Watch Anthony Ramos Perform in ‘In the Heights’ | Anatomy of a Scene

n this opening sequence from “In the Heights,” life moves to the beat.
From a manhole cover that acts as a record scratch to the navigation of a map on an iPad, everyday objects become choreographed set pieces. At the scene’s center is Usnavi (Anthony Ramos), who welcomes you into his world and, more important, his neighborhood.
In this video, the director Jon M. Chu discusses some of the details of the shoot, like using a real bodega for exteriors, but for the interiors, creating a bodega on a set.
And about staging the rhythmic finger movements on an iPad? “It’s more difficult than it seems,” he says.
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Anthony Ramos is such an extreme talent. His rise to fame is well deserved. I cannot wait to watch this ❤️

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I have seen this movie and it deserves an Oscar nom for Best Original Song.

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I met him outside of the Richard Rodgers theater when he was in hamilton (before I knew how amazing hamilton was) . Everyone was sooo excited to see him, and he was literally beyond kind taking videos and pictures for people, was soooo sweet!

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Holy cow, the iPad choreography is SO satisfying.

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I saw it in theaters yesterday and my goodness this was so beautifully done & it truly hits home for me ❤️

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I can’t wait for this Movie/Musical. I have only ever seen it in play form. This is going to be next level.

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I may have accidentally watched it 2 times in one day. Love this movie, its it's own and not the stage musical.

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This is too short :') I need moreeee

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The choreography is just superb. Never seen anything like that. Looking forward to see the film.

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Wish this was longer covering the whole song, love these anatomy of scenes but they're usually about 10+ minutes! 🥺

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The first 8 minutes of In The Heights is on KZbin now. I can’t stop watching it ! Seamless and beautiful!

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We need this for the whoooleeee movie!!

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Crazy rich Asians meets hamilton What more is there to live for

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Well Idk if you know but if it wasn't for In The Heights, Hamilton wouldn't exist

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Perfect amount of fantasy and real life. Not hard to suspend your belief for this one, considering it's a musical.

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They couldn't use an actual bubble gum or make it look realistic??

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It was kinda corny bc they always miss the mark when trying to capture the essence of Washington Heights but it was a 7 out of 10 for me.

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