Silent Running (1972)
Directed by Douglas Trumbull · Cinematography by Charles F. Wheeler
G89 min63 frames
AdventureScience FictionDrama
Amazing companions on an incredible adventure... that journeys beyond imagination!
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What is Silent Running about?
After the entire flora goes extinct, ecologist Lowell maintains a greenhouse aboard a space station for the future with his android companions. However, he rebels after being ordered to destroy the greenhouse in favor of carrying cargo, a decision that puts him at odds with everyone but his mechanical companions.
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What does the cinematography of Silent Running look like?
Sampled across 62 frames, the coverage of Silent Running leans on wide compositions (32% of the sample) and medium shots (26%). Cinematographer Charles F. Wheeler keeps 53% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 53% of the frames. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 63% of the frames. The production design places the film in the 1970s.
What is the color palette of Silent Running?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Silent Running (1972) are #31312d, #0d0e0e, #52524a, #8d8f8c, #f2f3f3, #0e1329 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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