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Following (1998)

Directed by Christopher Nolan · Cinematography by Christopher Nolan

R69 min52 frames

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Following (1998) movie still: medium — A dark, dimly lit indoor setting featuring a single glowing table lamp. A woman sits on a patterned couch…Following (1998) movie still: medium — A man stands on a rooftop balcony with an industrial construction site visible behind. He rests his arms on a…Following (1998) movie still: medium — A dark, sparsely lit bar with a long metallic counter and blurred shadows. A man in a suit sits with hands…Following (1998) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room features a cluttered desk with papers and an open newspaper. A man sits at the desk studying…Following (1998) movie still: closeup — A close-up captures an elderly man in a dimly lit interior setting. He gazes downward with part of his face…Following (1998) movie still: closeup — A man stands behind a grid of textured, ribbed glass panels set in a frame. The subject looks through the…Following (1998) movie still: closeup — A close-up view of a man's face framed against a dark, featureless background. The subject maintains a…Following (1998) movie still: closeup — The head and shoulders of a man lie against a dark textured surface. Several small circular dark spots are…Following (1998) movie still: medium — A man stands against a dark, weathered brick wall with an attached metal pipe. The man wears a suit while…Following (1998) movie still: closeup — A man sits in front of a wooden card catalog cabinet inside a library. Books are stacked on top of the…Following (1998) movie still: medium — A vintage bathroom features walls decorated with vine stencils and circular vanity mirrors. A young woman in…Following (1998) movie still: fullbody — A narrow urban street lined with brick buildings and parked vehicles during the day. A person walks down…Following (1998) movie still: closeup — An interior space with a window frame visible in the background out of focus. A man is positioned in the…Following (1998) movie still: wide — A rooftop with a red brick wall features several tall cylindrical chimney stacks. Several pieces of clothing…Following (1998) movie still: medium — A dimly lit interior space features a woman standing beside a textured glass window. She gazes out into the…Following (1998) movie still: closeup — A dark, dimly lit indoor space with a man partially shrouded in shadow. The man focuses forward while…
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What is Following about?

Bill, an idle, unemployed aspiring writer, walks the crowded streets of London following randomly chosen strangers, a seemingly innocent entertainment that becomes dangerous when he crosses paths with a mysterious character.

Following is a 1998 British independent neo-noir film written, directed, photographed and edited by Christopher Nolan in his feature film directorial debut. He co-produced the film with his wife, Emma Thomas, and actor Jeremy Theobald. Using a non-linear narrative, it tells the story of an aspiring writer (Theobald) who follows strangers around the streets of London and is drawn into a criminal underworld when he fails to keep his distance.

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What does the cinematography of Following look like?

Sampled across 52 frames, the coverage of Following leans on medium shots (50% of the sample) and close-ups (38%). Cinematographer Christopher Nolan keeps 42% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 42% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 87% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Following?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Following (1998) are #080808, #2d2d2d, #4d4d4d, #6e6e6e, #8f8f8f, #b3b3b3 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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