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Movie 6.0 2000 0h 30m

Independence Day: Creating Reality

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 work. Very interesting to see how hard these people worked in order to make the battles etc. seem so realistic.

Cast

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

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