It’s A Wonderful Life (1946)
Directed by Frank Capra · Cinematography by Joseph F. Biroc, Joseph Walker
PG130 min64 frames
DramaFamilyFantasy
It's a wonderful laugh! It's a wonderful love!
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What is It’s A Wonderful Life about?
George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve the business's $8,000 is lost and George's troubles begin.
It's a Wonderful Life is a 1946 American Christmas fantasy drama film directed and produced by Frank Capra. It is based on the short story and booklet "The Greatest Gift", self-published by Philip Van Doren Stern in 1943, which itself is loosely based on the 1843 Charles Dickens novella A Christmas Carol.
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What does the cinematography of It’s A Wonderful Life look like?
Sampled across 64 frames, the coverage of It’s A Wonderful Life leans on medium shots (58% of the sample) and close-ups (23%). Cinematographer Joseph F. Biroc keeps 47% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 67% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 58% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1940s.
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The dominant colors across the sampled frames of It’s A Wonderful Life (1946) are #030303, #8e8e8e, #2e2e2e, #fcfcfc, #b2b2b2, #6e6e6e — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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