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Ghosts… Of The Civil Dead (1988)

Directed by John Hillcoat · Cinematography by Graeme Wood, Paul Goldman

93 min58 frames

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Ghosts… Of The Civil Dead (1988) movie still: closeup — A flat, off-white wall features handwritten text in a dark, viscous substance. The words…Ghosts… Of The Civil Dead (1988) movie still: medium — A small purple-walled room features framed art and a niche with objects on a wall. A muscular…Ghosts… Of The Civil Dead (1988) movie still: medium — A small, stark room with yellow walls contains a bed with folded linens. A man stands in the…Ghosts… Of The Civil Dead (1988) movie still: closeup — A gridded board displays three distinct portrait photographs of men with identification…Ghosts… Of The Civil Dead (1988) movie still: medium — A dark, confined space with stone-like surfaces and no visible background detail. A cloaked…Ghosts… Of The Civil Dead (1988) movie still: closeup — A man stands centered against a flat, neutral light gray backdrop. The shot is a direct,…Ghosts… Of The Civil Dead (1988) movie still: closeup — A close-up view of skin marked with a hand-drawn ink outline of a skull. A hand holds a red…Ghosts… Of The Civil Dead (1988) movie still: A striking shot captures a lone figure ascending a long, brightly lit escalator in an underground…Ghosts… Of The Civil Dead (1988) movie still: fullbody — A utilitarian stairwell with plain white walls and pale metallic railings. A man in a…Ghosts… Of The Civil Dead (1988) movie still: establishing — A sprawling prison facility sits in an empty, arid desert landscape under overcast…Ghosts… Of The Civil Dead (1988) movie still: closeup — A tight closeup shot focuses on the eyes and bridge of a man's nose. The subject remains…Ghosts… Of The Civil Dead (1988) movie still: closeup — A man with a mustache and slicked-back hair leans against a wall. Water droplets cover his…Ghosts… Of The Civil Dead (1988) movie still: wide — A symmetrical hallway features yellow walls and blue doors with numbered windows. A person in…Ghosts… Of The Civil Dead (1988) movie still: wide — A flat-roofed building sits in a dark, expansive area under a night sky. Tall, illuminated…Ghosts… Of The Civil Dead (1988) movie still: closeup — A man stands in a dimly lit, nondescript room surrounded by other figures. He stares…Ghosts… Of The Civil Dead (1988) movie still: fullbody — A spartan room with blank beige walls and a high angle view from above. Guards in uniforms…
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Ghosts… Of The Civil Dead — official trailer

What is Ghosts… Of The Civil Dead about?

The inmates and guards of a modern, clean and efficient maximum security wing are slowly and increasingly brutalized until they erupt in violence.

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What does the cinematography of Ghosts… Of The Civil Dead look like?

Across 58 sampled frames, Ghosts… Of The Civil Dead builds its coverage from close-ups (40% of the sample), with medium shots (26%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Graeme Wood keeps 31% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 55% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Ghosts… Of The Civil Dead?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Ghosts… Of The Civil Dead (1988) are #2f2c2e, #100f0f, #d2d1d3, #534e4b, #303846, #a7968c — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #100f0f
  • #d2d1d3
  • #534e4b
  • #303846
  • #a7968c

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