Continuity mistake: When the automaton signs the drawing, the tip of the "G" is under a line circling the moon's face. When the angle changes, the "G" is covering part of the moon's face.
Sacha
4th Mar 2012
Hugo (2011)
4th Mar 2012
Hugo (2011)
Continuity mistake: The automaton stops making the drawing, right before signing it, and the hand lays by the bottom of a white part of the paper. In the next shot it has magically moved several centimeters above, right on top of the drawing.
4th Mar 2012
Hugo (2011)
Continuity mistake: When Isabelle chases Hugo at the station and falls on the floor, her position is inconsistent between shots.
4th Mar 2012
Hugo (2011)
Continuity mistake: After the automaton stops writing for the first time, Hugo steps backwards and faces it with his head positioned straight. A frame later it's tilted to the left.
4th Mar 2012
Hugo (2011)
Continuity mistake: The amount of ink on the tip of the automaton's pen increases / decreases randomly between shots.
4th Mar 2012
Hugo (2011)
Continuity mistake: When Isabelle hands the key to Hugo, the length of the string attached to it decreases between the first and second shot.
4th Mar 2012
Hugo (2011)
Continuity mistake: Lighting on the automaton changes between shots when Hugo uncovers it for the first time, notice the structure underneath: from hidden to visible.
4th Mar 2012
Hugo (2011)
Continuity mistake: Hugo tucks the beret covering his eyebrows, but a frame later it's above them.
4th Mar 2012
Hugo (2011)
Continuity mistake: When Uncle Claude shows up to deliver the bad news, Hugo turns around twice.
4th Mar 2012
Hugo (2011)
Continuity mistake: When Frick greets the lady for the first time, a waiter suddenly appears next to her in the second angle.
4th Mar 2012
Hugo (2011)
Continuity mistake: When Hugo leaves the notebook on the counter, it swaps from laying straight to skewed between shots.
4th Mar 2012
Hugo (2011)
Continuity mistake: At the toy-shop, Hugo empties his pocket and Méliès places his hand over the cloth and then takes it back. From the opposite angle, the hand is still over the cloth.
4th Mar 2012
Hugo (2011)
Continuity mistake: When Mrs. Méliès is handed the drawing, it swaps from semi-folded to fully opened depending on the angle.
4th Mar 2012
Hugo (2011)
Continuity mistake: When Méliès shows up during the projection, Tabar turns around twice.
4th Mar 2012
Hugo (2011)
Continuity mistake: When Hugo is walking with his uncle, carrying the automaton, the way he holds it differs between the first and second shot.
4th Mar 2012
Hugo (2011)
Continuity mistake: The position of the automaton's arm when writing for the first time is inconsistent between shots.
4th Mar 2012
Hugo (2011)
Continuity mistake: Hugo stands by the Méliès' house gates wanting to retrieve the notebook and casts a shadow on the illuminated brick wall. A frame later, when the angle changes, the wall is on the shadows.
4th Mar 2012
Hugo (2011)
Continuity mistake: When Hugo is outside Isabelle's place for the first time, he is standing by the middle of a brick column. When the angle changes he is by its side.
2nd Mar 2012
Hugo (2011)
Continuity mistake: After the automaton re-starts to finish the drawing, Hugo's hair swaps styles 2 or 3 times, most noticeably at the end of the scene, when it goes from messy to brushed.
2nd Mar 2012
Hugo (2011)
Continuity mistake: After the automaton stops, Hugo slouches on a sofa. His position differs completely between one frame and another.
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