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Blade Runner (1982)

Directed by Ridley Scott · Cinematography by Jordan Cronenweth

R117 min57 frames

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Blade Runner — official trailer

What is Blade Runner about?

In the smog-choked dystopian Los Angeles of 2019, blade runner Rick Deckard is called out of retirement to terminate a quartet of replicants who have escaped to Earth seeking their creator for a way to extend their short life spans.

Where can you watch Blade Runner?

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What does the cinematography of Blade Runner look like?

Across 57 sampled frames, Blade Runner builds its coverage from medium shots (35% of the sample), with wide compositions (23%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Jordan Cronenweth keeps 86% of it in soft, low-key light. 82% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 63% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Blade Runner?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Blade Runner (1982) are #0d1314, #2e2e2a, #10292f, #2f4c52, #514b35, #0a1a26 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #10292f
  • #2f4c52
  • #514b35
  • #0a1a26

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