Independence Day: Creating Reality (2000)

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 (16)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Roland Emmerich

Himself - Director (as Roland Emmrich)

Dean Devlin

Himself - Producer

Patrick Tatopoulos

Himself - Production Designer

M

Michael R. Joyce

Himself - Model Shop Supervisor

B

Bob Hurrie

Himself - VFX Production Supervisor

J

Joe Viskocil

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

Volker Engel

Himself - VFX Supervisor

J

James Balsam

Himself - Motion Control Camera Operator

T

Tricia Henry Ashford

Herself - Digital Effects Supervisor / Producer (as Tricia Ashford)

T

Tara Handy Turner

Herself - Computer Graphic Supervisor

H

Hartmut Engel

Himself - Unit Digital Animation Supervisor

R

Rob Bredow

Himself - Technical Supervisor: Vision Art

J

Josh Rose

Himself - Digital Producer: Vision Art

A

Andrea D'Amico

Herself - Digital VFX Supervisor: P.O.P.

L

Lawrence Littleton

Himself - Digital Compositor: P.O.P.

Pablo Helman

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

If you liked Independence Day: Creating Reality, you might also like…

90% match

Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing

2004

86% match

Chaos on the Bridge

2014

82% match

Behind the Planet of the Apes

1998

75% match

The Captains

2011

72% match

The Matrix Recalibrated

2004

68% match

Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented

2010

61% match

Star Wars Biomes

2021

60% match

Extraordinary: The Stan Romanek Story

2013

60% match

Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey

2000

60% match

Unacknowledged

2017

60% match

Top Gear: The Perfect Road Trip

2013

60% match

Black Holes: The Edge of All We Know

2020

60% match

Transcendent Man

2009

60% match

Cocaine Cowboys 2

2008

60% match

The Return

2017