My Fleep: Movies
More Than Meets The Eye: The Future of Transformers
With their unmistakable electronic changing noise and the
tag line "Robots in Disguise" from the ‘80s cartoon, it's
hard to ignore the Tranformers. As any true child of the
‘80s can tell you, Transformers were created by the toy
company Hasbro after meeting Takara (a Japanese toy
company) at the Tokyo Toy Show in 1983. By combining
Takara's toy lines Diaclone and Micro Change, Hasbro
created a product line unlike any other. The initial toys
were released with the television series, and since then,
nine different Transformers toy lines have hit American
markets.
What Was. . .
The Transformer's storyline initially had the Autobots (the
story's heroes) fighting the Decepticons (the ultimate
villains) for control of Cybertron, their home planet. The
eventually left their home in search of energy, which they
found on Earth.
What is . . .
Because of the continued popularity of this story line and
these toys, Producer Don Murphy looked into the possibility
of creating a live-action film based on the franchise.
Slated for release in July of 2007, the film brings
together the creative minds of co-producer Adam DeSanto,
Steven Spielberg, and screen writers Roberto Orci and Alex
Kurtzman.
A Closer Look
The film begins when Captain Archibald Witwicky lands on
Decepticon leader Megatron's hand after he has fallen into
an chasm during a voyage through the Arctic circle in the
1800s. Megatron creates a map to Allspark in Witwicky's
glasses, which are handed down to his descendant Sam
Witwicky in the present. Sam purchases his first car, the
Autobot Bumblebee, which in turn, helps him meet Mikaela, a
new love interest. As the Autobots search for Witwicky's
glasses, the Decepticon's invade Sam's house, triggering a
chain of events that leads Autobot leader Optimus Prime and
Megatron to the ultimate battle.
One of the most surprising and refreshing aspects of the
film promises to be the effects. Producer Lorenzo di
Bonaventura wanted to keep things on the realistic side, so
instead of going with a standard box like look for the main
character Optimus Prime, he turned him into a Peterbuilt
truck. Autobot Bumblebee was changed from a Volkswagen
Beetle into a Chevrolet Camero, and other Autobots were all
shifted to GM vehicles as part of contract negotiations.
The transformation sound effect many fans heard as children
was reused throughout the movie, and motion capture points
were used to create many of the effects movie-goers will
see on screen.
Given that the internet trailers received more hits than
any other movie trailer online, the new Transfomers movie
promises to be a great success and a wonderful addition to
the family.
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The author, Andrew Wills, is a professional working in
Canada and is the Admin of the website content page
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article can also be found at SplitSecondBooks.com, where
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With their unmistakable electronic changing noise and the
tag line "Robots in Disguise" from the ‘80s cartoon, it's
hard to ignore the Tranformers. As any true child of the
‘80s can tell you, Transformers were created by the toy
company Hasbro after meeting Takara (a Japanese toy
company) at the Tokyo Toy Show in 1983. By combining
Takara's toy lines Diaclone and Micro Change, Hasbro
created a product line unlike any other. The initial toys
were released with the television series, and since then,
nine different Transformers toy lines have hit American
markets.
What Was. . .
The Transformer's storyline initially had the Autobots (the
story's heroes) fighting the Decepticons (the ultimate
villains) for control of Cybertron, their home planet. The
eventually left their home in search of energy, which they
found on Earth.
What is . . .
Because of the continued popularity of this story line and
these toys, Producer Don Murphy looked into the possibility
of creating a live-action film based on the franchise.
Slated for release in July of 2007, the film brings
together the creative minds of co-producer Adam DeSanto,
Steven Spielberg, and screen writers Roberto Orci and Alex
Kurtzman.
A Closer Look
The film begins when Captain Archibald Witwicky lands on
Decepticon leader Megatron's hand after he has fallen into
an chasm during a voyage through the Arctic circle in the
1800s. Megatron creates a map to Allspark in Witwicky's
glasses, which are handed down to his descendant Sam
Witwicky in the present. Sam purchases his first car, the
Autobot Bumblebee, which in turn, helps him meet Mikaela, a
new love interest. As the Autobots search for Witwicky's
glasses, the Decepticon's invade Sam's house, triggering a
chain of events that leads Autobot leader Optimus Prime and
Megatron to the ultimate battle.
One of the most surprising and refreshing aspects of the
film promises to be the effects. Producer Lorenzo di
Bonaventura wanted to keep things on the realistic side, so
instead of going with a standard box like look for the main
character Optimus Prime, he turned him into a Peterbuilt
truck. Autobot Bumblebee was changed from a Volkswagen
Beetle into a Chevrolet Camero, and other Autobots were all
shifted to GM vehicles as part of contract negotiations.
The transformation sound effect many fans heard as children
was reused throughout the movie, and motion capture points
were used to create many of the effects movie-goers will
see on screen.
Given that the internet trailers received more hits than
any other movie trailer online, the new Transfomers movie
promises to be a great success and a wonderful addition to
the family.
----------------------------------------------------
The author, Andrew Wills, is a professional working in
Canada and is the Admin of the website content page
http://www.content-web-site.com Article Directory. This
article can also be found at SplitSecondBooks.com, where
you will find books on many exciting topics of interest.
For more information please go to
http://www.splitsecondbooks.com today.
