Independence Day: Creating Reality
6.2
5 votes
July 25, 2000
30m
Documentary
Science Fiction
Action
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.
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Cast
Roland Emmerich
Himself - Director (as Roland Emmrich)
Dean Devlin
Himself - Producer
Patrick Tatopoulos
Himself - Production DesignerM
Michael R. Joyce
Himself - Model Shop SupervisorB
Bob Hurrie
Himself - VFX Production SupervisorJ
Joe Viskocil
Himself - Miniature Pyrotechnics / Mechanical Effects Supervisor (as Joseph Viskocil)
Volker Engel
Himself - VFX SupervisorJ
James Balsam
Himself - Motion Control Camera OperatorT
Tricia Henry Ashford
Herself - Digital Effects Supervisor / Producer (as Tricia Ashford)T
Tara Handy Turner
Herself - Computer Graphic SupervisorH
Hartmut Engel
Himself - Unit Digital Animation SupervisorR
Rob Bredow
Himself - Technical Supervisor: Vision ArtJ
Josh Rose
Himself - Digital Producer: Vision ArtA
Andrea D'Amico
Herself - Digital VFX Supervisor: P.O.P.L
Lawrence Littleton
Himself - Digital Compositor: P.O.P.More like this
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