Eraserhead (1977)
Directed by David Lynch · Cinematography by Herbert Cardwell, Frederick Elmes
89 min59 frames
HorrorScience Fiction
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Eraserhead — official trailer
What is Eraserhead about?
First-time father Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.
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What does the cinematography of Eraserhead look like?
Sampled across 54 frames, the coverage of Eraserhead leans on close-ups (41% of the sample) and medium shots (39%). Cinematographer Herbert Cardwell keeps 72% of it in low-key light. Night and dusk account for 87% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 63% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of Eraserhead?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Eraserhead (1977) are #070707, #2c2c2c, #4c4c4c, #8c8c8c, #6d6d6d, #afafaf — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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