Black Christmas (1974)
Directed by Bob Clark · Cinematography by Reginald H. Morris
R98 min58 frames
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What is Black Christmas about?
As the residents of the Pi Kappa Sigma sorority house prepare for the festive season, a stranger begins to harass them with a series of obscene phone calls.
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What does the cinematography of Black Christmas look like?
Across 58 sampled frames, Black Christmas builds its coverage from medium shots (50% of the sample), with close-ups (34%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Reginald H. Morris keeps 66% of it in soft, low-key light. 79% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame, over a texture recalling 16mm. Focus stays shallow in 83% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1970s.
What is the color palette of Black Christmas?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Black Christmas (1974) are #0f0d0b, #281a11, #312a26, #49362b, #2a221a, #8c6b53 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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