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Dune (2021)

Directed by Denis Villeneuve · Cinematography by Greig Fraser

PG-13155 min218 frames

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What is Dune about?

Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence-a commodity capable of unlocking humanity's greatest potential-only those who can conquer their fear will survive.

Dune is a 2021 American epic space opera film co-produced and directed by Denis Villeneuve, who co-wrote the screenplay with Jon Spaihts and Eric Roth. It is the first of a two-part adaptation of the 1965 novel by Frank Herbert and the first installment in Villeneuve's Dune film trilogy. The cast includes Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Zendaya, Chang Chen, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Charlotte Rampling, Jason Momoa, and Javier Bardem. Set in the distant future, the film follows Paul Atreides (Chalamet) as his family, the noble House Atreides, is thrust into a war for the deadly and inhospitable desert planet Arrakis.

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What does the cinematography of Dune look like?

Across 196 sampled frames, Dune builds its coverage from wide compositions (33% of the sample), with medium shots (26%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Greig Fraser keeps 43% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Vintage glass shapes the frame.

What is the color palette of Dune?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Dune (2021) are #2f2f2d, #50504c, #131312, #72726e, #887b6b, #90908c — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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