Transformers How much does 1 transformation cost?

[Pauluz]

Just curious. Let's take Optimus for example, from truckform to a non-moving stand without a background. How much would that cost?

 

[DorkyFresh]

less than the 2 million dollar shot of Superman getting shot in the eye

 

[Pauluz]

That was 2 mill?

 

[Figs]

less than the 2 million dollar shot of Superman getting shot in the eye

LOL!

 

[Super Kal]

actually it was 5 million for the bullet to the eye

 

[Baba Ghanoush]

$65,843.17

 

[KappeiJin]

actually it was 5 million for the bullet to the eye

Insane... madness... was it said on DVD?

 

[KappeiJin]

Let's see, how much of budget we can assume was reserved for CG? 100 mils? Just count the admount of transformations in the movie then do a division, it's not a precisional operation but just for approssimate.

 

[SuperJediHero]

Just curious. Let's take Optimus for example, from truckform to a non-moving stand without a background. How much would that cost?

Sexual Favors, maybe?

 

[Boiiinng]

Roughly $30,000 for about 5-10 seconds of simple CG animation or $3,000 per second. Since this stuff was not simple, I'd say it was at least $6000 to $8000 per second, maybe even $10,000 per second of finished film.

 

[user123456789]

actually it was 5 million for the bullet to the eye

are you serious?

wtf

singer should burn in hell!

 

[Super Kal]

the Return to Krypton scene was 10 million, and we'll probably never get to see it...

 

[user123456789]

the Return to Krypton scene was 10 million, and we'll probably never get to see it...

omfg singer i hate u

 

[TNC9852002]

You sure did put Singer down pretty quickly..

I'd at least ask for some kind of link or some direct quote confirming the cost of the Superman-bullet-eye scene..

-TNC

 

[Riddick2009]

He didn't put Singer down fast enough, Singer is horrible, ruined Superman! Singerman returns....horrible...

 

[DieSmiling]

Yeah! Singer is the devil! Who doesn't hate Singerman Rehashed! Bayformers too for that matter! Raaar! They're the worst directors in the world! I'm lashing out on the internet! Raaar!

 

[TNC9852002]

Yeah, lets automatically forget that Singer directed movies like The Usual Suspects and X2...

Let's be truly honest here...The directing of Superman Returns was better than the writing.

-TNC

 

[DorkyFresh]

You sure did put Singer down pretty quickly..

I'd at least ask for some kind of link or some direct quote confirming the cost of the Superman-bullet-eye scene..

-TNC

i'd point you in the right direction but i'm not trying to dig in a pile of threads that are over a year old so you'll have to take it at face value if you wanna take it. judging by the special effects in Superman Returns...i'm pretty sure it's true. SR cost $200m to make and the effects look Spider-Man 2 quality. TF cost $150m and there are maybe 1 or 2 movies that can compare to it's effects. Bay knows how to budget...Singer doesn't. he's got talent...but the effects in his films have always been iffy...

 

[rmix]

Damnnzz it never came up to me that it would cost so much money to do a Transformation, that explains why it didn't happen that much. It's really my favorite part and I think everybody wants to see those moments. But I have to give the makers two thumbs up because it looked great. But for the second movie, MORE MORE MORE!