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Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

Directed by Joe Johnston · Cinematography by Shelly Johnson

PG-13124 min63 frames

ActionAdventureScience Fiction

The one who never gives up awakens.

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What is Captain America: The First Avenger about?

During World War II, Steve Rogers is a sickly man from Brooklyn who's transformed into super-soldier Captain America to aid in the war effort. Rogers must stop the Red Skull – Adolf Hitler's ruthless head of weaponry, and the leader of an organization that intends to use a mysterious device of untold powers for world domination.

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What does the cinematography of Captain America: The First Avenger look like?

Across 63 sampled frames, Captain America: The First Avenger builds its coverage from medium shots (46% of the sample), with wide compositions (25%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Shelly Johnson keeps 57% of it in soft, low-key light. 54% 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. The production design places the film in the 1940s.

What is the color palette of Captain America: The First Avenger?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) are #302e2d, #0f0f0f, #514f4e, #251b16, #0c1929, #453934 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #514f4e
  • #251b16
  • #0c1929
  • #453934

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