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Big Fish (2003)

Directed by Tim Burton · Cinematography by Philippe Rousselot

PG-13125 min64 frames

AdventureFantasyDrama

An adventure as big as life itself.

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What is Big Fish about?

Throughout his life Edward Bloom has always been a man of big appetites, enormous passions and tall tales. In his later years, he remains a huge mystery to his son, William. Now, to get to know the real man, Will begins piecing together a true picture of his father from flashbacks of his amazing adventures.

Big Fish is a 2003 American fantasy drama film directed by Tim Burton. It is based on the 1998 novel Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions by Daniel Wallace. The film stars Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Jessica Lange, Helena Bonham Carter, Alison Lohman, Robert Guillaume, Marion Cotillard, Steve Buscemi, and Danny DeVito. It tells the story of a frustrated son who tries to distinguish fact from fiction in the life of his father, a teller of tall tales.

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What does the cinematography of Big Fish look like?

Sampled across 63 frames, the coverage of Big Fish leans on wide compositions (49% of the sample) and close-ups (22%). Cinematographer Philippe Rousselot keeps 44% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Night and dusk account for 46% of the frames. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame.

What is the color palette of Big Fish?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Big Fish (2003) are #2e2d2c, #0f0c0b, #d3d1cb, #f5f5f3, #291915, #53544f — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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