framethrowerSign up for free

Dead Silence (2007)

Directed by James Wan · Cinematography by John R. Leonetti

R89 min58 frames

Horror

You scream. You die.

IMDb ↗Watch on Amazon ↗

Stills, screencaps & shots from Dead Silence

16 of 58 frames — the full set is searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, color and mood with a free account.

Dead Silence (2007) movie still: closeup — A face is illuminated in profile by intense, saturated red light in darkness. One wide, staring eye…Dead Silence (2007) movie still: medium — A dimly lit residential staircase with ornate floral wallpaper and dark wood banisters. A lone man stands…Dead Silence (2007) movie still: wide — A dark bedroom with blue walls features a bed centered under a window at night. A white sheet covers the bed…Dead Silence (2007) movie still: establishing — A dark night exterior of a motel with illuminated signage and parked cars. The structure features…Dead Silence (2007) movie still: closeup — A dark space features only the side profile of a face against black. The mouth is partially open and…Dead Silence (2007) movie still: wide — A large multi-story mansion stands in the darkness shrouded by thick ground fog. A sedan with its headlights…Dead Silence (2007) movie still: closeup — A dark, undifferentiated space surrounds a face partially revealed by extreme low-key light. A single eye…Dead Silence (2007) movie still: medium — A dark room is illuminated only by moonlight filtering through horizontal window blinds. A young man sits…Dead Silence (2007) movie still: closeup — A man stands in a dimly lit, professional office environment at night. The subject faces the camera…Dead Silence (2007) movie still: wide — A small boat drifts on a dark, foggy body of water at night. A person kneels in the boat, holding a glowing…Dead Silence (2007) movie still: wide — A dimly lit room features a metal table centered beneath a window with blinds. Two men are inside the space…Dead Silence (2007) movie still: medium — A dimly lit indoor space with a person in formal wear sitting in a chair. An indistinct figure stands…Dead Silence (2007) movie still: wide — A dark rocky coastline is shrouded in heavy mist under a night sky. A large, dimly lit gothic building looms…Dead Silence (2007) movie still: closeup — A torn scrap of paper is taped onto a surface featuring a detailed sketch. The handwritten note reads to…Dead Silence (2007) movie still: medium — A dark, dimly lit room has a ventriloquist dummy seated in a wooden chair. The background is dominated by…Dead Silence (2007) movie still: closeup — A clown-faced ventriloquist dummy appears against an pitch black void. The puppet stares forward with…
Dead Silence (2007) — © Evolution Entertainment, Universal Pictures

Dead Silence — official trailer

What is Dead Silence about?

Jamie returns to his hometown in search of answers to his wife's murder, which occurred after receiving a weird package containing a ventriloquist dummy named Billy, which may be linked to the legend of ventriloquist Mary Shaw. Destined to find out the truth, Jamie goes to the town of Raven's Fair, where Shaw used to perform and is buried. But Jamie is in for more than he expected.

Dead Silence is a 2007 American supernatural horror film directed by James Wan and written by Leigh Whannell. The film stars Ryan Kwanten as Jamie Ashen, a young widower returning to his hometown to search for answers to his wife's death. It also stars Amber Valletta, Donnie Wahlberg, and Bob Gunton.

Second paragraph from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where can you watch Dead Silence?

US availability for Dead Silence (2007). Data by JustWatch, listings on TMDB. Availability changes — check the provider for current listings.

Who stars in Dead Silence?

Who made Dead Silence?

What does the cinematography of Dead Silence look like?

Across 57 sampled frames, Dead Silence builds its coverage from close-ups (33% of the sample), with wide compositions (30%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer John R. Leonetti keeps 74% of it in low-key light. 89% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 65% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Dead Silence?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Dead Silence (2007) are #090c10, #192632, #292d35, #f7f8f9, #0a1b2b, #34526c — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

  • #090c10
  • #192632
  • #292d35
  • #f7f8f9
  • #0a1b2b
  • #34526c

See the full Dead Silence colour palette — every hex with its share, plus warmth, saturation and luminance.

Dead Silence ranks in

A reference database for filmmakers

FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 58 frames of Dead Silence (2007), and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.

Sign up for freeAPI & MCP docs

Techniques in this film

More films by James Wan

More Horror films

Cast, trailer and streaming data from TMDB. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.