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Mortal Engines (2018)

Directed by Christian Rivers · Cinematography by Simon Raby

PG-13128 min102 frames

AdventureScience Fiction

Some scars never heal

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What is Mortal Engines about?

Many thousands of years in the future, Earth’s cities roam the globe on huge wheels, devouring each other in a struggle for ever diminishing resources. On one of these massive traction cities, the old London, Tom Natsworthy has an unexpected encounter with a mysterious young woman from the wastelands who will change the course of his life forever.

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What does the cinematography of Mortal Engines look like?

Sampled across 101 frames, the coverage of Mortal Engines leans on close-ups (39% of the sample) and medium shots (25%). Cinematographer Simon Raby keeps 53% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 52% of the frames. Focus stays shallow in 63% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Mortal Engines?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Mortal Engines (2018) are #302f2d, #141414, #51504c, #d0cfcb, #8f8e8a, #504938 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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