Shockwave Featured in New York Times Article

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The New York Times has published a new Transformers DOTM article detailing the action filmed in Chicago. The articles also features an image of the film's new villain Shockwave along with this short description:

The dominant creature here is Shockwave, a giant Decepticon making his first appearance in the film series and wreaking havoc on the cityscape. One of his primary tools is an arm-mounted energy cannon, which is fed by reactor cores on his back. Shockwave, designed and animated by Industrial Light and Magic, rises about 40 virtual feet and has more than 2,000 moving digital pieces. “He doesn’t stand around and talk,” Mr. Farrar said. “He just fights.” Shockwave took the animators about 30 weeks to build before he was ready to be added to a shot.

Click here to read the rest of the article featuring director Michael Bay and visual effects supervisor, Scott Farrar.

Credit(s): _I_Am_Megatron_, NY Times

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Re: Shockwave Featured in New York Times Article (1245449)
Posted by DJLazer on June 23rd, 2011 @ 12:11am CDT

damn

Re: Shockwave Featured in New York Times Article (1245450)
Posted by Sabrblade on June 23rd, 2011 @ 12:12am CDT

Shackwave.

Re: Shockwave Featured in New York Times Article (1245459)
Posted by Road-hole on June 23rd, 2011 @ 12:31am CDT

EVERYTHING should feature Shockwave.

Re: Shockwave Featured in New York Times Article (1245461)
Posted by YRQRM0 on June 23rd, 2011 @ 12:39am CDT

Is it just me or does Shockwave look kinda fake in everything? Like, he doesn't blend like Prime or BB do in the shots...

Re: Shockwave Featured in New York Times Article (1245466)
Posted by BeastProwl on June 23rd, 2011 @ 12:51am CDT

The lighting makes it look like he's got three eyes in there. hope it's just the lighting.
Look, I like shockwave as much as the next guy, but I'm kinda getting sick of seeing the same angles and recycled shots and pics of him. I wanna see him transform already!

Re: Shockwave Featured in New York Times Article (1245469)
Posted by Starscream GaGa on June 23rd, 2011 @ 12:57am CDT

BeastProwl wrote:The lighting makes it look like he's got three eyes in there. hope it's just the lighting.
Look, I like shockwave as much as the next guy, but I'm kinda getting sick of seeing the same angles and recycled shots and pics of him. I wanna see him transform already!

You're going to be disappointed. In the video games he has no alt-mode and he never transforms in any of the adaptions. He's most likely just going to be like the Fallen. At least he has the Driller though, I guess that can be his "alt-mode" when he's piloting it.

Re: Shockwave Featured in New York Times Article (1245484)
Posted by CrimsonPrime on June 23rd, 2011 @ 1:45am CDT

Starscream GaGa wrote:
BeastProwl wrote:The lighting makes it look like he's got three eyes in there. hope it's just the lighting.
Look, I like shockwave as much as the next guy, but I'm kinda getting sick of seeing the same angles and recycled shots and pics of him. I wanna see him transform already!

You're going to be disappointed. In the video games he has no alt-mode and he never transforms in any of the adaptions. He's most likely just going to be like the Fallen. At least he has the Driller though, I guess that can be his "alt-mode" when he's piloting it.

I agree. I think Shockwave wont have any alt mode. After all he already have a huge snake-tentacle monster to ride on if he want to go anywhere. So why bother having an alt mode right?

On topic...Only one thing makes me curious...The article says that he is 40 feet o.O...That's like 5-6 ft taller than Megatron...But yet in Rising Storm and Foundation he seems to be the same size...Curiouser and curiouser o.O...

Re: Shockwave Featured in New York Times Article (1245501)
Posted by Flashwave on June 23rd, 2011 @ 2:47am CDT

CrimsonPrime wrote:
Starscream GaGa wrote:
BeastProwl wrote:The lighting makes it look like he's got three eyes in there. hope it's just the lighting.
Look, I like shockwave as much as the next guy, but I'm kinda getting sick of seeing the same angles and recycled shots and pics of him. I wanna see him transform already!

You're going to be disappointed. In the video games he has no alt-mode and he never transforms in any of the adaptions. He's most likely just going to be like the Fallen. At least he has the Driller though, I guess that can be his "alt-mode" when he's piloting it.

I agree. I think Shockwave wont have any alt mode. After all he already have a huge snake-tentacle monster to ride on if he want to go anywhere. So why bother having an alt mode right?

On topic...Only one thing makes me curious...The article says that he is 40 feet o.O...That's like 5-6 ft taller than Megatron...But yet in Rising Storm and Foundation he seems to be the same size...Curiouser and curiouser o.O...

Right, but what's 5-6 feet when you're 40feet tall?

Re: Shockwave Featured in New York Times Article (1245510)
Posted by CrimsonPrime on June 23rd, 2011 @ 3:15am CDT

Flashwave wrote:
CrimsonPrime wrote:
Starscream GaGa wrote:
BeastProwl wrote:The lighting makes it look like he's got three eyes in there. hope it's just the lighting.
Look, I like shockwave as much as the next guy, but I'm kinda getting sick of seeing the same angles and recycled shots and pics of him. I wanna see him transform already!

You're going to be disappointed. In the video games he has no alt-mode and he never transforms in any of the adaptions. He's most likely just going to be like the Fallen. At least he has the Driller though, I guess that can be his "alt-mode" when he's piloting it.

I agree. I think Shockwave wont have any alt mode. After all he already have a huge snake-tentacle monster to ride on if he want to go anywhere. So why bother having an alt mode right?

On topic...Only one thing makes me curious...The article says that he is 40 feet o.O...That's like 5-6 ft taller than Megatron...But yet in Rising Storm and Foundation he seems to be the same size...Curiouser and curiouser o.O...

Right, but what's 5-6 feet when you're 40feet tall?

Huh

? I dont really get what you're trying to say x_x...You do know I'm trying to say Shockwave is taller than Megs right >.<? And Megs is around 32-34 feet while he's 40 ft >.>...Please explain to me what you're trying to say...Cause I honestly dont know what you're trying to say @_@...

Re: Shockwave Featured in New York Times Article (1245546)
Posted by starscreamreturns on June 23rd, 2011 @ 6:15am CDT

He looks cool but see the parachute guys coming behind they probably kill him.

Re: Shockwave Featured in New York Times Article (1245604)
Posted by _I_Am_Megatron_ on June 23rd, 2011 @ 8:28am CDT

Bigger pic,

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011 ... study.html

Re: Shockwave Featured in New York Times Article (1245607)
Posted by Tekka on June 23rd, 2011 @ 8:34am CDT

Gawd, Shockwave is absolutely beastly and I adore his look. I'm sure he's going to be way up there with Barricade as one of my favourite movie transformers.

Re: Shockwave Featured in New York Times Article (1246730)
Posted by JetOptimus23 on June 25th, 2011 @ 1:01am CDT

starscreamreturns wrote:He looks cool but see the parachute guys coming behind they probably kill him.

...4 or 5 guys vs huge emotionless killing machine with a giant worm...something tells me they aren't trying to kill him, maybe incapacitate him or something.