The Tech of: TRANSFORMERS - Tech Jamaica

BlackCryptoKnight · #1 July 5, 2007, 10:27 AM

The best special effects ever?

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When it revs up at the box office this Fourth of July, Michael Bay's $150 million adaptation of the legendary 1980s cartoon and toy series will include nearly 50 so-called transformations. Hand-rendered metallic uncorkings of real-life cars, trucks and helicopters represented uncharted territory for the gooey-alien experts at ILM, each transformation taking six months to imagine and each re-engineering the way digital Hollywood does computer graphics imagery (CGI).

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Drool drool drool.

kilaj1 · #2 July 5, 2007, 10:32 AM

they must have been working on this for years, modeling, animation/rendering on one chracter would take days even with top of the line render farms.

Arch_Angel · #3 July 5, 2007, 01:58 PM

No link to read more BCK? I want more more MORE!!!

Always interested to see how they created these movies.

BlackCryptoKnight · #4 July 5, 2007, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Arch_Angel

No link to read more BCK? I want more more MORE!!!

Always interested to see how they created these movies.

I thought I had included the link. My bad. It is fixed now.

Aldayne · #5 July 6, 2007, 12:40 PM

Transformers is so cool. I can't wait to see the movie. Great special effects.

desolate666 · #6 July 6, 2007, 02:09 PM

have seen it and it was awesome

definately top notch plus the script was intact

and the SFX was top of the line

and i would recommend that every techie go see it and the comedy just great

Arch_Angel · #7 July 6, 2007, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by desolate666

have seen it and it was awesome

definately top notch plus the script was intact

and the SFX was top of the line

and i would recommend that every techie go see it and the comedy just great

Since it isn't in Jamaican theaters as yet, and I know you're in Jamaica (since we saw you at the linkup last week) how did you get to watch it? Then again, maybe you shouldn't disclose that information on a public forum.

zRo ToLeRaNcE · #8 July 6, 2007, 02:21 PM

I love that article - thanks so much.
From the 1st glimpse of the trailer i was wondering HOW THE HELL them do it.
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Skillachi · #9 July 6, 2007, 03:09 PM

My transformers movie excitement level has risen 250% i have moved from just plane excited to "i feel like camping out in front of carib to make sure i watch it first" excited. This article ... mad

jerry · #10 July 6, 2007, 03:10 PM

I thought this would have been released this week, whats happening!!!! More and likely its coming next week. Definitely a must see, one of the best movies of the year.