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Julian Barratt

Julian Barratt

3 films · 196 frames · top-billed in 1 · 20092016

Born 4 May 1968 · Leeds, England, UK

Julian Barratt Pettifer is an English comedian, actor and musician. As a comedian and comic actor, he is known for his use of surreal humour and black comedy. During the 2000s he was part of The Mighty Boosh comedy troupe alongside comedy partner Noel Fielding.

Born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, Barratt attended the University of Reading and first performed stand up comedy whilst at the University of Reading. In 1997 he first met Mighty Boosh collaborator Noel Fielding when they both appeared on the same comedy bill at a pub in north London.

How their films are shot

Measured across 196 frames from the 3 films we hold. This is the look of the work Julian takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.

Across the 3 films we hold, 64% of their frames are day, 57% natural — the look of the work Julian takes.

Time of day

Day64%
Night26%
Interior8%

Lighting

Natural57%
Low key29%
High key8%
Silhouette6%

Shot size

Medium34%
Wide27%
Closeup25%
Fullbody10%

Camera angle

Eye level78%
Low angle15%

Mood

Neutral73%
Tense14%
Ominous6%
Lonely5%

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 196 frames from Julian Barratt's 3 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.