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David Hayman

David Hayman

7 films · 457 frames · top-billed in 3 · 19862022

Born 9 February 1948 · Bridgeton, Glasgow, Scotland, UK

David Hayman is a Scottish film, television and stage actor and director. He appeared in Hope and Glory, Rob Roy, Sid and Nancy, Vertical Limit, and The Tailor of Panama. On television, he is known for playing Mike Walker in ITV drama Trial & Retribution, Jonas Franks in BBC period drama The Paradise and Brace in the drama Taboo

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How their films are shot

Measured across 457 frames from the 7 films we hold. This is the look of the work David takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.

Across the 7 films we hold, 50% of their frames are day, 42% low key — the look of the work David takes.

Time of day

Day50%
Night42%
Interior4%

Lighting

Low key42%
Natural40%
High key11%
Silhouette6%

Shot size

Medium42%
Closeup25%
Wide25%
Fullbody5%

Camera angle

Eye level89%
High angle6%
Low angle4%

Mood

Neutral57%
Tense16%
Lonely14%
Ominous5%

Films in the library

Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.

A reference database for filmmakers

FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 457 frames from David Hayman's 7 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.