Island of Lost Souls (1932)
Directed by Erle C. Kenton · Cinematography by Karl Struss
Approved70 min62 frames
HorrorScience Fiction
TERROR! Stalked the Brush-Choked Island...Where Men Who Were Animals Sought the Girl Who Was All-Human!
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What is Island of Lost Souls about?
An obsessed scientist conducts profane experiments in evolution, eventually establishing himself as the self-styled demigod to a race of mutated, half-human abominations.
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What does the cinematography of Island of Lost Souls look like?
Sampled across 62 frames, the coverage of Island of Lost Souls leans on medium shots (58% of the sample) and wide compositions (16%). Cinematographer Karl Struss keeps 42% of it in hard-edged, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 68% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 56% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1930s.
What is the color palette of Island of Lost Souls?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Island of Lost Souls (1932) are #050505, #2f2f2f, #8b8b8b, #fbfbfb, #464646, #6f6f6f — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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