Visible crew/equipment: In the first overhead shot of the Autobots entering Chicago, you can see a small black camera cart in front of Bumblebee and Mirage. (01:47:45)
Visible crew/equipment: At the beginning of the parents taking Sam around to interviews. A camera and rig can be seen in the reflection of the driver side door.
Visible crew/equipment: In the flashback scene with Sam and Carly at the White House, the reflector screen is seen in Carly's glasses.
Visible crew/equipment: During Sam's first meeting with Bruce, at one point, there is a reflection in the ornament on the left side of the desk that shows a large black mass moving in the same direction as the shot is moving.
Visible crew/equipment: In the shot of Optimus driving along with the Driller, part of a camera mount can be seen in the reflection of Optimus' chrome grille. It's definitely not something next to the road, since it's moving at the same speed. (00:18:25)
Visible crew/equipment: The camera crane is visible reflected in the glass when the army dudes are prepping a rocket launcher. This is the scene before everyone is sliding down the building.
Chosen answer: I can tell you that every single one of them died in the old animated series, eventually. They had to make room for new characters to sell toys of.
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