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A Sound of Thunder (2005)

Directed by Peter Hyams · Cinematography by Peter Hyams

PG-13110 min148 frames

ThrillerScience FictionAdventureAction

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What is A Sound of Thunder about?

When a hunter sent back to the prehistoric era runs off the path he must not leave, he causes a chain reaction that alters history in disastrous ways.

A Sound of Thunder is a 2005 science fiction thriller film shot and directed by Peter Hyams. It is based on the 1952 short story of the same name by Ray Bradbury. The film stars Edward Burns, Catherine McCormack, and Ben Kingsley. It follows "time tourists" who accidentally interfere too much with the past, completely altering the present.

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What does the cinematography of A Sound of Thunder look like?

Across 148 sampled frames, A Sound of Thunder builds its coverage from medium shots (43% of the sample), with wide compositions (30%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Peter Hyams keeps 53% of it in soft, low-key light. 61% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Focus stays shallow in 64% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of A Sound of Thunder?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of A Sound of Thunder (2005) are #31312e, #0f0f0d, #52514b, #29261a, #d2d1cc, #f9f9f8 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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