Mad Max 2 (1981)
Directed by George Miller · Cinematography by Dean Semler
R96 min46 frames
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What is Mad Max 2 about?
Max Rockatansky returns as the heroic loner who drives the dusty roads of a postapocalyptic Australian Outback in an unending search for gasoline. Arrayed against him and the other scraggly defendants of a fuel-depot encampment are the bizarre warriors commanded by the charismatic Lord Humungus, a violent leader whose scruples are as barren as the surrounding landscape.
Mad Max 2 is a 1981 Australian post-apocalyptic dystopian action film directed by George Miller, who co-wrote it with Terry Hayes and Brian Hannant. It is the sequel to Mad Max (1979) and the second installment in the Mad Max franchise. The film stars Mel Gibson reprising his role as "Mad Max" Rockatansky and follows a hardened man who helps a community of settlers to defend themselves against a roving band of marauders. Filming took place in locations around Broken Hill, in the Outback of New South Wales.
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What does the cinematography of Mad Max 2 look like?
Across 46 sampled frames, Mad Max 2 builds its coverage from wide compositions (37% of the sample), with medium shots (28%) carrying much of the rest. Low angles recur throughout. Cinematographer Dean Semler keeps 72% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Daylight carries most of the picture. Vintage glass shapes the frame. The production design places the film in the 1980s.
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The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Mad Max 2 (1981) are #35312f, #cfcdc9, #554f48, #968874, #92938d, #ceb294 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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