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First Reformed (2017)

Directed by Paul Schrader · Cinematography by Alexander Dynan

R113 min62 frames

Drama

The kingdom come undone.

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First Reformed — official trailer

What is First Reformed about?

A pastor of a small church in upstate New York starts to spiral out of control after a soul-shaking encounter with an unstable environmental activist and his pregnant wife.

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What does the cinematography of First Reformed look like?

Across 58 sampled frames, First Reformed builds its coverage from medium shots (40% of the sample), with wide compositions (26%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Alexander Dynan keeps 41% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Daylight carries most of the picture. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 55% of the frames.

What is the color palette of First Reformed?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of First Reformed (2017) are #2e2d2e, #51504d, #141314, #8f908d, #d6d3ce, #f4f5f5 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #141314
  • #8f908d
  • #d6d3ce
  • #f4f5f5

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