FrameThrower · Actors · Prince
Prince
2 films · 121 frames · top-billed in 2 · 1986–1990
Born 7 June 1958 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA · died 21 April 2016
Prince Rogers Nelson was an American singer-songwriter, actor, multi-instrumentalist, philanthropist, dancer, filmmaker and record producer. He was a musical innovator who was known for his eclectic work, flamboyant stage presence, extravagant dress and makeup, and wide vocal range. His music integrates a wide variety of styles, including funk, rock, R&B, new wave, soul, psychedelia, and pop. He has sold over 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling artists of all time. He won seven Grammy Awards, an American Music Award, a Golden Globe Award, and an Academy Award for the film Purple Rain.…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 2 films · 121 frames · top-billed in 2 · 1986–1990
- Academy Award for Best Original Song Score1985
- Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song2007
- Songwriters Hall of Fame2024
- honorary doctorate2018
- Webby Lifetime Achievement Award2006
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame2004
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song1987
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor1987
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director1987
- Grammy Awards
How their films are shot
Measured across 121 frames from the 2 films we hold. This is the look of the work Prince 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, 79% of their frames are night, 62% low key — the look of the work Prince takes.
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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 121 frames from Prince'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.