Arrival (2016)
Directed by Denis Villeneuve · Cinematography by Bradford Young
PG-13116 min65 frames
DramaScience FictionMystery
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Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.
Arrival is a 2016 American science fiction drama film directed by Denis Villeneuve and written by Eric Heisserer, based on the 1998 novella "Story of Your Life" by Ted Chiang. The film stars Amy Adams as Louise Banks, a linguist engaged by the United States Army to discover how to communicate with extraterrestrials who have arrived on Earth, before tensions lead to war. Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, and Michael Stuhlbarg appear in supporting roles.
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What does the cinematography of Arrival look like?
Sampled across 59 frames, the coverage of Arrival leans on wide compositions (36% of the sample) and close-ups (34%). Cinematographer Bradford Young keeps 46% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 41% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame.
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The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Arrival (2016) are #2c3030, #101212, #4e524f, #39474c, #aaaead, #1b282d — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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