Overview
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 as Himself - Director (as Roland Emmrich)
- Dean Devlin as Himself - Producer
- Patrick Tatopoulos as Himself - Production Designer
- Michael R. Joyce as Himself - Model Shop Supervisor
- Bob Hurrie as Himself - VFX Production Supervisor
- Joe Viskocil as Himself - Miniature Pyrotechnics / Mechanical Effects Supervisor (as Joseph Viskocil)
- Volker Engel as Himself - VFX Supervisor
- James Balsam as Himself - Motion Control Camera Operator
- Tricia Henry Ashford as Herself - Digital Effects Supervisor / Producer (as Tricia Ashford)
- Tara Handy Turner as Herself - Computer Graphic Supervisor