He Got Game (1998)
Directed by Spike Lee · Cinematography by Ellen Kuras, Malik Hassan Sayeed
R136 min62 frames
Drama
The father, the son and the holy game.
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What is He Got Game about?
A basketball player's father must try to convince him to go to a college so he can get a shorter prison sentence.
He Got Game is a 1998 American sports drama film written, produced and directed by Spike Lee and starring Denzel Washington and Ray Allen. The film revolves around Jake Shuttlesworth, father of the top-ranked basketball prospect in the country, Jesus Shuttlesworth. Jake, in prison for killing his wife, is released on parole for a week by the state's governor to persuade his son to play for the governor's alma mater in exchange for a reduced prison sentence.
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What does the cinematography of He Got Game look like?
Sampled across 62 frames, the coverage of He Got Game leans on medium shots (39% of the sample) and close-ups (21%). Cinematographer Ellen Kuras keeps 47% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 44% of the frames. The production design places the film in the 1990s.
What is the color palette of He Got Game?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of He Got Game (1998) are #302f2d, #0f0f0d, #f6f5f3, #49362c, #d1d0cb, #4e4838 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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