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Inception (2010)

Directed by Christopher Nolan · Cinematography by Wally Pfister

PG-13148 min68 frames

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Your mind is the scene of the crime.

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Inception — official trailer

What is Inception about?

Cobb, a skilled thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to be impossible: "inception", the implantation of another person's idea into a target's subconscious.

Where can you watch Inception?

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What does the cinematography of Inception look like?

Sampled across 68 frames, the coverage of Inception leans on wide compositions (38% of the sample) and close-ups (32%). Cinematographer Wally Pfister keeps 53% of it in soft, naturalistic light. This is largely a daylight film — 62% of the frames play in daylight. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame.

What is the color palette of Inception?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Inception (2010) are #333130, #51504e, #12100e, #48382c, #8d8d8b, #231a13 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #231a13

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