FrameThrower · Actors · Pollyanna McIntosh
Pollyanna McIntosh
2 films · 110 frames · top-billed in 1 · 2019–2023
Born 15 March 1979 · Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Pollyanna McIntosh grew up in Portugal and Colombia before returning to her birthplace of Scotland, where she first began performing, on stage, at The Edinburgh Festival. At 16, she left for London and soon became involved in indie filmmaking (her first paid gig was as a stoner in Irvine Welsh's The Acid House (1998)) and theatre, both as an actress and director. A move to Los Angeles in 2004 brought on more theatre, including a production of "The Woolgatherer", in which she directed Anne Dudek (a regular on Mad Men (2007)/Big Love (2006)) and David Dayan Fisher (a regular on 24 (2001)/NCIS (2003)) to great reviews.…
How their films are shot
Measured across 110 frames from the 2 films we hold. This is the look of the work Pollyanna 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, 45% of their frames are night, 53% low key — the look of the work Pollyanna takes.
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
A reference database for filmmakers
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