King Kong (2005)

Directed by Peter Jackson · Cinematography by Andrew Lesnie

PG-13187 min77 frames

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The eighth wonder of the world.

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What is King Kong about?

In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter Kong, a giant ape who is immediately smitten with the leading lady.

Where can you watch King Kong?

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What does the cinematography of King Kong look like?

Sampled across 77 frames, the coverage of King Kong leans on wide compositions (35% of the sample) and close-ups (27%). Cinematographer Andrew Lesnie keeps 52% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 56% of the frames. The production design places the film in the 1930s.

What is the color palette of King Kong?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of King Kong (2005) are #31302d, #52504b, #151412, #73726d, #919189, #4f4937 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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