Which interchange was used?

The I-105 and I-110 interchange

Another Day of Sun Quiz: La La Land's Freeway Opening Number

This Another Day of Sun quiz rides into the opening number of Damien Chazelle's La La Land on a closed freeway ramp in Los Angeles. Play 10 interactive questions on the interchange used, dozens of cars and more than 100 dancers, a scene edited to look like one take, choreographer Mandy Moore, composer Justin Hurwitz, summer heat and CinemaScope.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Film
Which film opens with Another Day of Sun?
Director
Who directed La La Land?
Place
Where was the number filmed?
Road
Which interchange was used?
Dancers
Roughly how many dancers took part?
Take
How is the scene designed to look?
Choreo
Who choreographed the film's dances?
Music
Who composed the film's music?
Heat
What made the shoot tough?
Format
Which widescreen format was the film shot in?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which film opens with Another Day of Sun?
Answer: La La Land
It was released in 2016.
Q2: Who directed La La Land?
Answer: Damien Chazelle
He also made Whiplash.
Q3: Where was the number filmed?
Answer: On a Los Angeles freeway ramp
Traffic was closed for it.
Q4: Which interchange was used?
Answer: The I-105 and I-110 interchange
The ramp is high above the city.
Q5: Roughly how many dancers took part?
Answer: More than 100
They danced on and between cars.
Q6: How is the scene designed to look?
Answer: Like one continuous take
Hidden cuts join three shots.
Q7: Who choreographed the film's dances?
Answer: Mandy Moore
She shares a name with the singer.
Q8: Who composed the film's music?
Answer: Justin Hurwitz
He won two Oscars for it.
Q9: What made the shoot tough?
Answer: Very hot weather
Temperatures topped 100 F.
Q10: Which widescreen format was the film shot in?
Answer: CinemaScope
It nods to classic musicals.

Dancing on a Freeway Ramp

La La Land, written and directed by Damien Chazelle and released in 2016, begins with Another Day of Sun, a big musical number on a freeway ramp in Los Angeles. The production closed a ramp at the interchange of Interstate 105 and Interstate 110 for the shoot.

More than 100 dancers and dozens of cars filled the ramp as drivers stuck in traffic burst into song and dance, leaping onto car roofs. The scene was planned to look like a single continuous take, with hidden cuts joining a few long shots. Temperatures topped 100 F, making the work hard.

Mandy Moore choreographed the dances and Justin Hurwitz composed the music, winning Oscars for score and song. The film was shot in CinemaScope as a tribute to classic Hollywood musicals and won six Oscars.

What This Quiz Teaches

Musical fans will enjoy these questions.

Where it was filmed
How many dancers took part
How the shot was designed
Who made the music and dances
What made it hard

Did You Know?

Emma Stone plays Mia.
Ryan Gosling plays Sebastian.
Rehearsals took place in a parking lot.
The ramp curves high above traffic.
City of Stars won Best Original Song.