Transformers 3 in DC

Sorry this post is quite belated. In early October, Michael Bay and the Autobots descended upon Washington DC and Virginia to film the next installment of Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon. Upon hearing that Shia LeBeouf was in town, I made sure to plan my trek to see the filming. I'm always in awe of movie production when it comes to DC. It's pretty fascinating so see all the trailers, lights, crew, etc.

On Columbus Day, we headed down to DAR Constitution Hall. I got a 'tip' that filming was going to be around that area in the morning. Sure enough, we spotted Shia LeBeouf filming what looked like a 'White House' scene for the film. I talked to a couple really nice guys on the production crew, and they stated that the Producers tried to get permission to film at the actual White House, and they were totally shot down. I can't blame them - Obama has better things to do that schmooze with Hollywood. In any case, we stayed for a little while, with the other small group of gawkers, and shot these pics. Thanks to Metromix DC, I submitted these photos for their site, and received some cash for my first amateur paparazzi gig. Pretty sweet. I could totally do this full time!

(P.S., Rest in piece to Autobot Bumblebee who was hit by an actual on-duty police car on Capital Hill that day. Although, I'm positive Mr. Bay has plenty of Camero's on hand for this sort of thing. I image he's blown up a couple Autobots already....)