Michael Bay on Access Hollywood
View an Access Hollywood clip about Michael Bay’s Transformers.
Thanks to “JesterJJZ” for encoding the clip.
Behind the scenes footage at Holloman AFB
Check out an article, great photos, and a behind the scenes video of Michael’s crew shooting at Holloman AFB.
Titles In Transformers Teaser
Happy 4th of July.
We have a great article courtesy of VFXtalk.com regarding the Transformers announcement titles.
Visit the Imaginary Forces site.
Transformers announcement teaser stuff…
BTW, for those of you asking:
1- None of the Mars story, launch footage, and rover footage is going to be in the movie.
2.- Yes, Bay did shoot the rover footage.
Forums are down
The shootfortheedit.com forums are down for the time being due to insane traffic and server capacity. We are currently working on getting the forums back up and runing.
[update: 2:26PM EST] forums back up.
Transformers Casting Call
LOS ANGELES, June 23 /PRNewswire/ — Central Casting is holding an open call for 16 & 17 year olds and 18-23 year olds that look like High School students for the new Michael Bay feature film, "Transformers." We need SAG Members and Non-Union. The scheduled work dates are July 10-12, 2006. Dates are subject to change. The open call will be held at Central Casting in Burbank, CA. Anyone interested in attending should call 818-503-3329 for more information.
The Open Call will be held:
Date: Thursday, June 29, 2006
Time: 5PM - 8PM
Location: Central Casting
220 South Flower Street
Burbank, CA 91502
Central Casting is the largest extras casting company in the world and has been in business since 1925. The company casts extras for film, television, and commercials. Central Casting is a division of Entertainment Partners.
Transformers Teaser Score
Steve Jablonsky (The Island, Tears of the Sun) has scored the 90-second teaser score for The Transformers.
Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning Trailer
Check out the trailer for Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning trailer.
You can also view it in high-defenition.
Michael Bay - 5/28/06 update
We finished our first week. One of the best first weeks on a movie I’ve ever experienced. We shot over 250 set ups.
I’m working on the military aspects of the film right now in New Mexico at Hollaman Air Force base and the Army’s White Sands missile base. The military has been stellar with us. This is the largest military cooperation since Pearl Harbor and Black Hawk Down.
Friday we shot two CV-22′s (Ospreys). They fly like aliens dropping out of the sky. We also shot stealth fighters and low attack missile runs (50 feet off the deck) A10 Warthogs. They look so deadly and mean.
We also shot in an army tank grave yard, that has more tanks in it then all of Iraq. The military cast Josh and Tyrese are surrounded with top notch Seal Team members.
I almost dropped from heat stroke on Wednesday in the 118 degree heat. Several crew went down in the heat on these dunes. It is amazing how quickly it can come on - I now see how some of those football players drop dead from heat stroke.
The script reviews — I’ve seen, have been great but - I know they read a 112 page draft that was on record of four months old, but the dates they have given are wrong. We have done so much work since then.
I just hope people don’t spoil it for people hearing everything in the movie before they see the movie - that’s so lame.
I’ve anticipated leaks for months so I keep the only shooting script in my computer. Nobody has it, not even actors get a full script. Steven Spielberg taught me this trick.
I must say I’m very excited about this movie, we have shot some awesome shots!!!
And it’s hard to get me excited.
All the best,
Michael Bay
Holloman Air Force Base provides sneak peek of film location
Read this good article providing an behind the scenes peek at the filming of Transformers at HAFB. Read it here.
Check out the HAFB web site.
Transformers Teaser Date
The teaser and poster for the Transformers film will be out July 4, 2006.