievement award from the Visual Effects Society (VES), Dennis Muren ...

VES Podcast: Roger Guyett

Millimeter Senior Editor Michael Goldman talks with Roger Guyett about his ILM colleague and winner of the Lifetime Achievement award from the Visual Effects Society (VES), Dennis Muren ...

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