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.
Directed by Thomas C. Grane
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Cast
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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)
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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
Make it a double feature
1h 30m together
Independence Day: Creating Reality
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
Both from Thomas C. Grane.
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