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Reed Morano

Reed Morano

Film director · 3 films (2015–2020) · also 8 films as cinematographer

Reed Morano is a director whose work here spans Meadowland (2015) to The Rhythm Section (2020), across drama and science fiction. 2 of those films were photographed by Reed Morano. The work runs daylit — 64% of frames across the 3 films indexed here, against 42% library-wide. All 191 frames from 3 films are indexed here, searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, colour and mood.

American cinematographer and director. Morano is known for directing Meadowland (2015), I Think We're Alone Now (2018) and The Rhythm Section (2020).

Born 15 April 1977 · Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Directing style

Reed Morano’s cinematography constructs a tense, lonely atmosphere through eye-level blocking and an overwhelmingly shallow depth of field that isolates subjects within medium and close-up compositions. She favors naturalistic interior lighting driven by window light and sun, rendering daytime spaces with a cool, desaturated color grade dominated by muted slate, pale cream, and dark, earthy tones. Her camera maintains a direct, human-scale perspective, rarely deviating from eye-level angles to preserve an intimate, immediate connection to the characters' psychological states.

Awards

  • Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series · 2017
  • Kodak Vision Award · 2011

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Films directed by Reed Morano

About Reed Morano

When was Reed Morano born?

Reed Morano was born on 15 April 1977 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA.

What films has Reed Morano directed?

FrameThrower holds stills from 3 of them: Meadowland (2015), I Think We’re Alone Now (2018) and The Rhythm Section (2020).

What awards has Reed Morano won?

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series (2017) and Kodak Vision Award (2011).

Search every frame of Reed Morano’s films

All 191 indexed frames from 3 films directed by Reed Morano — searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, mood or plain language.