Ruby Sparks (2012)

Directed by Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris · Cinematography by Matthew Libatique

R104 min64 frames

ComedyRomanceFantasyDrama

She's Out Of His Mind.

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What is Ruby Sparks about?

Calvin is a young novelist who achieved phenomenal success early in his career but is now struggling with his writing – as well as his romantic life. Finally, he makes a breakthrough and creates a character named Ruby who inspires him. When Calvin finds Ruby, in the flesh, sitting on his couch about a week later, he is completely flabbergasted that his words have turned into a living, breathing person.

Ruby Sparks is a 2012 American romantic comedy film written by Zoe Kazan and directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris. It stars Paul Dano as an anxious novelist whose fictional character, Ruby Sparks, played by Kazan, comes to life, and his struggles to reconcile his idealized vision of her with her increasing independence.

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What does the cinematography of Ruby Sparks look like?

Sampled across 64 frames, the coverage of Ruby Sparks leans on medium shots (42% of the sample) and close-ups (25%). Cinematographer Matthew Libatique keeps 45% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Night and dusk account for 41% of the frames. Focus stays shallow in 67% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Ruby Sparks?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Ruby Sparks (2012) are #312f2a, #48332e, #d3d1cb, #cbaf8f, #57504c, #111211 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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