Michael Bay Dot ComMichael Bay Discusses 3D
Michael Bay — whose action style is known to include fast cuts and kinetic cinematography — admits his passion for the anamorphic format and Panavision film cameras.
But Bay stated that he is now also “in love with 3D,” during a conversation with James Cameron on Wednesday at a packed event at the Paramount lot, co-hosted by the studio and The Hollywood Reporter.
Urged by the Avatar helmer, Bay decided to make Transformers: Dark of the Moon in 3D. Most of the film was shot using Cameron-Pace Group’s 3D Fusion camera rigs, and the director also worked with Avatar crew members.… [ Read more ]
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Michael Bay & James Cameron Talk 3D
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Michael Bay & Steven Spielberg To Be Inducted Into Transformers Hall Of Fame
Bay to attend ceremony at TRANSFORMERS “BOTCON” Fan Convention in Pasadena, California, on June 4
Pawtucket, R.I. (MAY 18, 2011) — Earlier today on its official TRANSFORMERS Facebook page, Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) announced the induction of film industry legends Michael Bay and Steven Spielberg—the director and executive producer of the blockbuster TRANSFORMERS film franchise—into its TRANSFORMERS Hall of Fame. The second annual TRANSFORMERS Hall of Fame ceremony, which celebrates more than 25 years of “MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE” action, will take place during the 2011 TRANSFORMERS “BOTCON” fan convention in Pasadena, California, and will feature TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON director Michael Bay in person to accept his honor and share some special surprises with the audience.… [ Read more ]
Michael Bay & Rosie Huntington-Whiteley @ Maxim's Hot 100 Party
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Transformers 'Dark of the Moon' Trailer Breaks Records: 6 Million Downloads and Counting
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., May 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — The new trailer for Michael Bay’s “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” has been downloaded more than 6 million times in its first 24 hours on iTunes Movie Trailers (http://www.apple.com/trailers), becoming the most-viewed trailer in the site’s history.
The trailer, which recently debuted exclusively on iTunes Movie Trailers, gives fans a visually stunning sneak peak at this summer’s highly anticipated “Transformers: Dark of the Moon.” When a mysterious event from Earth’s past erupts into the present day it threatens to bring a war to earth so big that the Transformers alone will not be able to save us.… [ Read more ]
On the Set: Michael Bay Prepares the New Model 'Transformers'
With ‘Dark of the Moon,’ the director wants to blow up the memory of ‘Revenge of the Fallen.’
By Geoff Boucher, Los Angeles Times
Michael Bay stood with his hand on his hip and inspected the surface of the moon — the gray dunes and silent ridgelines spread out before him, stretching off into the dark distance. He turned to a visitor and grinned. “C’mon, that’s pretty great, right?”
It was just another day on the Playa Vista set of “Transformers: Dark of the Moon,” and the fast-moving filmmaker was passing by the lunar surface set that filled one hangar-sized soundstage on his way to a neighboring set where returning star Shia LaBeouf and franchise newcomer John Malkovich were waiting for their camera call.… [ Read more ]