
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.
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Cast

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)

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
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