
Independence Day: Creating Reality
30 minutes2000-07-25
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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.
Cast

Roland Emmerich
Himself - Director (as Roland Emmrich)

Dean Devlin
Himself - Producer

Patrick Tatopoulos
Himself - Production Designer

Michael R. Joyce
Himself - Model Shop Supervisor

Bob Hurrie
Himself - VFX Production Supervisor

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

Volker Engel
Himself - VFX Supervisor

James Balsam
Himself - Motion Control Camera Operator

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

Tara Handy Turner
Herself - Computer Graphic Supervisor

Hartmut Engel
Himself - Unit Digital Animation Supervisor

Rob Bredow
Himself - Technical Supervisor: Vision Art

Josh Rose
Himself - Digital Producer: Vision Art

Andrea D'Amico
Herself - Digital VFX Supervisor: P.O.P.

Lawrence Littleton
Himself - Digital Compositor: P.O.P.
