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The “Master of Disaster” Roland Emmerich discusses his trademark of destroying landmarks in films, including the White House, Hollywood Sign and Big Ben. Día de la Independencia - Destrucción de la Casa Blanca The White House is destroyed by aliens from the movie, "Independence Day". In my theater, back in 1996, everyone cheered when this happened. Independence Day White House Blown up blow blew HQ High Independence Day ’s iconic White House explosion shot harks back to the glory days of blockbuster practical effects. The 1996 film, directed by disaster movie titan Roland Emmerich, follows numerous perspectives as it tells the story of a terrifying alien invasion. With help from his ex-wife, White House Communications Director Constance Spano, David and his father Julius gain access to the Oval Office and alert President Thomas Whitmore to the threat. Independence Day (1/5) Movie CLIP - Time's Up (1996) HD Movieclips 64.1M subscribers 21K Build the Independence Day movie miniature White House and blow it up. Behind the scenes & tutorial Movies Miniatures Effects 268K subscribers 12K Almost exactly 20 years ago, the film Independence Day hit theaters and featured perhaps the single most iconic visual effect of the 1990s—a short, but effective shot of The White House getting destroyed by a gigantic alien mothership. Making of the movie magic White House explosion like in the 1996 movie Independence Day (ID4) directed by Roland Emmerich, and a realistic Hollywood movie set. No CGI, only SFX. Could have been The White House's destruction was built at 1/12 scale (10 feet (3.0 m) by 5 feet (1.5 m)), just to be blown up (although it was also used in one other shot, when David and Julius stop the car in front of the White House). One of Independence Day 's most iconic scenes, in which the White House is blown up by aliens, was met with criticism by 21th Century Fox when director Roland Emmerich pitched the inclusion of it for a TV ad -- and the ad almost wasn't run. But as nationwide audiences have seen previews of "Independence Day," the space-invaders blockbuster film that opened Tuesday, the biggest cheer is reserved for the bad guys. A giant spaceship He's the man who blew up the White House. At least on film. Director Roland Emmerich is a pro at reducing American landmarks to rubble in films such as "Independence Day" and "The Day After Director Roland Emmerich has managed to take it down three times in less than two decades — first in Independence Day, and later repeating the feat in 2009’s 2012 and 2013’s White House But blow it up they did -- and much faster than it looks on screen. "When the actual explosion takes place, it's over in a second," says Volker Engel, another of the film's effects supervisors. Everything about Emmerich’s calculated landmark destruction can be found in Independence Day, which basically used its alien invasion premise to blow a ton of important stuff up. Godzilla The perfect Independence Day White House Explosion Animated GIF for your conversation. Discover and Share the best GIFs on Tenor. The Capitol Explosion | White House Down | CLIP Boxoffice Movie Scenes 4.4M subscribers 107 “You Can’t Actually Blow Up the White House”: An Oral History of ‘Independence Day’ As the beloved film turns 25, director Roland Emmerich, writer Dean Devlin and stars Jeff Goldblum “You Want to Blow up the White House?” They banged out the Independence Day script across a three-week brainstorming session, attempting to avoid any of the same mistakes they’d made on Stargate:
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