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Short Term 12 (2013)

Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton · Cinematography by Brett Pawlak

R96 min65 frames

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Short Term 12 (2013) movie still: closeup — A woman sits inside a white tiled tub filled with water. She is resting her chin on her hands with a…Short Term 12 (2013) movie still: closeup — A wet surface of skin meets a green textured sponge under a stream. Water cascades down from the…Short Term 12 (2013) movie still: fullbody — A suburban lawn with dry grass sits in front of a mid-century modern house. Four young people run…Short Term 12 (2013) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room contains framed wall art and a spherical lamp. A woman in a denim shirt stands in the…Short Term 12 (2013) movie still: medium — A student dormitory with cinder block walls decorated with various posters and notes. Two men sit on a…Short Term 12 (2013) movie still: fullbody — A man and a woman stand by bicycle racks in a dark parking lot. An amber streetlamp illuminates them…Short Term 12 (2013) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room features a pedestal sink beside a shower with a curtain. A figure sits huddled within…Short Term 12 (2013) movie still: medium — A suburban house entrance at night with dark brick walls and a glass window. Two young women sit side by…Short Term 12 (2013) movie still: medium — A cluttered nurse's station features a large wall-mounted dry-erase board covered in schedules. A woman…Short Term 12 (2013) movie still: closeup — A close up of a woman in a dimly lit indoor space. She looks ahead with a steady gaze while light hits…Short Term 12 (2013) movie still: medium — A dark, dimly lit room contains a sofa where two people are sleeping soundly. A lit table lamp stands to…Short Term 12 (2013) movie still: closeup — A vehicle interior with soft ambient light coming through a side window. A young woman looks out the…Short Term 12 (2013) movie still: medium — A grassy public park area features mature trees and buildings in the background. Two individuals run…Short Term 12 (2013) movie still: medium — A plain bedroom features beige walls adorned with small paper notices or posters. A young woman in a…Short Term 12 (2013) movie still: closeup — A close-up of a spiral-bound planner page featuring a hand-drawn cartoon octopus. The page contains…Short Term 12 (2013) movie still: wide — A group of young people walks along a concrete walkway past a beige building. Several individuals approach…
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What is Short Term 12 about?

Grace, a compassionate young supervisor at a foster care facility, helps at-risk teens. But when a new charge dredges up memories of her own troubled past, Grace's tough exterior begins eroding.

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What does the cinematography of Short Term 12 look like?

Across 65 sampled frames, Short Term 12 builds its coverage from medium shots (52% of the sample), with close-ups (28%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Brett Pawlak keeps 57% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 77% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Short Term 12?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Short Term 12 (2013) are #312f2c, #4f4f4c, #4c4836, #908975, #d5d2cb, #6f6b55 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #4c4836
  • #908975
  • #d5d2cb
  • #6f6b55

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