Independence Day: Creating Reality

Independence Day: Creating Reality

2000/07/25 • Released

Documentary
Science Fiction
Action
6.0
30m

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.

Director : Thomas C. Grane

Casts
Roland Emmerich

Roland Emmerich

Himself - Director (as Roland Emmrich)

Dean Devlin

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

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.

Pablo Helman

Pablo Helman

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

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