The behind-the-scenes production of Independence Day

The filming process

When the film was being shot, the U.S. military had intended to provide personnel, vehicles and costumes for the film, but the producers were unwilling to remove the content about Area 51 from the script. The military immediately withdrew from filming. As a spectacular sci-fi action blockbuster, the film requires more than 3,000 special effects shots. In order to reduce shooting costs and create more realistic explosion scenes, the crew did not rely too much on computer special effects, but used a large number of set special effects and In-camera special effects. Some of the footage was filmed at the Hughes Aircraft Company in Culver City, California, where the crew's art department, motion control photography team, pyrotechnics team, and model department are headquartered, and the model department produces buildings, streets, airplanes, and landmarks. The total number of miniatures and monuments is twice that of any previous film. The model technicians also created multiple miniature models of alien spacecraft, including a 30-foot-long attack spacecraft model and a 12-foot-long mother ship model.

Commercial Promotion

As early as the post-production stage of the film, 20th Century Fox launched a large-scale commercial operation in order to insert the film's advertisements during the Super Bowl finals of the National Football League. , Fox did not hesitate to pay $1.3 million. Because the film later took the global box office by storm, many films followed suit and competed to air ads during the Super Bowl season. In addition, the producers have also established partnerships with Trendmasters Toy Company, Molson Coors Brewing Company and Coca-Cola.