<P> Bay announced that filming had begun on May 28 , 2013 , in Monument Valley , Utah . Detroit , Michigan , was used as a stand - in for Hong Kong while McCormick Place in Chicago , Illinois , was re-dressed to portray a city in China . The movie was the first feature film to be shot using smaller digital IMAX 3D cameras . It also was shot in various other formats , including IMAX 70mm film cameras , digital stereo 3D , and anamorphic and spherical 35mm film . From May 28 to June 24 , 2013 , Michael Bay uploaded photographs of several cars featured in the film , all apparently Autobots , to social networks including Facebook and Flickr . The film featured two unknown Autobots that transformed into a black and blue 2013 Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse ( going by production name `` Drift '' ) , and a green 2014 C7 Corvette Stingray concept ( going by production name `` Slingshot '' ) . Also revealed was a truck from Western Star Trucks as Optimus Prime 's new alternate mode . The Dinobots and Lockdown were confirmed to appear . On October 29 , Michael Bay 's Official Twitter Account tweeted that principal photography of Transformers 4 had been completed in Hong Kong , China and the cast and crew were heading to the Chinese mainland . ( According to previous reports , they would be filming there for one week . ) Additional filming in Detroit began in early 2014 ; a pair of steamships ( Columbia and Ste . Clair ) which had once traveled between Detroit and Bois Blanc Island 's amusement park were partially restored and used as props for the film . </P>
<P> Bay announced that filming had begun on May 28 , 2013 , in Monument Valley , Utah . Detroit , Michigan , was used as a stand - in for Hong Kong while McCormick Place in Chicago , Illinois , was re-dressed to portray a city in China . The movie was the first feature film to be shot using smaller digital IMAX 3D cameras . It also was shot in various other formats , including IMAX 70mm film cameras , digital stereo 3D , and anamorphic and spherical 35mm film . From May 28 to June 24 , 2013 , Michael Bay uploaded photographs of several cars featured in the film , all apparently Autobots , to social networks including Facebook and Flickr . The film featured two unknown Autobots that transformed into a black and blue 2013 Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse ( going by production name `` Drift '' ) , and a green 2014 C7 Corvette Stingray concept ( going by production name `` Slingshot '' ) . Also revealed was a truck from Western Star Trucks as Optimus Prime 's new alternate mode . The Dinobots and Lockdown were confirmed to appear . On October 29 , Michael Bay 's Official Twitter Account tweeted that principal photography of Transformers 4 had been completed in Hong Kong , China and the cast and crew were heading to the Chinese mainland . ( According to previous reports , they would be filming there for one week . ) Additional filming in Detroit began in early 2014 ; a pair of steamships ( Columbia and Ste . Clair ) which had once traveled between Detroit and Bois Blanc Island 's amusement park were partially restored and used as props for the film . </P>
where did they film transformers age of extinction
where did they film transformers age of extinction
Monument Valley , Utah Detroit , Michigan McCormick Place in Chicago , Illinois
Monument Valley , Utah Detroit , Michigan McCormick Place in Chicago , Illinois