Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Video Of Transformers 3 Set Accident (Updated)

RadarOnline is reporting to have footage filmed while the accident that injured 24 year old Gabriela Cedillo on September 1st at the Hammond, Indiana set of Transformers 3. Thanks to Mauricio who found the YouTube upload of it (see below). The edited video shows, multiple times at various speeds since the core part is only about 6 seconds long, is Cedillo's white Toyota clearly out of control as hit the concrete median. It seems there might have been something flung up in the air but the video quality doesn't provide enough info to tell what it is. The video really doesn't indicate what the real aftermath was as no telling how much time passed between the accident part and the part about the equipment being impounded.

At 22 seconds into our exclusive video, you can hear a person with the film's production team counting down to cue the stunt during which a white car is seen spinning around crashing along the median. The video also shows debris on the street from where the accident happened involving Cedillo, and then we once again hear a voice at one minute and 39 seconds into our tape.

"FYI, per request of the police department everything involving this gag is officially impounded," crew member John Silvia is heard saying over the radio. "You are not to remove equipment, you are not to touch equipment... The trucks, the rigs, all of the wire, anything."

The article, of course, brings up the amount extras are paid to be on set which has long been normal for the industry. If it wasn't for labor laws, people would probably pay for the studio to be extras. Any case the press is clearly frothing at the mouth for someone to attack and will be mining this footage for drama for everything they can. Hopefully while mining, they will provide an update on Mrs. Cedillo condition. The last update from a few days ago reported she was moving in her sleep but remained unconscious after brain surgery.

Update: Added the below YouTube video of the accident and modified post text to reflect what it shows.

Update 2: From the comments, "I was there that day. The white car was not her. No extra's cars were used in stunts. She was in the same traffic lanes as this video footage. This is too far back to see her car. We were all in westbound traffic. Stunt cars and drivers were all in eastbound." Net result is we probably will not know what really happened until the police release their report and Bay and co release their own statements. Even better, Mrs. Cedillo completely recovers and we get her story too on the events.

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