Hocus Pocus (1993)

Directed by Kenny Ortega · Cinematography by Hiro Narita

PG96 min64 frames

FantasyComedyFamily

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What is Hocus Pocus about?

After 300 years of slumber, three sister witches are accidentally resurrected in Salem on Halloween night, and it is up to three kids and their newfound feline friend to put an end to the witches' reign of terror once and for all.

Hocus Pocus is a 1993 American fantasy comedy film directed by Kenny Ortega from a screenplay by Mick Garris and Neil Cuthbert, and a story by David Kirschner and Garris. It follows a comically villainous trio of witches who are inadvertently resurrected by a teenage boy in Salem, Massachusetts, on Halloween night.

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What does the cinematography of Hocus Pocus look like?

Across 64 sampled frames, Hocus Pocus builds its coverage from medium shots (56% of the sample), with wide compositions (22%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Hiro Narita keeps 77% of it in soft, low-key light. 89% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 70% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1990s.

What is the color palette of Hocus Pocus?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Hocus Pocus (1993) are #130e12, #2c1513, #4b342e, #332b2c, #4e4935, #8e2c19 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #2c1513
  • #4b342e
  • #332b2c
  • #4e4935
  • #8e2c19

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