Born To Be Blue (2015)
Directed by Robert Budreau · Cinematography by Steve Cosens
R97 min59 frames
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What is Born To Be Blue about?
Jazz legend Chet Baker finds love and redemption when he stars in a movie about his own troubled life to mount a comeback.
Born to Be Blue is a 2015 Canadian-British biographical drama film written, coproduced and directed by Robert Budreau. It stars Ethan Hawke, Carmen Ejogo, Callum Keith Rennie, Janet-Laine Green and Stephen McHattie. It was shown in the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. The film is about American jazz musician Chet Baker, portrayed by Hawke.
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What does the cinematography of Born To Be Blue look like?
Sampled across 58 frames, the coverage of Born To Be Blue leans on medium shots (55% of the sample) and wide compositions (26%). Cinematographer Steve Cosens keeps 41% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 50% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 62% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of Born To Be Blue?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Born To Be Blue (2015) are #30302e, #4f4e4a, #d3d2cd, #0d0d0e, #f8f8f7, #898a89 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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