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First Man (2018)

Directed by Damien Chazelle · Cinematography by Linus Sandgren

PG-13141 min117 frames

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What is First Man about?

A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.

Where can you watch First Man?

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What does the cinematography of First Man look like?

Sampled across 113 frames, the coverage of First Man leans on close-ups (41% of the sample) and medium shots (38%). Cinematographer Linus Sandgren keeps 50% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 52% of the frames. Focus stays shallow in 75% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of First Man?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of First Man (2018) are #0e0e0f, #2e2f2f, #d0d0cc, #f7f7f7, #50504d, #8a8e8d — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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