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.

First Man is a 2018 American biographical drama film directed by Damien Chazelle from a screenplay by Josh Singer, based on James R. Hansen's 2005 book First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong. The film stars Ryan Gosling as Neil Armstrong, alongside Claire Foy, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Corey Stoll, Christopher Abbott, and Ciarán Hinds, and follows the years leading up to the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon in 1969, exploring the triumphs, and the cost on Armstrong, his family and his colleagues.

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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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