Independence Day: Creating Reality

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.

• Thomas C. GraneDirector

• Roland EmmerichHimself - Director (as Roland Emmrich)
• Dean DevlinHimself - Producer
• Patrick TatopoulosHimself - Production Designer
• Michael R. JoyceHimself - Model Shop Supervisor
• Bob HurrieHimself - VFX Production Supervisor
• Joe ViskocilHimself - Miniature Pyrotechnics / Mechanical Effects Supervisor (as Joseph Viskocil)
• Volker EngelHimself - VFX Supervisor
• James BalsamHimself - Motion Control Camera Operator
• Tricia Henry AshfordHerself - Digital Effects Supervisor / Producer (as Tricia Ashford)
• Tara Handy TurnerHerself - Computer Graphic Supervisor
• Hartmut EngelHimself - Unit Digital Animation Supervisor
• Rob BredowHimself - Technical Supervisor: Vision Art