Moonlight (2016)
Directed by Barry Jenkins · Cinematography by James Laxton
R111 min63 frames
Drama
This is the story of a lifetime
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What is Moonlight about?
The tender, heartbreaking story of a young man’s struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love, while grappling with his own sexuality.
Moonlight is a 2016 American drama film written and directed by Barry Jenkins, based on Tarell Alvin McCraney's unpublished semi-autobiographical play In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue. It stars Trevante Rhodes, André Holland, Janelle Monáe in her first film appearance, Ashton Sanders, Jharrel Jerome in his feature film debut, Naomie Harris, and Mahershala Ali.
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What does the cinematography of Moonlight look like?
Sampled across 61 frames, the coverage of Moonlight leans on medium shots (52% of the sample) and close-ups (26%). Cinematographer James Laxton keeps 49% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 57% of the frames. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 87% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of Moonlight?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Moonlight (2016) are #2e302f, #151410, #d6d6cd, #f4f4f3, #0d1a28, #554c37 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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