Transformers 3 Shooting in Real 3D?

It seems that Transformers 3 went from a movie that wouldn't be in 3D to a movie that would be converted to 3D to shooting in native (real) 3D, at least according to The MarketSaw blog. The news that Transformers 3 is making use of the 3D cameras comes from Vince Pace, the director of photography on Avatar, who told the website "Transformers has ...signed on to shoot 3D throughout the film."

The idea isn't that far-fetched as Transformers 3 Director Michael Bay said back in March, “I shoot complicated stuff, I put real elements into action scenes and honestly, I am not sold right now on the conversion process. Right now, it looks like fake 3D, with layers that are very apparent. You go to the screening room, you are hoping to be thrilled, and you’re thinking, huh, this kind of sucks. People can say whatever they want about my movies, but they are technically precise, and if this isn’t going to be excellent, I don’t want to do it. ...This conversion process is always going to be inferior to shooting in real 3D."

Recent experiences watching Clash of the Titans and The Last Airbender show the 3D conversion process has a long way to go before it can come close to replacing the native use of 3D cameras during film production. Right now the studios have the impression that a film will not do as well at the box office without using the 3D gimmick on practically every release. Even Final Destination 5 will be in 3D.Read More »