2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Directed by Stanley Kubrick · Cinematography by Geoffrey Unsworth
G149 min68 frames
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An epic drama of adventure and exploration.
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What is 2001: A Space Odyssey about?
Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advanced super computer.
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What does the cinematography of 2001: A Space Odyssey look like?
Across 68 sampled frames, 2001: A Space Odyssey builds its coverage from wide compositions (31% of the sample), with medium shots (24%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Geoffrey Unsworth keeps 40% of it in high-key light. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 75% of the frames.
What is the color palette of 2001: A Space Odyssey?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) are #080809, #f9fafb, #2e2c2e, #cfd2ce, #8d0704, #ff0000 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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