Choreographing on a highway: The opening number
Chasing the perfect sunset: Visuals and lighting
Striking the right chord: Music and jazz
The bittersweet ending: Reality versus fantasy
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Master of The magic of La La Land
diego Another Day of Sun
We danced on top of cars on the high freeway! (Yeah, we did!) / A hundred degrees in the LA sun! (Under the sun, oh-oh!)
diego The seemingly unbroken six-minute opening shot is actually composed of three distinct takes.
diego Over 100 dancers performed high-energy choreography in extreme summer temperatures.
Highway heatwave: Dancers performed on the asphalt in blazing 104-degree heat, needing multiple changes of vibrant outfits.
An express highway with controlled access, designed for fast-moving traffic. Choreographer Mandy Moore staged the film's first dance routine on a closed Los Angeles ramp.
Who was the choreographer responsible for designing the complex highway dance moves in La La Land?
What was the extreme weather challenge faced by the dancers during the filming of 'Another Day of Sun'?
On which high-altitude Los Angeles location was the opening musical number 'Another Day of Sun' filmed?
How long did the city of Los Angeles allow the La La Land crew to shut down the busy freeway ramp for filming?
Why did the dancers in the opening scene of La La Land have to bring multiple sets of identical clothing?
How many actual film cuts were seamlessly hidden in the seemingly continuous six-minute opening shot of La La Land?