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Auto Focus

Directed by Paul Schrader · Cinematography by Fred Murphy

R105 min55 frames

CrimeDrama

A day without sex is a day wasted.

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Stills, screencaps & shots from Auto Focus

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Auto Focus movie still: medium — A 1970s residential interior features patterned lamps and wood furniture. A man wears a green bathrobe while…Auto Focus movie still: wide — A 1960s domestic space features a gold sofa and blue carpet. A family of five sits together in the room facing…Auto Focus movie still: closeup — A man is in the center of a blue-lit outdoor water basin at night. He is treading water and looking directly…Auto Focus movie still: medium — A 1960s Emerson television set rests on a wooden cabinet in a dimly lit room. The screen shows a flickering…Auto Focus movie still: wide — A studio backlot features large industrial buildings flanking a paved pathway with parked trailers. Several people…Auto Focus movie still: medium — A 1960s wood-paneled room features blue furniture, an abstract painting, and a desk lamp. A man in a bright red…Auto Focus movie still: wide — A dimly lit room features a large wood-paneled television console and built-in shelving units. Two men sit on a black…Auto Focus movie still: wide — A 1960s single-story suburban home features brick accents and a pale facade. A vintage dark station wagon is parked…Auto Focus movie still: wide — A dark city street features a nightclub building with prominent pink neon signage overhead. A marquee on the wall…Auto Focus movie still: medium — A dark lounge features floor-to-ceiling red velvet curtains and dim wall-mounted decorative lamps. An elderly man…Auto Focus movie still: wide — A austere room featuring a desk with papers and a small window with curtains. Three men in military uniforms stand…Auto Focus movie still: medium — A man water skis across an open body of water with distant coastal hills visible. He wears a yellow life vest and…Auto Focus movie still: medium — A dimly lit room features a man sitting before a wooden entertainment console. A glowing television screen displays…Auto Focus movie still: medium — A dimly lit room with green walls and a vintage telephone on a desk. Three men in various military uniforms…Auto Focus movie still: medium — A 1970s room with vertical wood paneling and a tufted olive fabric headboard. A middle-aged man sits on the bed…Auto Focus movie still: medium — A 1990s-style room features yellow walls, louvered window shutters, and a green laminate table. A person holds a…
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Auto Focus — official trailer

What is Auto Focus about?

A successful TV star during the 1960s, former "Hogan's Heroes" actor Bob Crane projects a wholesome family-man image, but this front masks his persona as a sex addict who records and photographs his many encounters with women, often with the help of his seedy friend, John Henry Carpenter. This biographical drama reveals how Crane's double life takes its toll on him and his family, and ultimately contributes to his death.

Where can you watch Auto Focus?

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Who stars in Auto Focus?

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What does the cinematography of Auto Focus look like?

Across 55 sampled frames, Auto Focus builds its coverage from medium shots (53% of the sample), with wide compositions (27%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Fred Murphy keeps 56% of it in soft, low-key light. 56% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk.

What is the color palette of Auto Focus?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Auto Focus are #302d2b, #0c0b0c, #f3f2ef, #52524b, #b0b2af, #2c3649 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

  • #302d2b
  • #0c0b0c
  • #f3f2ef
  • #52524b
  • #b0b2af
  • #2c3649

See the full Auto Focus colour palette — every hex with its share, plus warmth, saturation and luminance.

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