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Slow West (2015)

Directed by John Maclean · Cinematography by Robbie Ryan

R84 min57 frames

WesternDramaAdventureRomance

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Slow West (2015) movie still: medium — A man rides a brown horse through a dense, fog-filled woodland area. He holds a white cloth over his nose and…Slow West (2015) movie still: closeup — A dark wooden structure containing a small rectangular mirror reflecting a young man. The person examines…Slow West (2015) movie still: wide — A vast, flat desert landscape stretches toward distant mountains under a setting sun. A man sits by a small…Slow West (2015) movie still: closeup — A dark, unadorned room with rough wooden plank flooring and visible gaps between boards. A woman with…Slow West (2015) movie still: medium — A young man lies flat on a sandy surface. He wears formal period clothing and rests his hands over his chest.Slow West (2015) movie still: medium — A man stands in a brush-covered landscape looking toward a distant grassy hill. A group of several riders on…Slow West (2015) movie still: wide — An open mountain meadow at golden hour with distant hills under a clear sky. Two men sit on horseback, facing…Slow West (2015) movie still: closeup — A man in a weathered hat stands outdoors in a bright, grassy landscape. The man gazes past the camera lens…Slow West (2015) movie still: fullbody — A man lies prone in a dry, grassy field next to a discarded banjo. The open landscape shows sparse…Slow West (2015) movie still: fullbody — A vast, dry prairie landscape stretches toward distant snow-capped mountains under a clear sky. A man…Slow West (2015) movie still: wide — A vast, dry grassy plain stretches toward snow-capped mountains under a cloudy sky. A person stands in the…Slow West (2015) movie still: closeup — A close-up view focuses on a woman's face within an interior space. The subject stares ahead with a neutral…Slow West (2015) movie still: medium — An open landscape with a clear blue sky dominates the frame. An elderly cowboy stands holding a revolver…Slow West (2015) movie still: medium — A man stands in a vast, arid open field with distant mountains in the background. He holds a rifle level,…Slow West (2015) movie still: medium — A dense pine forest floor covered in needles and fallen tree trunks. A young man stands in the distance…Slow West (2015) movie still: medium — A man stands outdoors with blurry green tree foliage in the background. He looks down while holding a cigar…
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What is Slow West about?

In the Old West, a 17-year-old Scottish boy teams up with a mysterious gunman to find the woman with whom he is infatuated.

Slow West is a 2015 revisionist Western film written and directed by John Maclean in his directorial debut. It stars Kodi Smit-McPhee as a young Scotsman searching for his lost love in the American West, accompanied by a bounty hunter played by Michael Fassbender. It premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival on 24 January 2015, where it was awarded the Sundance Institute's World Cinema Jury Prize: Dramatic Winner.

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What does the cinematography of Slow West look like?

Across 54 sampled frames, Slow West builds its coverage from medium shots (39% of the sample), with close-ups (26%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Robbie Ryan keeps 70% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Daylight carries most of the picture. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 70% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Slow West?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Slow West (2015) are #342f29, #545149, #d3cbb1, #8d7454, #514838, #928c71 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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