Chicago (Transformers 3 set)

e mari ad terram · Jul-29-2010, 07:58 PM

So the day started out... I was visiting my mom in Chicago. We had signed up for the Kelby Worldwide Photowalk. Our walk was to take place at the Botanical Gardens in North Chicago. Turns out there were heavy storms the night before and the northern highways were flooded, etc. Walk cancelled.

We found this out as we were heading into town.

Instead we decided to go shoot downtown just for kicks. And low and behold on Wacker Drive, the streets are closed, the area destroyed, they are shooting some scenes for the movie Transformers 3. This summer there will be film crews all over the city, closing streets and making a mess.

Soooo my cancelled walk turned out to be a cool unexpected journey to a city destroyed by large CGI robots.... enjoy!

East Wacker Drive

More destruction

Some homeless kid hanging around the set... ; p

More destruction...

The rest are here: Click ME!

Art Scott · Jul-30-2010, 06:18 AM

Interesting...well done..................

captnemo · Jul-30-2010, 02:28 PM

Way cool, color me very jealous :) looks like they're gonna need a really big street sweeper!

***schmoo*** · Jul-30-2010, 02:53 PM

That's pretty cool! I actually didn't know that movie studios shut down whole areas of major cities to shoot. I guess I just assumed they used abandoned buildings or sets in sunny California.

Any idea how the local commuters feel?

e mari ad terram · Jul-30-2010, 03:49 PM

Apparently they are doing this all over the city. Chicago is making a ton of money off of it I am sure. Commuters didn't seem to be bothered. Summer is construction season in the Midwest, so I assume they see it as just another road closure...

What was really cool is in the background the business with the green awnings all tattered is really a functioning 7-11 which they totally destroyed inside and out for the movie. I would be curious to see his compensation and renovation...

It was definitely a cool experience, and a neat thing to happen upon. I will be returning for another brief visit in August, maybe I can catch another setup.

Sexy6Chick · Jul-30-2010, 06:41 PM

Wow, that is just crazy looking. Very cool shots though!

Awais Yaqub · Jul-31-2010, 04:18 AM

wow so this stuff is made in real streets! i always thought they are entirely made in Hollywood using artificial sets

great photos thanks for sharing

Moogle Pepper · Jul-31-2010, 08:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by e mari ad terram

Apparently they are doing this all over the city. Chicago is making a ton of money off of it I am sure. Commuters didn't seem to be bothered. Summer is construction season in the Midwest, so I assume they see it as just another road closure...

What was really cool is in the background the business with the green awnings all tattered is really a functioning 7-11 which they totally destroyed inside and out for the movie. I would be curious to see his compensation and renovation...

It was definitely a cool experience, and a neat thing to happen upon. I will be returning for another brief visit in August, maybe I can catch another setup.

They let people take photos of the set? When they did Transformers 2 at my work place, they totally bum rushed this one guy for shooting. And then told all of us to put away our cell phones, since we could post pics with those.

e mari ad terram · Jul-31-2010, 03:18 PM

Oh they were definitely running people out of the area, but I guess it is hard to control 2 city blocks. All of these shots were taken while walking, or moving. Basically from the sidewalk outside the fenced area. They had a ton of staff directing ppl to "take that one great shot and move on". I had to make a few passes... Overall they were pretty cool about it, there were lots of ppl with phone and smaller cameras.

GwagDesigns · Aug-05-2010, 08:22 PM

That is such a great photowalk! Wish they filmed more movies in Seattle haha. Cant wait to see the movie and the scenes these shots are from

I just noticed The Onion newspaper box in the second to last picture haha

cab.in.boston · Aug-06-2010, 04:49 AM

Neat, but that 2nd shot makes me so sad that they'd do that to a poor old BMW. I'll make sure not to let my car see that picture. He'd cry.

Foques · Aug-06-2010, 05:55 AM

good stuff!!
come, share these shots at www.ChicagoPhotoShop.com :)
you don't have to be Chicagoan to be a member ;)

justin24 · Aug-07-2010, 08:37 PM

That homeless kid is actually Shia Labeouf from Both Transformer movies.

e mari ad terram · Aug-08-2010, 06:03 AM

yeah... i know. it was my poor attempt at humor.

there are some more pics of him in the full gallery... check out the link at the bottom of the post.

asprin · Aug-16-2010, 01:07 AM

cool shot and good time, btw, pray for Chicago

Jul-29-2010, 07:58 PM	#1
e mari ad terram flomar Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: San Tan Valley, AZ Posts: 36	Chicago (Transformers 3 set) So the day started out... I was visiting my mom in Chicago. We had signed up for the Kelby Worldwide Photowalk. Our walk was to take place at the Botanical Gardens in North Chicago. Turns out there were heavy storms the night before and the northern highways were flooded, etc. Walk cancelled. We found this out as we were heading into town. Instead we decided to go shoot downtown just for kicks. And low and behold on Wacker Drive, the streets are closed, the area destroyed, they are shooting some scenes for the movie Transformers 3. This summer there will be film crews all over the city, closing streets and making a mess. Soooo my cancelled walk turned out to be a cool unexpected journey to a city destroyed by large CGI robots.... enjoy! East Wacker Drive More destruction Some homeless kid hanging around the set... ; p More destruction... The rest are here: Click ME! __________________ Fear evaporates when we realize that our life stories and the history of the world were written with the same hand.

Jul-30-2010, 06:18 AM	#2
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Jul-30-2010, 02:53 PM	#4
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Jul-30-2010, 03:49 PM	#5
e mari ad terram flomar Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: San Tan Valley, AZ Posts: 36	Apparently they are doing this all over the city. Chicago is making a ton of money off of it I am sure. Commuters didn't seem to be bothered. Summer is construction season in the Midwest, so I assume they see it as just another road closure... What was really cool is in the background the business with the green awnings all tattered is really a functioning 7-11 which they totally destroyed inside and out for the movie. I would be curious to see his compensation and renovation... It was definitely a cool experience, and a neat thing to happen upon. I will be returning for another brief visit in August, maybe I can catch another setup. __________________ Fear evaporates when we realize that our life stories and the history of the world were written with the same hand.

Jul-30-2010, 06:41 PM	#6
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Jul-30-2010, 02:28 PM	#3
captnemo Depth defying Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 74	Way cool, color me very jealous :) looks like they're gonna need a really big street sweeper!

Jul-31-2010, 04:18 AM	#7
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Jul-31-2010, 03:18 PM	#9
e mari ad terram flomar Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: San Tan Valley, AZ Posts: 36	Oh they were definitely running people out of the area, but I guess it is hard to control 2 city blocks. All of these shots were taken while walking, or moving. Basically from the sidewalk outside the fenced area. They had a ton of staff directing ppl to "take that one great shot and move on". I had to make a few passes... Overall they were pretty cool about it, there were lots of ppl with phone and smaller cameras. __________________ Fear evaporates when we realize that our life stories and the history of the world were written with the same hand.

Aug-05-2010, 08:22 PM	#10
GwagDesigns Gwag? Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Washington Posts: 119	That is such a great photowalk! Wish they filmed more movies in Seattle haha. Cant wait to see the movie and the scenes these shots are from I just noticed The Onion newspaper box in the second to last picture haha __________________ Canon 7D Canon 30D, and EOS 630 ------------------------------ Canon 70-200L 50mm 1.4 Sigma 18-50 2.8, 105 2.8 Marco, & 10-20mm Twitter - www.GwagDesigns.com

Aug-06-2010, 04:49 AM	#11
cab.in.boston Wink wink, nudge nudge. Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: near Boston, MA Posts: 311	Neat, but that 2nd shot makes me so sad that they'd do that to a poor old BMW. I'll make sure not to let my car see that picture. He'd cry. __________________ Father, husband, dog lover, engineer, Nikon shooter My 365 project (started 12 July 2010)

Aug-06-2010, 05:55 AM	#12
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Aug-07-2010, 08:37 PM	#13
justin24 Major grins Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 148	That homeless kid is actually Shia Labeouf from Both Transformer movies.

Aug-08-2010, 06:03 AM	#14
e mari ad terram flomar Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: San Tan Valley, AZ Posts: 36	yeah... i know. it was my poor attempt at humor. there are some more pics of him in the full gallery... check out the link at the bottom of the post. __________________ Fear evaporates when we realize that our life stories and the history of the world were written with the same hand.

Aug-16-2010, 01:07 AM	#15
asprin Banned User Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 22	cool shot and good time, btw, pray for Chicago

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