Blow-Up (1966)

Directed by Michelangelo Antonioni · Cinematography by Carlo Di Palma

111 min64 frames

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What is Blow-Up about?

A successful mod photographer in London whose world is bounded by fashion, pop music, marijuana, and easy sex, feels his life is boring and despairing. But in the course of a single day he unknowingly captures a death on film.

Where can you watch Blow-Up?

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What does the cinematography of Blow-Up look like?

Sampled across 64 frames, the coverage of Blow-Up leans on medium shots (47% of the sample) and wide compositions (33%). Cinematographer Carlo Di Palma keeps 44% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 58% of the frames. The production design places the film in the 1960s.

What is the color palette of Blow-Up?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Blow-Up (1966) are #2d2e2b, #121211, #f6f6f6, #d1d1cc, #51534e, #8d8e8d — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #121211
  • #f6f6f6
  • #d1d1cc
  • #51534e
  • #8d8e8d

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