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Mean Creek (2004)

Directed by Jacob Aaron Estes · Cinematography by Sharone Meir

R90 min63 frames

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Mean Creek (2004) movie still: medium — A dense woodland setting featuring thick green foliage and a large fallen log. Two teenage boys are seated…Mean Creek (2004) movie still: medium — Two teenage boys stand at night under cool blue artificial lighting near a vehicle. They are positioned…Mean Creek (2004) movie still: wide — A school courtyard with a central tree surrounded by several weathered wooden picnic tables. Groups of…Mean Creek (2004) movie still: wide — A dark, rolling field sits beneath a dimming sunset sky at dusk. Silhouettes of tall pine trees stand across…Mean Creek (2004) movie still: closeup — A silver snub-nosed revolver is held by two hands against a blurred green background. The metallic frame…Mean Creek (2004) movie still: closeup — An outdoor paved area beside a beige building features a basketball hoop mounted overhead. A teenager…Mean Creek (2004) movie still: medium — A person sits on a purple inflatable chair in a room with floral wallpaper. The person wearing a t-shirt and…Mean Creek (2004) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit room provides the backdrop for a young woman writing notes. She focuses intently on the task…Mean Creek (2004) movie still: fullbody — An intersection in a small town features a pizza restaurant and wooden buildings. Three teenage boys walk…Mean Creek (2004) movie still: closeup — A close view inside a vehicle with two children sitting side by side. The girl appears in the foreground…Mean Creek (2004) movie still: wide — A dimly lit 1990s living room features wood-paneled walls and a patterned couch. Four adolescents sit in…Mean Creek (2004) movie still: medium — A teenage male stands in a wooded area with dense greenery behind him. He wears a bright red motorcycle…Mean Creek (2004) movie still: medium — A view from inside the backseat of a moving vehicle on a bright day. Two children sit side by side and gaze…Mean Creek (2004) movie still: medium — A narrow rocky passage features jagged dark stone walls and a small flowing stream. Two people stand and sit…Mean Creek (2004) movie still: closeup — A person's hand covered in sand rests on a dark beach at night. A black wristwatch with a circular face is…Mean Creek (2004) movie still: fullbody — A riverbank is lined with dense forest trees under a clear blue sky. A boy stands on the edge of the water…
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What is Mean Creek about?

Teenagers living in small-town Oregon take a boat trip for a birthday celebration. When they get an idea to play a mean trick on the town bully, it suddenly goes too far. Soon they're forced to deal with the unexpected consequences of their actions.

Mean Creek is a 2004 American coming-of-age psychological drama film written and directed by Jacob Aaron Estes and starring Rory Culkin, Ryan Kelley, Scott Mechlowicz, Trevor Morgan, Josh Peck and Carly Schroeder. The film is about a group of teenagers in a small Oregon town who devise a plan to get revenge on an overweight, troubled bully during a boating trip. When their plan goes too far, they have to face unexpected consequences. It was produced by Susan Johnson, Rick Rosenthal and Hagai Shaham.

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What does the cinematography of Mean Creek look like?

Sampled across 63 frames, the coverage of Mean Creek leans on medium shots (38% of the sample) and close-ups (30%). Cinematographer Sharone Meir keeps 68% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Focus stays shallow in 68% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Mean Creek?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Mean Creek (2004) are #31302e, #4d504e, #141414, #897367, #57684d, #364b53 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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