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Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)

Directed by Bryan Forbes · Cinematography by Gerry Turpin

115 min51 frames

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Was it magic... Or murder they planned?

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Seance on a Wet Afternoon — official trailer

What is Seance on a Wet Afternoon about?

Working-class British housewife Myra Savage reinvents herself as a medium, holding seances in the sitting room of her home with the hidden assistance of her under-employed, asthmatic husband, Billy. In an attempt to enhance her credibility as a psychic, Myra hatches an elaborate, ill-conceived plot to kidnap a wealthy couple's young daughter so that she can then help the police "find" the missing girl.

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What does the cinematography of Seance on a Wet Afternoon look like?

Across 51 sampled frames, Seance on a Wet Afternoon builds its coverage from medium shots (43% of the sample), with close-ups (35%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Gerry Turpin keeps 43% of it in soft, low-key light. 49% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Focus stays shallow in 71% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1960s.

What is the color palette of Seance on a Wet Afternoon?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964) are #020202, #303030, #8e8e8e, #6f6f6f, #cacaca, #fefefe — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #303030
  • #8e8e8e
  • #6f6f6f
  • #cacaca
  • #fefefe

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