FrameThrower · Actors · Common
Common
5 films · 361 frames · top-billed in 1 · 2008–2017
Born 13 March 1972 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Lonnie Rashid Lynn, known by his stage name Common (formerly Common Sense), is an American rapper and actor. He has received three Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe Award.
He debuted in 1992 with the album Can I Borrow a Dollar?, and gained critical acclaim with his 1994 album Resurrection. He maintained an underground following into the late 1990s. He achieved mainstream success through his work with the Soulquarians.
His first major-label album Like Water for Chocolate (2000), received commercial success. In 2003, he won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Song for the Erykah Badu single "Love of My Life".…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 5 films · 361 frames · top-billed in 1 · 2008–2017
- Academy Award for Best Original Song2015
- Soul Train Music Award for The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award2015
- Black Reel Award for Best Original or Adapted Song2015
- BET Her Award2012
- Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group2007
- Grammy Award for Best R&B Song2003
- BET Award for Viewer's Choice2003
- BET Award for Video of the Year2003
- Grammy Award for Best R&B Song2002
How their films are shot
Measured across 361 frames from the 5 films we hold. This is the look of the work Common takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 5 films we hold, 61% of their frames are night, 58% low key — the look of the work Common takes.
Time of day
Lighting
Shot size
Camera angle
Mood
Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 361 frames from Common's 5 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.