Independence Day: Creating Reality

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Roland Emmerich

Himself - Director (as Roland Emmrich)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 89%

Dean Devlin

Himself - Producer

Age : N/A | Popularity : 45%

Patrick Tatopoulos

Himself - Production Designer

Age : N/A | Popularity : 27%

Michael R. Joyce

Himself - Model Shop Supervisor

Age : N/A | Popularity : 11%

Bob Hurrie

Himself - VFX Production Supervisor

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Joe Viskocil

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

Age : 61 | Popularity : 10%

Volker Engel

Himself - VFX Supervisor

Age : 59 | Popularity : 12%

James Balsam

Himself - Motion Control Camera Operator

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Thomas C. Grane
Production	Producer	Thomas C. Grane
Department	Role	Name

Join the discussion