Koyaanasquatsi (1982)
Directed by Godfrey Reggio · Cinematography by Ron Fricke
86 min65 frames
DocumentaryMusic
Life out of balance
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What is Koyaanasquatsi about?
Takes us to locations all around the US and shows us the heavy toll that modern technology is having on humans and the earth. The visual tone poem contains neither dialogue nor a vocalized narration: its tone is set by the juxtaposition of images and the exceptional music by Philip Glass.
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What does the cinematography of Koyaanasquatsi look like?
Sampled across 65 frames, the coverage of Koyaanasquatsi leans on establishing shots (57% of the sample) and wide compositions (20%). Cinematographer Ron Fricke keeps 75% of it in naturalistic light. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 83% of the frames.
What is the color palette of Koyaanasquatsi?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Koyaanasquatsi (1982) are #2f2e2b, #53524d, #050d0a, #cfcfcd, #72716d, #503631 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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