Stills, screencaps & shots from Samsara
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Samsara — official trailer
What is Samsara about?
Filmed over nearly five years in twenty-five countries on five continents, and shot on seventy-millimetre film, Samsara transports us to the varied worlds of sacred grounds, disaster zones, industrial complexes, and natural wonders.
Where can you watch Samsara?
US availability for Samsara (2011). Data by JustWatch, listings on TMDB. Availability changes — check the provider for current listings.
Who stars in Samsara?
Who made Samsara?
What does the cinematography of Samsara look like?
Sampled across 67 frames, the coverage of Samsara leans on establishing shots (33% of the sample) and close-ups (27%). The camera returns again and again to high angles. Cinematographer Ron Fricke keeps 54% of it in naturalistic light. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 61% of the frames.
What is the color palette of Samsara?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Samsara (2011) are #2f322f, #f3f3f2, #0a0a0b, #51544d, #ced1cc, #ccb48f — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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See the full Samsara colour palette — every hex with its share, plus warmth, saturation and luminance.
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