Midnight Special (2016)
Directed by Jeff Nichols · Cinematography by Adam Stone
PG-13112 min63 frames
AdventureDramaScience Fiction
He's not like us.
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Midnight Special — official trailer
What is Midnight Special about?
A father and son go on the run after the dad learns his child possesses special powers.
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What does the cinematography of Midnight Special look like?
Across 61 sampled frames, Midnight Special builds its coverage from medium shots (36% of the sample), with wide compositions (30%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Adam Stone keeps 44% of it in soft, naturalistic light. 43% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame.
What is the color palette of Midnight Special?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Midnight Special (2016) are #2f302f, #0f0f0f, #525150, #d1d0cb, #f8f8f8, #8f908b — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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