These two witches!! The emotional moment I got to tell @cynthiaerivo and @arianagrande that they were our Elphaba and Galinda in the @WickedMovie for @unistudios 😭😭😭wait until you see what they bring!! It is other worldly. Ahhhhh!!!
These two witches!! The emotional moment I got to tell @cynthiaerivo and @arianagrande that they were our Elphaba and Galinda in the @WickedMovie for @unistudios 😭😭😭wait until you see what they bring!! It is other worldly. Ahhhhh!!!
In case you didn’t notice this in #InTheHeightsMovie: These two magnificent people @anthonyramosofficial and @melissabarreram performed their duet, CHAMPAGNE, together in a 3 minute+ one-take (No cuts), LIVE vocals (not prerecorded) shot in a real apartment (not a set) with movement, camera, live piano in their ear, dialogue on top of song on top of one of the most importantly HONEST scenes in the movie. And they did it with such ease it was like watching a master class of craft. Talk about a vulnerable place to put yourself in a movie. I can’t cut around them, I can’t fix their performances. Just them and the audience connecting. I will never forget that day. This is moments before we are shooting as they practice and goof around outside. You can feel their chemistry and confidence and you can see @alacamoire stressing in the back. (I am stressing inside somewhere). Oh and it’s hot as hell and because we have to record live vocals we can’t turn on air conditioning.
Our little Ruby Grace Chu. Born last night. The world is beautiful baby girl even if it’s rough sometimes. Here’s to the first of many dreams you will have in your lifetime. ❤️❤️❤️
The first time we ever put Usnavi and Vanessa together in the frame.
Immediate electricity. This was a hair/make-up/camera test to see how the movie could feel. #BehindtheScenes #IntheHeightsMovie
The first time we ever put Usnavi and Vanessa together in the frame.
Immediate electricity. This was a hair/make-up/camera test to see how the movie could feel. #BehindtheScenes #IntheHeightsMovie
The first time we ever put Usnavi and Vanessa together in the frame.
Immediate electricity. This was a hair/make-up/camera test to see how the movie could feel. #BehindtheScenes #IntheHeightsMovie
The only thing better than shooting a musical in New York City is SHOWING a musical in New York City… holy shit. I think I fell in love with going to the movies all over again 🤯❤️🔥#InTheHeightsMovie in THEATERS NOW.
#InTheHeights by the numbers
💼 1,245 local jobs created
💰 $22.7 million earned by local workers
📈 $34.5 million in total local economic activity for the city
Via @motionpictures
(🎥 clips courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures)
One of my most cherished memories is this right here when @melissabarreram @noahlot_gotit and @gregdiaz4 watched #InTheHeightsMovie for the first time in the edit room. This is the moment the lights come up… Everyone worked so hard on every moment of this film but none of us were prepared to know what it would feel like when watching it back. This was January of 2020 so it was still a work-in-progress cut. I appreciate everyday being a part of this family right here. ❤️🙏🏼
The mannequin heads in the salon were NOT CG they were physically built and puppeteer’d. started with professional puppeteers then it became clear that they needed to be dancers to stay with the beat of the music so we got these two do it it 🙂 apparently @tmoneymiceli and @iamemiliodosal had the unique combination of not just dancers but also gamers. Here’s a behind the scenes look at how crazy it looked. Also this was very complicated/expensive to make and I was only 50% sure this would ever make it into the movie because it was so absurd. But it worked! 😅 and these two may have found their calling. #InTheHeightsMovie You can Get the movie on iTunes right now with more BTS footage.
The mannequin heads in the salon were NOT CG they were physically built and puppeteer’d. started with professional puppeteers then it became clear that they needed to be dancers to stay with the beat of the music so we got these two do it it 🙂 apparently @tmoneymiceli and @iamemiliodosal had the unique combination of not just dancers but also gamers. Here’s a behind the scenes look at how crazy it looked. Also this was very complicated/expensive to make and I was only 50% sure this would ever make it into the movie because it was so absurd. But it worked! 😅 and these two may have found their calling. #InTheHeightsMovie You can Get the movie on iTunes right now with more BTS footage.
Sonny. We knew he was gonna charm the audience the moment this 14 year old stepped into the audition room. It was like he looked at us and his eyes said “you know you love me”. This is a pic I took on my iPhone one late night while I’m hiding behind a counter looking at the monitors. We were exhausted. I said look over here @gregdiaz4 and didn’t realize there was a heart over his head 😂now it’s a classic.
There’s no place like home. 🙏🏼❤️
There was a great moment in 96,000 that didn’t make it into the movie where Graffiti Pete played by @noahlot_gotit and Sonny played by @gregdiaz4 are freestyling together while the goddesses of the pool sunbathe around them. It’s really adorable and so much fun to see these two boys go off but we had so much in 96,000 that we couldn’t find a place to slip it in 😭🤦🏻♂️
We all worked out this moment SO MANY ways to unlock the best balance of movement, truth, camera and wonder. There’s nothing like an amazing collaboration of a lot of storytellers (actors, camera crew, choreography team, producers, production design team, VFX team, Costumes, hair, make up etc etc etc) to build a moment that seems so simple… and eventually (unbeknownst to us at the time) be on the poster….Oh and that we had Batgirl on set this whole time 🤯
Last night @gregdiaz4 and @noahlot_gotit (aka Sonny and Graffiti Pete) snuck into the theater too and did his section of the song LIVE while no one else knew what was happening!! It’s so hype. Instant classic. #InTheHeightsMovie
📸: @hellorozette for the @nytimes
Makeup: @madeupbysu
Hair: @the_zar
Styling: @liatbaruch_
📸: @hellorozette for the @nytimes
Makeup: @madeupbysu
Hair: @the_zar
Styling: @liatbaruch_
📸: @hellorozette for the @nytimes
Makeup: @madeupbysu
Hair: @the_zar
Styling: @liatbaruch_
My hometown hero. He made the tools that gave me access to a life as a storyteller that I could have never imagined. I met him once and like a fanboy, I recited the “Think Different” commercial to him by heart 🤦🏻♂️… to my surprise, halfway through, he joined me. We were in perfect sync saying the words “the people who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do.” 😭I will never forget the source of inspiration he has been and continues to be in my life and my work. Thank you Mr. Jobs.
Getting back up again: Excerpt from our conversation with @oprah and the cast of @intheheightsmovie for @oprahdaily
What a full circle moment with my friend @sir_twitch_alot on the Ellen Show talking #InTheHeightsMovie … also this is the last weekend you can watch In The Heights for free on @hbomax !! So get to it 👊🏼
When I was a kid my parents would come home from a long day of work at the restaurant and while we were supposed to be asleep they would wind down by watching The Tonight Show. Many nights me and my siblings would sneak downstairs and secretly watch behind them. These were some of my favorite memories laughing without making a sound. And this summer I got to come out of those famous blue drapes. What a dream come true. It replayed last week and I got to watch it sitting on my couch after a long day of work. What a surreal moment. by @esqclothing 🙏🏼
