Independence Day: Creating Reality

6.2 2000 30 min

Documentary Science Fiction Action

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 wor…

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Director: Thomas C. Grane

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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.

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

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