Frank Darabont
Film director · 2 films (1994–1999)
Frank Darabont is a director whose work here spans The Shawshank Redemption (1994) to The Green Mile (1999), across drama and crime. All 126 frames from 2 films are indexed here, searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, colour and mood.
Frank Árpád Darabont is an American screenwriter, director, and producer, who has been nominated for three Academy Awards and a Golden Globe. He was born in France to Hungarian parents who fled Budapest during the 1956 uprising, but the family moved to Los Angeles while he was still an infant.
Born 28 January 1959 · Montbéliard, Doubs, France
Directing style
Darabont establishes a tense, oppressive, and lonely atmosphere by confining his dramas largely to interior spaces, relying on medium shots and closeups captured at eye-level to maintain an intimate but claustrophobic proximity to the characters. He favors a shallow depth of field to isolate subjects against cool, desaturated backgrounds dominated by slate grays, muted olives, and charcoal tones. Lighting is highly directional and motivated, primarily utilizing single window sources, practical fixtures, or stark daylight to carve characters out of the surrounding darkness.
Films directed by Frank Darabont
About Frank Darabont
When was Frank Darabont born?
Frank Darabont was born on 28 January 1959 in Montbéliard, Doubs, France.
What films has Frank Darabont directed?
FrameThrower holds stills from 2 of them: The Shawshank Redemption (1994) and The Green Mile (1999).
Search every frame of Frank Darabont’s films
All 126 indexed frames from 2 films directed by Frank Darabont — searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, mood or plain language.