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House of Wax (2005)

Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra · Cinematography by Stephen F. Windon

R113 min50 frames

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House of Wax (2005) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room features a large projection screen displaying a black-and-white film. A man in a baseball…House of Wax (2005) movie still: closeup — A man's face is shown in close proximity in a dark space. The subject gazes ahead while illuminated by a…House of Wax (2005) movie still: closeup — A close-up view of a digital camcorder's flip-out screen recording a young woman. The woman's face is…House of Wax (2005) movie still: medium — A dark, cluttered workshop contains shelves filled with numerous sculpted mannequin heads and tools. A…House of Wax (2005) movie still: medium — A man and woman walk in front of a vintage art deco style cinema. The marquee displays the title of the…House of Wax (2005) movie still: wide — A quiet dirt road stretches toward a small house and a grassy hill at dusk. Three people walk away from the…House of Wax (2005) movie still: closeup — A dark night exterior features a man looking through a glass window pane. The man has a tense expression…House of Wax (2005) movie still: closeup — An interior space is filled with diffuse orange light from an off-screen fire. A young woman looks…House of Wax (2005) movie still: medium — Several small puppies sleep huddled together on a bed of shredded white paper strips. A metal food bowl…House of Wax (2005) movie still: closeup — A dark, dimly lit indoor space with obscured background details. A young man stares directly ahead in the…House of Wax (2005) movie still: closeup — Two hands hold a rectangular clear plastic container filled with fluid and a specimen. The object…House of Wax (2005) movie still: establishing — An aerial view of a complex highway interchange with multiple concrete overpasses crossing paths.…House of Wax (2005) movie still: closeup — A dark city street at night with indistinct blurred structures in the background. A young woman looks…House of Wax (2005) movie still: medium — An dimly lit, olive-toned room contains a birdcage, a piano, and several people. A silhouetted figure…House of Wax (2005) movie still: medium — A residential porch with a concrete wall background during the daytime. A man in the foreground smokes…House of Wax (2005) movie still: closeup — A dark, dimly lit car interior at night with minimal ambient light. A young woman with wavy hair gazes…
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House of Wax — official trailer

What is House of Wax about?

A group of unwitting teens are stranded near a strange wax museum and soon must fight to survive and keep from becoming the next exhibit.

Where can you watch House of Wax?

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What does the cinematography of House of Wax look like?

Sampled across 50 frames, the coverage of House of Wax leans on close-ups (40% of the sample) and medium shots (24%). Cinematographer Stephen F. Windon keeps 70% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 72% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 68% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of House of Wax?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of House of Wax (2005) are #31312b, #11110e, #52524b, #4c4a33, #2a2518, #918f8d — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #4c4a33
  • #2a2518
  • #918f8d

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