Die Hard (1988)
Directed by John McTiernan · Cinematography by Jan de Bont
R132 min50 frames
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What is Die Hard about?
NYPD cop John McClane's plan to reconcile with his estranged wife is thrown for a serious loop when, minutes after he arrives at her office's Christmas Party, the entire building is overtaken by a group of terrorists. With little help from the LAPD, wisecracking McClane sets out to single-handedly rescue the hostages and bring the bad guys down.
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What does the cinematography of Die Hard look like?
Sampled across 50 frames, the coverage of Die Hard leans on medium shots (60% of the sample) and close-ups (22%). Cinematographer Jan de Bont keeps 80% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 82% of the frames. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 78% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1980s.
What is the color palette of Die Hard?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Die Hard (1988) are #131212, #312e2c, #46352f, #524f4d, #8d7a68, #54473a — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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