John Q (2002)
Directed by Nick Cassavetes · Cinematography by Rogier Stoffers, Michael Kohnhorst
PG-13116 min141 frames
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Give a father no options and you leave him no choice.
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What is John Q about?
John Quincy Archibald is a father and husband whose son is diagnosed with an enlarged heart and then finds out he cannot receive a transplant because HMO insurance will not cover it. Therefore, he decides to take a hospital full of patients hostage until the hospital puts his son's name on the donor's list.
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What does the cinematography of John Q look like?
Across 141 sampled frames, John Q builds its coverage from medium shots (51% of the sample), with close-ups (27%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Rogier Stoffers keeps 60% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Focus stays shallow in 73% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of John Q?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of John Q (2002) are #2e2f2f, #505150, #acafaf, #8e908d, #d0d1cf, #111212 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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