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Born To Be Blue (2015)

Directed by Robert Budreau · Cinematography by Steve Cosens

R97 min59 frames

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Born To Be Blue — official trailer

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.

Where can you watch Born To Be Blue?

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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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