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Quarantine (2008)

Directed by John Erick Dowdle · Cinematography by Ken Seng

R89 min84 frames

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On March 11, 2008, the government sealed off an apartment complex in Los Angeles. The residents were never seen again. No details. No witnesses. No evidence. Until now.

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Quarantine (2008) movie still: medium — An interior office at night features a large window with blinds partially pulled up. A uniformed police…Quarantine (2008) movie still: medium — A dark hotel hallway interior featuring a door frame and wood-paneled wall. A man in a business shirt stands…Quarantine (2008) movie still: medium — A stone-walled courtyard at night features an arched entryway and stairs to the side. A firefighter and…Quarantine (2008) movie still: closeup — A close-up of a vintage reel-to-reel tape recorder resting on a cluttered desk surface. Old newspaper…Quarantine (2008) movie still: medium — A dimly lit concrete interior space with yellow painted lines on the ground surface. A woman in a brown…Quarantine (2008) movie still: closeup — A dark interior bedroom with minimal visible background details and heavy shadows. A woman with disheveled…Quarantine (2008) movie still: medium — A dimly lit residential hallway at night with a distant lamp glowing softly. A young woman in a dark shirt…Quarantine (2008) movie still: medium — A sterile medical hallway with plain walls and a wall-mounted telephone terminal. Three people stand…Quarantine (2008) movie still: closeup — A dusty attic surface holds an vintage silver reel-to-reel tape recorder and newspaper. The recorder rests…Quarantine (2008) movie still: medium — A high-angle view looks down from a mezzanine into a large industrial garage space. A person in the…Quarantine (2008) movie still: medium — A fire station equipment bay with large overhead doors and ladders mounted on walls. A man points his finger…Quarantine (2008) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room contains medical supplies and a man lying on a cot. Several figures in uniform stand near…Quarantine (2008) movie still: medium — A dimly lit interior space with very low visibility and deep blue shadows. An older man and a younger man…Quarantine (2008) movie still: closeup — A dark, windowless space with deep shadows hiding most architectural details. A young woman with messy hair…Quarantine (2008) movie still: medium — A dark, shadowed indoor space viewed over the shoulder of a person in uniform. The person wearing a fire…Quarantine (2008) movie still: medium — A dimly lit interior room at night shows two figures near a window. A woman embraces a child as both look…
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What is Quarantine about?

A television reporter and her cameraman are trapped inside a building quarantined by the CDC after the outbreak of a mysterious virus which turns humans into bloodthirsty killers.

Quarantine is a 2008 found footage zombie film directed and co-written by John Erick Dowdle, produced by Sergio Aguero, Doug Davison, and Roy Lee, and co-written by Drew Dowdle. The film stars Jennifer Carpenter, Jay Hernandez, Columbus Short, Greg Germann, Steve Harris, Dania Ramirez, Rade Šerbedžija, and Johnathon Schaech.

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What does the cinematography of Quarantine look like?

Sampled across 74 frames, the coverage of Quarantine leans on medium shots (73% of the sample) and close-ups (20%). Cinematographer Ken Seng keeps 78% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 82% of the frames. Focus stays shallow in 99% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Quarantine?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Quarantine (2008) are #2d2e2e, #0c0d0c, #524e4a, #f9f9f7, #0f1928, #1d2732 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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