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Jaume Collet-Serra

Jaume Collet-Serra

Film director · 4 films (2005–2022)

Jaume Collet-Serra is a director whose work here spans House of Wax (2005) to Black Adam (2022), across thriller and horror. All 423 frames from 4 films are indexed here, searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, colour and mood.

Jaume Collet-Serra is a Spanish filmmaker. He is best known for directing the films House of Wax (2005), Orphan (2009), Unknown (2011), The Shallows (2016), Jungle Cruise (2021) and Black Adam (2022).

Born 23 March 1974 · Sant Iscle de Vallalta, Barcelona, Spain

Directing style

Collet-Serra constructs tense, ominous genre spaces by favoring a shallow depth of field that isolates subjects within medium and closeup frames, keeping the camera primarily at eye level to ground the viewer in the immediate action. His scenes are defined by a high frequency of night shoots and exterior settings, illuminated by natural sunlight, practical fixtures, or the warm glow of firelight and screens against a pitch-black foundation. The visual palette leans heavily into a cool, desaturated grade punctuated by classic teal-and-orange tones, utilizing a color scheme of deep blues, charcoal grays, and muted, earthy sands.

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Films directed by Jaume Collet-Serra

About Jaume Collet-Serra

When was Jaume Collet-Serra born?

Jaume Collet-Serra was born on 23 March 1974 in Sant Iscle de Vallalta, Barcelona, Spain.

What films has Jaume Collet-Serra directed?

FrameThrower holds stills from 4 of them: House of Wax (2005), Run All Night (2015), The Shallows (2016) and Black Adam (2022).

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All 423 indexed frames from 4 films directed by Jaume Collet-Serra — searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, mood or plain language.