James DeMonaco
Film director · 3 films (2013–2016)
James DeMonaco is a director whose work here spans The Purge (2013) to The Purge: Election Year (2016), across horror and thriller. 3 of those films were photographed by Jacques Jouffret. The work runs low-key — 75% of frames across the 3 films indexed here, against 40% library-wide. All 169 frames from 3 films are indexed here, searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, colour and mood.
James DeMonaco is an American filmmaker. He is best known for creating the Purge franchise, writing all five films in the series and directing the first three, The Purge (2013), The Purge: Anarchy (2014), and The Purge: Election Year (2016).
Born 12 October 1969 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Directing style
James DeMonaco’s visual style relies on a tense, ominous atmosphere built primarily through night exteriors and dark interiors. He frames his subjects at eye level using a mix of medium shots and closeups rendered with a shallow depth of field, which isolates characters against their environments to evoke a sense of loneliness. The lighting is heavily motivated by practical sources, streetlamps, and screen glow, casting a cool, desaturated color grade dominated by deep, swampy greens, cold blues, and muted, earthy grays.
Films directed by James DeMonaco
About James DeMonaco
When was James DeMonaco born?
James DeMonaco was born on 12 October 1969 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA.
What films has James DeMonaco directed?
FrameThrower holds stills from 3 of them: The Purge (2013), The Purge: Anarchy (2014) and The Purge: Election Year (2016).
Search every frame of James DeMonaco’s films
All 169 indexed frames from 3 films directed by James DeMonaco — searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, mood or plain language.