Wow... I totally thought her dress flying up at the end must have been a wind machine. It's so fantastic when those amazing accidents happen.

I'd be terrified to be the one person who was off beat with closing the door!

this was one of the most ambitious scenes and boy, did they pull it off! A masterpiece from beginning to end.

Now I respected it more than before. So much details and thoughts went into this dance number. Such a masterpiece, indeed!

Damien said it in his behind the scenes version the dancers brought some of their cars to the shoot. And the freeway had to be shut down for 3 days, one for rehearsal and two days for shooting. And he also talked about how disappointed he was when he turned up for rehearsals because there was so much he hadn't considered in the dance. The freeway was sloped so they couldn't figure out which angle to shoot in, it messed up some of the dancers' moves, the camera wasn't as fluid as they'd hoped, and there was a heat advisory warning for the hottest day of the year. And even on the last day the sky was super cloudy so they couldn't shoot for hours (the song is called another day of sun after all they need a harsh glare to shoot) and then the dancers kept sweating out, and in the truck opening scene the handle broke and nobody could open it. I have literally no idea how they pulled off one of the best things I've seen this year. Damien said he was so unhappy and thought it would be a mess, he seriously considered even cutting this whole dance altogether because it was so hard to do.

does anyone else feel this scene to be so much magical than before?

Mandy needs to win some awards for this. Such hard work. Knowing how this was made makes it even more epic and impressive. Truly outstanding, really.

Is anyone else addicted to La La Land?

"So when you stuck in traffic, you need to know what you do. Get out and dance." Best advice ever :D

I NEED her to go through all the choreographies.

The attention to detail is awe-inspiring!!!!!!

That unison at the end though! So much respect for everyone working on that scene. I mean, the whole sequence too of course

Top to bottom, this film had the perfect storm of cast and crew, location and lighting, smallest detail to the largest. Its a very rare thing, for so many things, to go just so correctly, magically even.

It's cool how she played director for this whole scene. Also how she commends everyone involved but takes as much credit as she deserves.

J.J. Abrams' favourite part in the whole scene was the lens flare!

So much thought in this scene .... it's incredible

This whole scene made the movie for me. What a masterpiece!

i love when they all shut their doors at the end , theyre all going back to reality after such a fantastical moment

Not the Mandy Moore I expected

That scene alone should have gotten them the best picture oscar I think 😁

This lady deserved an Oscar more than anyone in the movie ❤️ Amazing work

holy crap is that scene complex....

Why am i crying watching this

there's so much passion and thought behind it, a true masterpiece!

I'm actually crying by the end cuz it was just SO BEAUTIFUL! I will never look at this scene the same way. Every single little details, every movement, every angle, EVERYTHING was perfectly done and I'm so so so happy they made this happen. Damien, Mandy and every every single person involved is amazing! Absolutely genius! This is probably the best thing in the world! I remember watching this scene for the first time in theaters and I was so happy and blown away and when everybody got back into their car and shut the door and the title LA LA LAND popped up I WAS SO FREAKING EMOTIONAL AND WAS GOING TO STAND UP AND CLAP. MASTERPIECE. WHAT AN OPENING SCENE.

Okay, so, I read that Damien Chazelle's sister was a circus performer and joked to my mother during our fourth viewing of La La Land that the hula hoop girl was her. Turns out I was right!

Amazing scene. Thank you Damian, Mandy and the man himself. Ludacris.

Absolutely, without a doubt, 100% respect for all the dancers, stunt people, director, cinematographer, choreographer, post production editors and all the rest of the crew it took to make this masterpiece. This will always be one of my all time favorite films / dance sequences. Absolutely beautiful.

"here comes the spin... YEEEES!!" such a dork, amazing!

making movies is fucking hard

This movie is so inspiring and brilliant in so many ways...and this scene, wow! what a masterpiece. I love the joy in this dance number, and the color and all the motion and how they mixed natural with fantastic. So amazing!

Give this lady an award, seriously

This is the content i am interested in!!

This is insane. The fact that it's "one shot" with so many components in such a small space while also being so in sync with the music.

This is wild!! Even more impressed than when i first saw it

i knew of course there was a lot of work in that section, but DAAAAAAAAAAAAMN it's so complex it blows my mind!

i cried during this scene in the movie

She is a genius by just creating this choreography, my respect for her 👏👏 she was a key element for La La Land, one of my favorite movies

You just know why la la land is such an outstanding masterpiece after so much thought in everything.

This is one of my most favorite scenes from any movies. I just love the magic that radiates from it.

this is definitely the coolest thing i've ever seen! i have so much respect for everyone involved in the making of la la land

When I watched La La Land in the cinema, I got absolutely blown away by this opening song and it is still my favourite today. The scene is marvellous, epic job, well done.

This is one of my favourite scenes ever, the shot where the camera pans up to see all the actors dancing in unison on the cars makes me well up with emotion

still one of the best scene i've seen in years. i love this movie.

This makes me admire all the cast and crew even more! Love the fact that they all thought out all the details very carefully💗

I teared up watching this. Just so much talent in every inch of the screen.

Wow. So much respect

Oh, such an awesome, truly awesome, piece of work. Kudos to Mandy and all her hard-working dancers.

I think this is my favourite breakdown because she brings so much genuine enthusiasm and gives so much credit to others. Awesome.

I am ALWAYS gabsmacked and starstruck whenever I see big productions like this, and with ALL of the complexities that a LA freeway brings to it (as if such a big number wasn't difficult to produce already).

Awesome. One of the most enjoyable choreographic sequences I have ever seen. It brings me such joy.

this is so beautiful I'm literally crying

This about my fourth time watching and I never get tired...😂This scene is so beautifully orchestrated, it's so satisfying to see how it was done.

Freeway filled with dreamers, hopeful that they'll make it big.

AMAZING!! So much thought and effort put into this one scene. Hands down the best movie !

Hands down one of the best scenes of the movie and rightly so. Wow! So much more admiration for this song now.

Such respect to the people behind these production numbers!

I would love it even if you did more of the la la land breakdown!

When I watched this scene for the first time I burst into tears! So many emotions and so many feelings at once!

This is my fav scene from the movie, seeing this vid about the thinking process makes me so satisfied and love the scene even more

I knew a lot had to go into this but actually hearing her explain everything makes me respect this shot so much more. Even more than I already did

Brilliant. No other way to put it. This was just incredibly stunning and iconic.

i knew that i liked this scene so much for a good reason. it always made me so happy and the production behind this scene is crazy!

This woman is a genius ! Well done. That scene just makes me happy every time I see it and it never gets old !

thanks for putting in so much work n passion into this scene! loved it

What an opening scene, in some respects, you could say it was one of the best scenes of the film, those colours, definitely one of the best opening scenes ever, it's addictive, the dancing in sync towards the end of this scene on the cars, wow!!!

always wondered how this scene could have been pulled off SO INCREDIBLY, loved this video especially the explanation of the dance circle

I've danced long, intricate dances in musicals, and can't begin to describe how much enjoyable it is! Months of rehearsals are so worth it when you finally get up on stage and perform. You know things so well that it's second nature and you just go out there and have fun! And you wish you could do it every day forever. ❤️

Very cool to see how much work and thought went in to making this scene, thank you!

This video was a delight to watch. It made me fall in love with the scene even more

HONESTLY ICONIC WORK

I appreciate this scene so much more hearing all the planning and directing that went into it

I have a whole new respect for everybody involved

Here it is Covid-19 quarantine and I'm JUST NOW watching this movie. I truly LOVED IT!!! The opening scene drew me in and I was hooked. This song is stuck in my head. Thank you for doing such an awesome job with this scene.

that was amazing, the attention to detail is what makes this movie so great

I just love the color cordination every person that passes next to another person, their color outfit compliments one another.

This makes the scene so much better!

Thank you and everyone for this most amazing job!!

It's amazing how much effort is in a scene!

La la land has been release for 6 years now and I’ve never seen it until a friend of mine encourage me to watch it. I thought it’s gonna be one of those boring movies or whatsoever but after watching it, I couldn’t stop talking about it and how magical it is! Furthermore, the soundtrack was also captivating and fabulous as well! This is truly a master piece! Love it so much!❤️

That is extraordinary. Many congratulations on this fantastic scene!

She's really cool in breaking down her challenging job and crazy talented too.

She is telling the truth of where they cut, and where supposed to be continuos shot. See? When you tell the truth you gained more respect.

A beautiful scene and a beautiful song.

MANDY MOORE IS AMAZING. BEEN A FAN OF HERS SINCE I FIRST WAS INTRODUCED TO HER ON SYTYCD AND I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING HER CAREER SINCE THEN

She was not supposed to say the song had a cut after the spin. A lot of critics were applauding how the songs were one take.

This is absolutely amazing. Choreography is second to none. Love this movie so much I watched it 4 times. ❤️

i really didn’t know how calculated this was! this movie is so pretty and my first thought of “this movie is great” came with this number. it’s calculated to be loose yet still on the beat. i love love love these shots and how gorgeous it is! it really does feel like people are spontaneously starting to dance

So cool how they pulled this off, one of the things I keep coming back to in this movie

beautiful work

What a choreography!

I always get goosebumps on that scene

she did a wonderful job !!!😍😍 Thanks for making this so memorable, each and every effort is visible in that dance... Respect

One of the best, most unique and inspiring films ever made. This opening dance scene blew me away. Every moment in this film is to be savored. What an absolute visionary Damien Chazelle is. I can't wait to see his next film and hope to work with him someday.

THANK YOU SO MUCH Mandy Moore for explaining all that and taking us through that ... as a beginner filmmaker it really helps me understand what's involved and what goes into the planning of such a scene, and also the thinking behind certain choreography

Wow it's amazing how many details they have to handle. I have so much respect for all of them. The movie is so fantastic thanks to all the departments that worked in it, but sadly not many people think about it.

Wow! I love these types of videos! Please do more!

this scene brings me SO MUCH JOY!!!

She’s so incredible!

Very interesting! Loved hearing about the behind the scenes info. Loved, loved, loved the movie La La Land and particularly this scene as well as What a Lovely Night!