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Bones

Directed by Ernest R. Dickerson · Cinematography by Flavio Martínez Labiano

R96 min56 frames

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This Dogg's got a bone to pick.

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Bones movie still: closeup — A debris-filled exterior site appears destroyed with broken structures in the background. A young man gazes upward…Bones movie still: wide — A dark, cramped stone basement with rubble and debris on the ground. Two people lie flat on the floor looking through a…Bones movie still: establishing — A dark, multi-story brick building with stone arches stands on an urban corner. A graffiti-covered van is parked…Bones movie still: establishing — An old stone building with arched windows stands dark against a pitch-black night sky. Two tall streetlamps…Bones movie still: medium — A dark, narrow passageway with uneven stone walls surrounds the subject. A woman stands in the middle, looking upward…Bones movie still: closeup — A dark, cramped interior of a vehicle is lit by a vibrant green light. A man in a suit looks forward from the driver or…Bones movie still: medium — A dark vehicle cabin at night with occupants seen in profile. Faint green light catches the face of the man on the right.Bones movie still: closeup — A metal corrugated wall features large, faded graffiti lettering spelling out the word BONES. Trash and debris are…Bones movie still: medium — A man stands in a desolate area completely engulfed by a wall of fire. The intense flames illuminate his dark clothing…Bones movie still: closeup — A black wolf with glowing red eyes emerges from deep shadow against a black backdrop. The animal remains stationary and…Bones movie still: medium — A dimly lit industrial room illuminated by a large screen playing bright green footage. A man stands in the foreground…Bones movie still: closeup — Dark, granular earth texture covers a patch of glowing material. Irregular fissures in the soil reveal a bright neon…Bones movie still: closeup — A close-up view shows a person in a photographic negative effect. The subject wears glasses and a collared shirt while…Bones movie still: medium — An attic space features exposed wooden rafters and a glowing rectangular skylight above. A man in a red fedora leans…Bones movie still: medium — A dimly lit interior space with a dark background and no visible architectural details. A young woman with braids is…Bones movie still: medium — A man looks through an open window at night into a dark urban environment. He aims a long rifle towards the outside…
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What is Bones about?

Over 20 years after his death, local legend and benefactor Jimmy Bones returns as a ghost to get revenge on those who killed him and restore his neighborhood.

Bones is a 2001 American supernatural black horror film directed by Ernest Dickerson and starring rapper Snoop Dogg as the eponymous Jimmy Bones, a murdered numbers runner that rises from the grave to avenge his death. The film is presented as a homage to blaxploitation films of the 1970s and incorporates numerous elements from the genre.

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Where can you watch Bones?

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What does the cinematography of Bones look like?

Sampled across 55 frames, the coverage of Bones leans on medium shots (42% of the sample) and close-ups (29%). The camera returns again and again to low angles. Cinematographer Flavio Martínez Labiano keeps 64% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 73% of the frames. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 78% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Bones?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Bones are #0d0f0f, #2e312e, #2a110c, #4d5454, #14302e, #324c4d — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #4d5454
  • #14302e
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