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Sleepy Hollow (1999)

Directed by Tim Burton · Cinematography by Emmanuel Lubezki

R105 min58 frames

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Sleepy Hollow (1999) movie still: fullbody — A woman wearing a blindfold wanders through an orchard filled with blooming cherry trees. A small…Sleepy Hollow (1999) movie still: closeup — A human head rests on a dark bed of decaying autumn leaves outdoors. The man's face displays a wide-eyed…Sleepy Hollow (1999) movie still: wide — A dark, misty 19th-century cobblestone street is illuminated by a single iron lamp post. Two figures in…Sleepy Hollow (1999) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room features dark wooden support beams in the background. A blonde woman stands in the…Sleepy Hollow (1999) movie still: closeup — A pale, human hand reaches out from within a cluster of dark tree roots. The hand is positioned against…Sleepy Hollow (1999) movie still: closeup — A dark, blurred woodland setting serves as the backdrop for the close portrait. The subject stares…Sleepy Hollow (1999) movie still: medium — A misty, desolate village features stone cottages with thatched roofs under a cloudy sky. A man in a dark…Sleepy Hollow (1999) movie still: wide — A dark row of leafless trees stands against a deep blue night sky. A horse-drawn carriage moves slowly…Sleepy Hollow (1999) movie still: medium — A dark, cramped dugout environment features rough wooden beams and shadows. A man lies flat on the dirt…Sleepy Hollow (1999) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room with blue patterned wallpaper and a large spinning wheel in shadow. A young woman sits…Sleepy Hollow (1999) movie still: establishing — A bustling 19th-century New York street scene shows stone buildings and horse-drawn carriages.…Sleepy Hollow (1999) movie still: establishing — A dark cave opening is framed by skeletal trees and fallen dry leaves. The dense woodland setting…Sleepy Hollow (1999) movie still: wide — A dense dark woodland is filled with thick ground fog and bare silhouetted trees. A headless rider mounted…Sleepy Hollow (1999) movie still: medium — An attic bedroom with a sloped wooden beamed ceiling and rough stone walls. A person in a black cloak…Sleepy Hollow (1999) movie still: establishing — A dense woodland with an old, large gnarled tree dominating the center of the frame. The tree is…Sleepy Hollow (1999) movie still: establishing — A dark colonial village sits nestled at the edge of a dense, misty forest. The collection of wooden…
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What is Sleepy Hollow about?

Skeptical young detective Ichabod Crane gets transferred to the hamlet of Sleepy Hollow, New York, where he is tasked with investigating the decapitations of three people – murders the townsfolk attribute to a legendary specter, The Headless Horseman.

Sleepy Hollow is a 1999 Gothic horror film directed by Tim Burton from a screenplay by Andrew Kevin Walker. Co-produced by Paramount Pictures, Mandalay Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions, American Zoetrope, and Tim Burton Productions, it is based on Washington Irving's 1820 short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", and stars Johnny Depp and Christina Ricci, with Miranda Richardson, Michael Gambon, Casper Van Dien, and Jeffrey Jones in supporting roles. The plot follows New York City police constable Ichabod Crane (Depp), who is sent to investigate a series of brutal murders in the upstate village of Sleepy Hollow, where he becomes romantically involved with Katrina Van Tassel (Ricci), the daughter of the richest resident of the town (Gambon).

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Where can you watch Sleepy Hollow?

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What does the cinematography of Sleepy Hollow look like?

Sampled across 58 frames, the coverage of Sleepy Hollow leans on medium shots (31% of the sample) and wide compositions (24%). Cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki keeps 53% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 53% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 57% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Sleepy Hollow?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Sleepy Hollow (1999) are #2d2e2d, #4b514f, #111212, #8b908d, #6d716f, #d3d3d0 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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