Movie: Independence Day: Creating Reality

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Roland Emmerich
Roland Emmerich

Himself - Director (as Roland Emmrich)

Dean Devlin
Dean Devlin

Himself - Producer

Patrick Tatopoulos
Patrick Tatopoulos

Himself - Production Designer

Michael R. Joyce
Michael R. Joyce

Himself - Model Shop Supervisor

Bob Hurrie
Bob Hurrie

Himself - VFX Production Supervisor

Joe Viskocil
Joe Viskocil

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

Volker Engel
Volker Engel

Himself - VFX Supervisor

James Balsam
James Balsam

Himself - Motion Control Camera Operator

Tricia Henry Ashford
Tricia Henry Ashford

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

Tara Handy Turner
Tara Handy Turner

Herself - Computer Graphic Supervisor

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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.

  • Release Date

    2000-07-25

  • Average

    6.2

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