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Collateral (2004)

Directed by Michael Mann · Cinematography by Dion Beebe, Paul Cameron

R120 min60 frames

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It started like any other night.

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Collateral (2004) movie still: medium — The interior of a stainless steel elevator with a digital floor display panel. A man in a brown hoodie gazes…Collateral (2004) movie still: closeup — A dark vehicle interior with the driver illuminated by external city lights. The man gazes forward through…Collateral (2004) movie still: closeup — An interior of a vehicle at night with a green color cast. A man with glasses looks across the console at…Collateral (2004) movie still: closeup — A man drives a vehicle at night with street lights visible through the glass. The man looks ahead while…Collateral (2004) movie still: closeup — A man sits in the back of a vehicle at night. Bokeh light streaks are visible through the window.Collateral (2004) movie still: closeup — A dark car interior at night with a city landscape out of focus outside. A man in glasses grips the…Collateral (2004) movie still: wide — An empty urban intersection at night featuring high-rise buildings and illuminated street signs. A man runs…Collateral (2004) movie still: fullbody — A metal pedestrian overpass at night with chain-link fencing and concrete floors. A man stands in the…Collateral (2004) movie still: establishing — A fenced-in pedestrian overpass spans across a dark multi-lane highway at night. Small bright lights…Collateral (2004) movie still: establishing — A glass-paneled building exterior shows distorted reflections of a street scene. A red taxi and bare…Collateral (2004) movie still: closeup — An dimly lit interior space with shadows obscuring the surroundings. A man with a goatee holds a handgun…Collateral (2004) movie still: wide — An dimly lit establishment features circular tables and dark chairs facing a back bar. A man rests his head on…Collateral (2004) movie still: closeup — A dark, crowded space is dimly lit by blue ambient light. A man stares intently forward while slightly…Collateral (2004) movie still: establishing — A narrow concrete alleyway between two tall windowed buildings at night. A lone taxi is parked on the…Collateral (2004) movie still: closeup — A man stands in a dimly lit, dark blue environment with minimal visible background detail. The subject…Collateral (2004) movie still: medium — A dimly lit interior of an elevator with metallic grey walls and several occupants. A man in a suit and…
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What is Collateral about?

Cab driver Max picks up a man who offers him $600 to drive him around. But the promise of easy money sours when Max realizes his fare is an assassin.

Collateral is a 2004 American neo-noir action thriller film directed and produced by Michael Mann, written by Stuart Beattie, and starring Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx. The supporting cast includes Jada Pinkett Smith, Mark Ruffalo, Peter Berg, Javier Bardem, and Bruce McGill. The film follows Max Durocher (Foxx), a Los Angeles cab driver, and his customer, Vincent (Cruise). When offered a high fare for driving to several locations, Max agrees but soon finds himself taken hostage by Vincent who turns out to be a sociopathic hitman on a contract killing spree.

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What does the cinematography of Collateral look like?

Across 60 sampled frames, Collateral builds its coverage from medium shots (37% of the sample), with close-ups (30%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Dion Beebe keeps 90% of it in soft, low-key light. 90% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 67% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Collateral?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Collateral (2004) are #10110e, #2e312b, #4f544b, #494936, #28261a, #071127 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #28261a
  • #071127

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