Independence Day: Creating Reality

Overview

A look into the making of the state of the art special effects for the film Independence Day (1996). This crew spent a long time creating these 400 plus effects shots, and ended up winning an Academy Award for their work. Very interesting to see how hard these people worked in order to make the battles etc. seem so realistic.

Directed by Thomas C. Grane

Top cast

Roland Emmerich

Himself - Director (as Roland Emmrich)

Dean Devlin

Himself - Producer

Patrick Tatopoulos

Himself - Production Designer

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Michael R. Joyce

Himself - Model Shop Supervisor

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Bob Hurrie

Himself - VFX Production Supervisor

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Joe Viskocil

Himself - Miniature Pyrotechnics / Mechanical Effects Supervisor (as Joseph Viskocil)

Volker Engel

Himself - VFX Supervisor

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James Balsam

Himself - Motion Control Camera Operator

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Tricia Henry Ashford

Herself - Digital Effects Supervisor / Producer (as Tricia Ashford)

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Tara Handy Turner

Herself - Computer Graphic Supervisor

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Hartmut Engel

Himself - Unit Digital Animation Supervisor

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Rob Bredow

Himself - Technical Supervisor: Vision Art

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Josh Rose

Himself - Digital Producer: Vision Art

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Andrea D'Amico

Herself - Digital VFX Supervisor: P.O.P.

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Lawrence Littleton

Himself - Digital Compositor: P.O.P.

Pablo Helman

Himself - Digital Compositing Supervisor: P.O.P.

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