Mindhorn (2016)
Directed by Sean Foley · Cinematography by David Luther
TV-MA89 min62 frames
Comedy
It's truth time!
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What is Mindhorn about?
A washed up actor best known for playing the title character in the 1980s detective show "Mindhorn" must work with the police when a serial killer says that he will only speak with Detective Mindhorn, whom he believes to be real.
Mindhorn is a 2016 British independent comedy film directed by Sean Foley, written by Julian Barratt and Simon Farnaby, and executive produced by Steve Coogan and Ridley Scott. It stars Barratt, Farnaby, Essie Davis, Russell Tovey and Andrea Riseborough, with cameo appearances by Kenneth Branagh and Simon Callow as themselves. Barratt plays Richard Thorncroft, a faded television actor drawn into negotiations with a criminal who believes his character Detective Mindhorn is real.
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What does the cinematography of Mindhorn look like?
Sampled across 62 frames, the coverage of Mindhorn leans on medium shots (39% of the sample) and wide compositions (31%). Cinematographer David Luther keeps 71% of it in soft, naturalistic light. This is largely a daylight film — 73% of the frames play in daylight.
What is the color palette of Mindhorn?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Mindhorn (2016) are #31312c, #d2d2cb, #938f72, #080a07, #4b4a35, #aba993 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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