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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.

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
July 25, 2000 · 30m
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.

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