Michael Bay captures some explosive Transformers mayhem with the Bayhem

Last Updated on July 31, 2021

As production continues on Michael Bay's latest big-screen orgy of giant robots and huge explosions, the director is using a very special camera to capture some of the action. RED recently created a custom RED 8K camera for Michael Bay dubbed "Bayhem" which is said to be "the lightest, most advanced hand held motion picture camera in the world."  Bay has been putting the camera through its paces on the set of TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT and he shared an explosive video via Instagram.

 

RED Camera named it "BAYHEM" They created the lightest, most advanced hand held motion picture camera in the world. I put it through the paces on Transformers in UK.#Tranformers #redcamera

A video posted by Michael Bay (@michaelbay) on Sep 1, 2016 at 7:04am PDT

Although the camera was created for Michael Bay to use on the set of TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT, he couldn't help but test it out on a Victoria's Secret commercial first. Oh Bay, you rascal.

 

RED – made me a custom camera. It incorporated some of my thoughts into making the most advanced, best hand held motion picture camera in the business. We first worked with it at the Paris Opera House on my latest Victoria Secrets Campaign. @redcamerausers

A video posted by Michael Bay (@michaelbay) on Aug 26, 2016 at 12:40am PDT

TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT is set for a June 23, 2017 release.