Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Transformers 2 - Filming

By Michael Nielsen

People do take in the effect by beauty, no matter in what form it is. In film business, the beauty of a scene is in mainly in the manner it is held and its closeness to factuality. Though, in present times most of the pictures are filmed in a well built studio but there is no replacement to original locations. Reality brings beauty and praise. Similar admiration is expected in the new upcoming science fiction sequel 'Revenge of the Fallen'.

Transformers 2 had picturised scenes from the most exotic places on earth. Egypt, France, Jordan, and USA were the important venues of picturization. The shooting began in California on May 2008. Most of the settings inside the dome are recorded in the Hughes Aircraft company that is owned by the General Motors.

Some scenes are captured at the Bethlehem Steel in Pennsylvania. Then, there are some scenes which are captured at Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center for the new transformer Jetfire, the abode of a retired SR-71 aircraft. On 9th June 2008, the team moved to Exelon power plant in Philadelphia and then to the University of Pennsylvania.

Another university they saw later on is Drexel University where they filmed screen sequences of Sam learning astronomy. The group went to the Eastern State Penitentiary later on for two days. Fairmount Park was another location for filming, and Philadelphia City Hall was used to cast the under dome screen shots.

Princeton University was also selected for shooting. However, it is to be noted here that none of the university allowed the producer to mention their name in the movie. On 30th June 2008, the filming came to a temporary halt due to the actors' potential strike. Some scenes are captured in California for the Shanghai fighting. Tuscan international airport and Camp pendalton are used to show aircraft scenes.

Different units of production did the filming. The most significant and effective screen shots were filmed in Egypt near the pyramids. This is the place where the last scenes of the film are shot. Giza pyramid is the real captivating in the scene. The most significant concern was regarding the safety of the group of one hundred and fifty Americans working at the site along with many local Egyptians. A very tall camera was also used in the movie in this locality. The team was given the official permission through the Egyptian government. Jordan is another place where various scenes of the movie are shot. The group stayed for about four days in Jordan and scenes were shot with the help of the Royal Jordanian Air force. Another remarkable thing people will watch is Eiffel Tower in Paris. The other monument seen in the movie is Arc de Triomphe. Although the screen shots of France have very less time duration because of the limited time of the movie, but the captivating scenery of the locality and its importance will have an excellent effect on the audience according to the director.

The ending scenes of the film were shot on 2nd November 2008 at United States aircraft carrier Stennis. Of course, only the post release results can tell if the film is worth the hard work or not. Let time expose the fact. - 23815

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