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Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen
ET on the Set


Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen
The Insider on the Set


LOS ANGELES, Sept. 30 /CNW/ - IMAX Corporation (NASDAQ: IMAX - News; TSX: IMX - News), DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures today announced that director Michael Bay will shoot key sequences of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen with IMAX(R) cameras. Bay will integrate the IMAX footage with state of the art CGI to create an unprecedented look and feel for the highly anticipated sequel to last year's box office hit, Transformers. As previously announced, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen will be released to IMAX(R) theatres simultaneously with the movie's wide release on June 26, 2009.

The movie sequences shot in traditional 35mm will be digitally re-mastered into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience(R) with IMAX DMR(R) (Digital Re-mastering) technology. The IMAX DMR scenes will appear in the traditional "letterbox" shape, while scenes shot with IMAX's cameras will expand vertically to fill the entire IMAX screen.

"The extraordinary level of detail and intensity captured by the IMAX camera creates many exciting possibilities for us with this film," said Michael Bay, the film's director. "IMAX's all-encompassing format will take this story to a new level, and I am once again very excited to share The IMAX Experience with Transformers fans around the world."

"The addition of another amazing title from DreamWorks and Paramount, combined with more groundbreaking use of IMAX technology by Hollywood's top filmmakers, are examples of how far we have come as a company and a distribution platform over the past several years," said IMAX Co-Chairmen and Co-CEOs Richard L. Gelfond and Bradley J. Wechsler. "The growth of the IMAX theatre network, fueled by the economical benefits of the new IMAX digital system, is driving interest from virtually all of the top studios, which is resulting in more IMAX movies for audiences to enjoy."

"Michael Bay's innovative use of IMAX cameras will create a spectacular cinematic adventure for moviegoers next summer," added Greg Foster, Chairman and President of IMAX Filmed Entertainment. "We're very excited to be integrated as a core part of the Transformers production, and with the skilled marketing and distribution teams at DreamWorks and Paramount, the timing is ideal given our expanding global audience and network footprint."

繼華納公司《黑暗騎士》（The Dark Knight）首次使用IMAX攝影機與15/70格式膠片拍攝將盡30分鐘的鏡頭之後，麥可·貝（Michael Bay）將再度起用這個“現有最高品質的圖像捕捉系統”，《變形金剛2》中（Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen）至少有三個動作場面橋段利用IMAX攝影機進行拍攝。

麥可·貝近日表示出了他對IMAX的熱情他說:這種用IMAX攝像機捕捉到的非凡的細節和精密度水準，為我們這部電影創造了許多令人興奮的可能性，IMAX全部包含的格式將把這個故事推向一個新臺階，我會再次興奮于能有機會與全世界粉絲們分享IMAX體驗下的變形金剛。

《變形金剛》第一部雖然曾登陸過IMAX大銀幕，但採取的是轉制技術將普通格式轉換成IMAX格式；而《變形金剛2》則不同，如果你在IMAX影院觀看，一旦放到專門用IMAX攝影機拍攝的動作場面鏡頭時，畫面比例將變為1.43：1，畫面將充滿整個大銀幕。IMAX專用的膠片是傳統的35毫米膠片的10倍，是標準的70毫米膠片的3倍，結合獨特的IMAX放映技術後具有極佳的畫面清晰度。另外，其拍攝成本是用35毫米膠片的四倍。

IMAX似乎即將掀起好萊塢的另一次銀幕革命，《鋼鐵人2》（Iron Man 2）與《世上最後一個男人》（Y: The Last Man）的兩位導演也表示非常想用IMAX攝像機拍攝他們的新片。

如果《變形金剛2》能如期上映，我們將會在銀幕上看到更大尺寸的變形金剛們打架。