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Ballast (2008)

Directed by Lance Hammer · Cinematography by Lol Crawley

96 min61 frames

Drama

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Ballast (2008) movie still: wide — A dirt path runs alongside a harvested field and a line of bare trees. A person rides a motorcycle away from the…Ballast (2008) movie still: medium — A woman stands indoors visible through a rectangular window frame set in a dark wall. The scene is illuminated…Ballast (2008) movie still: medium — A dark dining room with blue-toned walls features a wooden table and chairs. A man sits at the table in…Ballast (2008) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit room with cool blue light filtering in from an unseen window. A man sits in profile while holding…Ballast (2008) movie still: closeup — An elderly man peers through a shadowed doorway with light illuminating his face. He stands partially obscured…Ballast (2008) movie still: wide — A blue-walled room with a red velvet sofa and a wall-mounted gas heater. A lone teenager sits on the red sofa in…Ballast (2008) movie still: medium — A dark bathroom features simple walls and a modest sink setup. A man washes his hands while facing away from…Ballast (2008) movie still: fullbody — A dimly lit interior room faces an open door showing a blue-toned exterior landscape. A man stands in the…Ballast (2008) movie still: closeup — A dark indoor space with a blue wall and a circular mirror. A man stands in the foreground looking forward.Ballast (2008) movie still: wide — A desolate rural landscape features a dirt path flanked by leafless trees. A man walks forward from a parked…Ballast (2008) movie still: medium — A vast, flat agricultural field stretches toward a distant line of low trees. A man viewed from behind stands…Ballast (2008) movie still: wide — A dimly lit hallway leads into a sparsely furnished room with blue walls. A man lies on a single mattress on the…Ballast (2008) movie still: wide — An isolated, weathered concrete radio station stands in a barren, grassy field at twilight. A lone figure wearing…Ballast (2008) movie still: closeup — A man stands outdoors at night near glowing red city street lights. He looks down with a neutral expression…Ballast (2008) movie still: medium — A vast, harvested agricultural field stretches toward a distant, treeless horizon line. A lone figure stands in…Ballast (2008) movie still: medium — An interior space features a dark doorway leading to a bright exterior. An older man stands within the doorway…
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Ballast — official trailer

What is Ballast about?

A single mother and her embattled son struggle to subsist in a small Mississippi Delta township. An act of violence thrusts them into the world of an emotionally devastated highway store owner, awakening the fury of a bitter and longstanding conflict.

Where can you watch Ballast?

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What does the cinematography of Ballast look like?

Across 60 sampled frames, Ballast builds its coverage from medium shots (43% of the sample), with wide compositions (23%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Lol Crawley keeps 45% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 62% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Ballast?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Ballast (2008) are #2a3033, #080e12, #344850, #a8b0af, #192730, #2d3b49 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

  • #2a3033
  • #080e12
  • #344850
  • #a8b0af
  • #192730
  • #2d3b49

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