<P> Camera crews spent 10 days from November 5--18, 2005 to film sequences that would involve intense visual effects so Sony Pictures Imageworks could begin work on the shots early in the project . The same steps had been taken for Spider - Man 2 to begin producing visual effects early for sequences involving the villain Doctor Octopus . </P> <P> Principal photography for Spider - Man 3 began on January 16, 2006 and wrapped in July 2006 after over 100 days of filming . The team filmed in Los Angeles until May 19, 2006 . In spring 2006, film location manager Peter Martorano brought camera crews to Cleveland due to the Greater Cleveland Film Commission offering production space at the city's convention center at no cost . In Cleveland, they shot the battle between Spider - Man and Sandman in the armored car . Afterwards, the team moved to Manhattan, where filming took place at various locations, including One Chase Manhattan Plaza, from May 26, 2006 until July 1, 2006 . Shooting placed a strain on Raimi, who often had to move between several units to complete the picture . Shooting was also difficult for cinematographer Bill Pope, as the symbiote Spider - Man, Venom, and the New Goblin were costumed in black during fight scenes taking place at night . </P> <P> After August, pick - ups were conducted as Raimi sought to film more action scenes . The film then wrapped in October, although additional special effects shots were taken to finalize the production a month later . In early 2007, there were further pick - up shots regarding the resolution of Sandman's story, amounting to four different versions . </P> <P> John Dykstra, who won the Academy Award for Visual Effects for his work on Spider - Man 2, declined to work on the third film as visual effects supervisor . Dykstra's colleague, Scott Stokdyk, took his place as supervisor, leading two hundred programmers at Sony Pictures Imageworks . This group designed specific computer programs that did not exist when Spider - Man 3 began production, creating nine hundred visual effects shots . </P>

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