Baby It’s You (1983)
Directed by John Sayles · Cinematography by Michael Ballhaus
R105 min64 frames
ComedyDramaRomance
There's the first one. There's the right one. And there's the one you never forget.
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Baby It’s You — official trailer
What is Baby It’s You about?
In a 1966 New Jersey high school, Jill and new student Sheik from the other side of the tracks make their way in a first love romance.
Where can you watch Baby It’s You?
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What does the cinematography of Baby It’s You look like?
Sampled across 64 frames, the coverage of Baby It’s You leans heavily on medium shots (69% of the sample). Cinematographer Michael Ballhaus keeps 52% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Night and dusk account for 50% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 66% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1980s.
What is the color palette of Baby It’s You?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Baby It’s You (1983) are #332f30, #d4d1cd, #4f4e4c, #8e9290, #efeeee, #897973 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
#332f30#d4d1cd#4f4e4c#8e9290#efeeee#897973
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