Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen VFX Breakdown by Digital Domain

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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen VFX Breakdown by Digital Domain

Digital Domain, Check out this VFX breakdown from Director Michael Bay’s “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” (2009).

Digital Domain reunited with director Michael Bay for part two of the Transformers franchise. Under the guidance of Visual Effects Supervisor Matthew Butler, Digital Domain created 14 new supporting characters, with markedly different personalities – from the crass comedian “Wheelie,’ to scary siren ‘Alice,’ the sexy co-ed who transforms into a menacing monster robot in Sam’s dorm room. For ‘Alice,’ the transformation, lining up the photographed live actress and the synthetic creation required extreme accuracy. Digital Domain combined the inherent animation of the actress with the CG animation of the robot, sweing it all together using a proceduralized deconstruction pattern. Another robot, made of thousands of sentient ‘Microcons’ that form themselves into an insect-like shape, was created by blending hand-based hero animation with procedural animation.

Directed By: Michael Bay
Visual Effects Supervisor: Matthew Butler

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is a 2009 American science fiction action film directed by Michael Bay and based on the Transformers toy line. It is the sequel to 2007’s Transformers, as well as the second installment in the live-action Transformers film series. Taking place two years after the first film, the story revolves around Sam Witwicky, who is caught in the war between the Autobots, led by Optimus Prime and the Decepticons, led by Megatron. Sam begins having strange visions of Cybertronian symbols, and is being hunted by the Decepticons under the orders of an ancient Decepticon named The Fallen, who seeks to get revenge on Earth by finding and activating a machine that would provide the Decepticons with an energon source, destroying the Sun and all life on Earth in the process. Returning Transformers include Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Ironhide, Ratchet, Megatron, Starscream, and Scorponok.