Choreographing on a highway: The opening number
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Chasing the perfect sunset: Visuals and lighting
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Striking the right chord: Music and jazz
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The bittersweet ending: Reality versus fantasy
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diego La La Land Sunset Visuals
We chased the sunset high up Griffith Park, one single take before the sky turned dark!
diego The production temporarily revived a historic, closed Los Angeles railway for a brief romantic scene.
Magic hour: The tap dance scene was shot in a real 30-minute sunset window, giving the crew only five attempts per day.
The period of time just before sunset or after sunrise when natural light is particularly soft and warm. In 2015, cinematographer Linus Sandgren filmed the iconic Griffith Park dance sequence during this brief daily window.
How many times per day could the actors attempt the 'A Lovely Night' dance before the light faded?
How long was the daily 'magic hour' window available to film the tap dance sequence 'A Lovely Night'?
Which color palette did director Damien Chazelle emphasize to give the film its vintage Technicolor aesthetic?
What vintage piece of equipment was used to project the stars in the planetarium scene?