Build the Independence Day movie miniature White House and blow it up. Behind the scenes & tutorial

Building a DIY 5 foot long miniature White House (residence of the USA President) to blow it up like the Independence Day movie (ID4). Full video tutorial.

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 used in Olympus Has Fallen with Gerard Butler ;)

White House (1,52 meters long) at 1:30 scale.


Shot in slowmotion.

0:00 Intro
0:08 Build the White House
16:29 Result of the construction
16:54 Shooting Day
18:24 Before/After grading
18:30 Final Explosion Result