Decoder (1984)
Directed by Muscha · Cinematography by Johanna Heer
87 min54 frames
HorrorMysteryScience Fiction
Information is like a bank. Our job is to rob the bank.
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Decoder — official trailer
What is Decoder about?
F.M. discovers that different sonic frequencies induce different patterns of behaviour in listeners, first in his own studio but later in the local "H-Burger" restaurant where the passive muzak appears to be wiping people's emotions.
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What does the cinematography of Decoder look like?
Sampled across 54 frames, the coverage of Decoder leans on close-ups (41% of the sample) and wide compositions (24%). Cinematographer Johanna Heer keeps 67% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 74% of the frames. Focus stays shallow in 57% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of Decoder?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Decoder (1984) are #0d0b0a, #302f2f, #f6f5f5, #280b0a, #515051, #d1cdcd — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
#0d0b0a#302f2f#f6f5f5#280b0a#515051#d1cdcd
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