Predator (1987)
Directed by John McTiernan · Cinematography by Donald McAlpine
R107 min49 frames
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What is Predator about?
A team of elite commandos on a secret mission in a Central American jungle come to find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior.
Predator is a 1987 American science fiction action horror film directed by John McTiernan and written by brothers Jim and John Thomas. Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as Dutch, the leader of a paramilitary rescue team on a mission to save hostages in a Central American rainforest, who encounters a deadly Predator, a skilled and technologically advanced extraterrestrial that stalks and hunts down his team. The film also features Elpidia Carrillo, Carl Weathers, Richard Chaves, Sonny Landham, Bill Duke, Jesse Ventura and Shane Black.
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What does the cinematography of Predator look like?
Sampled across 48 frames, the coverage of Predator leans on close-ups (42% of the sample) and medium shots (29%). The camera returns again and again to low angles. Cinematographer Donald McAlpine keeps 46% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 50% of the frames. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 69% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1980s.
What is the color palette of Predator?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Predator (1987) are #110e0f, #31312d, #50504f, #2b291c, #76726c, #494f35 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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