Continuity mistake: The position of the automaton's arm when writing for the first time is inconsistent between shots.
Sacha
4th Mar 2012
Hugo (2011)
4th Mar 2012
Hugo (2011)
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.
2nd Mar 2012
Hugo (2011)
Continuity mistake: The first time the dog tries to bite Frick, the lady scolds the dog and grabs him. Her hand swaps from laying around its body to covering its head, between shots.
2nd Mar 2012
Hugo (2011)
Continuity mistake: When we're first introduced to Méliès, the stuff on the counter keeps changing positions in every single angle.
2nd Mar 2012
Hugo (2011)
Continuity mistake: When the inspector crashes against the band of musicians, the mess on the floor differs between the first shot and the one following.
2nd Mar 2012
Hugo (2011)
Continuity mistake: After Isabelle recites the poem, the Inspector's head position doesn't match between the front and back angles.
2nd Mar 2012
Hugo (2011)
Continuity mistake: When the kids are reading in the library and the author shows up, the kids flip all the pages and then the book appears pointing upwards or downwards.
2nd Mar 2012
Hugo (2011)
Continuity mistake: When the kids are reading the book about cinema, Hugo's right hand appears / disappears randomly next to the book between shots.
2nd Mar 2012
Hugo (2011)
Continuity mistake: When the inspector first approaches the flower girl, a luggage porter passes behind him. When the angle changes, the man is meters behind, repeating his previous movements.
2nd Mar 2012
Hugo (2011)
Visible crew/equipment: When Hugo's father is explaining him about the automaton, a screen with letters (very likely a prompter) is reflected on his glasses.
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