Sorry to Bother You (2018)
Directed by Boots Riley · Cinematography by Doug Emmett
R112 min58 frames
FantasyScience FictionComedy
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What is Sorry to Bother You about?
In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, black telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success – which propels him into a macabre universe.
Sorry to Bother You is a 2018 American science fiction black comedy film written and directed by musician Boots Riley in his directorial debut. It stars LaKeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Jermaine Fowler, Omari Hardwick, Terry Crews, Patton Oswalt, David Cross, Danny Glover, Steven Yeun, and Armie Hammer. The film follows a young African-American telemarketer who adopts a "white voice" to succeed at his job, after which he is swept into a corporate conspiracy and must choose between chasing profit or joining his activist friends who are attempting to unionize.
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What does the cinematography of Sorry to Bother You look like?
Across 58 sampled frames, Sorry to Bother You builds its coverage from medium shots (59% of the sample), with close-ups (24%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Doug Emmett keeps 43% of it in soft, low-key light. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 79% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of Sorry to Bother You?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Sorry to Bother You (2018) are #30302e, #0d100f, #f4f4f2, #251a14, #d7d4cb, #4c392c — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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