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Signs (2002)

Directed by M. Night Shyamalan · Cinematography by Tak Fujimoto

PG-13106 min63 frames

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It's not like they didn't warn us.

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Signs (2002) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit room contains a young child lying still on a bed surface. A large, textured, reptilian-like claw…Signs (2002) movie still: fullbody — A dimly lit room with patterned wallpaper features a central doorway and appliance. The man stands in the…Signs (2002) movie still: medium — A man sits on a red wooden chair inside a narrow, dimly lit closet. Various coats hang on the wall in the…Signs (2002) movie still: medium — A dark, cluttered space is illuminated only by two windows against a night sky. A man in the foreground faces a…Signs (2002) movie still: establishing — An aerial view captures a vast field of dense, green growing corn crops. Geometric patterns consisting of…Signs (2002) movie still: medium — A suburban house with gray horizontal siding sits behind a grassy lawn. A young boy and a girl kneel on the…Signs (2002) movie still: medium — A young girl stands in a pitch-black, dimly perceived interior space with indistinct walls. She holds a lit…Signs (2002) movie still: wide — The front porch of a wood-sided house at night features a glowing entry light. A man steps out of the open doorway…Signs (2002) movie still: wide — A dark rural road is flanked by dense woods at night. A lone police officer stands in the center of the road…Signs (2002) movie still: medium — A man stands between rows of corn stalks in the middle of the night. He is positioned in the center, facing the…Signs (2002) movie still: closeup — A room with a white tin ceiling and grid-patterned windows in the background. A young man looks toward the…Signs (2002) movie still: medium — A dense patch of tall green cornstalks obscures much of the surrounding view. Three males stand closely together…Signs (2002) movie still: fullbody — A dark, enclosed staircase leads upward toward a brightly illuminated opening. The silhouette of a man walks…Signs (2002) movie still: closeup — A dark outdoor setting at night illuminated by distant out-of-focus city lights. A woman wearing a hat stares…Signs (2002) movie still: medium — A woman in a police uniform and a man crouch together in an open field. The pair looks off-screen toward an…Signs (2002) movie still: medium — The subject stands in complete darkness. He is illuminated only by the light reflecting off his face from a…
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What is Signs about?

A family living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields which suggests something more frightening to come.

Signs is a 2002 American science fiction horror thriller film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan and produced by Shyamalan, Frank Marshall, Kathleen Kennedy and Sam Mercer. The film was produced by Touchstone Pictures, Blinding Edge Pictures and The Kennedy/Marshall Company. It was distributed by Buena Vista Pictures. Starring Mel Gibson and Joaquin Phoenix, the story focuses on a former Episcopal priest named Graham Hess who discovers a series of crop circles in his cornfield and that the phenomenon is a result of extraterrestrial life. Signs explores the themes of faith, kinship, and extraterrestrials.

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What does the cinematography of Signs look like?

Sampled across 61 frames, the coverage of Signs leans on medium shots (46% of the sample) and close-ups (25%). Cinematographer Tak Fujimoto keeps 49% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 52% of the frames. Focus stays shallow in 61% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Signs?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Signs (2002) are #2f2d2c, #54504a, #121111, #504b38, #89796b, #aca990 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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