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Michael Beck

Michael Beck

2 films · 129 frames · top-billed in 2 · 19791980

Born 4 February 1949 · Memphis, Tennessee, USA

John Michael Beck Taylor, commonly known as Michael Beck, is an American actor, perhaps best known for his role as Swan in the 1979 film, The Warriors.

How their films are shot

Measured across 129 frames from the 2 films we hold. This is the look of the work Michael takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.

Across the 2 films we hold, 73% of their frames are night, 53% low key — the look of the work Michael takes.

Time of day

Night73%
Day18%
Interior6%

Lighting

Low key53%
Natural20%
High key19%
Chiaroscuro5%

Shot size

Medium35%
Wide31%
Fullbody17%
Closeup14%

Camera angle

Eye level85%
Low angle10%
High angle4%

Mood

Neutral65%
Tense22%
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 129 frames from Michael Beck's 2 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.