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Source Code (2011)

Directed by Duncan Jones · Cinematography by Don Burgess

PG-1393 min48 frames

ThrillerScience FictionMystery

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Source Code (2011) movie still: closeup — A man's face is partially obscured in a dark environment with blue lighting. The subject watches an…Source Code (2011) movie still: medium — A man in a dark environment watches a digital screen in a low-light room. On the screen, a man in a…Source Code (2011) movie still: medium — A dimly lit interior space features a sharp, metallic geometric structure attached to the ceiling. A person…Source Code (2011) movie still: closeup — A dark, dimly lit environment where only a person's face is partially visible. A man lies flat on his…Source Code (2011) movie still: medium — A man and a woman face each other inside a train car with a window. Blurred green countryside passes by…Source Code (2011) movie still: medium — A woman stands inside a passenger train car with windows blurred by motion. She looks ahead directly into…Source Code (2011) movie still: establishing — An aerial view shows a suburban area with warehouses, residential houses, and a pond. A long…Source Code (2011) movie still: establishing — An elevated wide view shows a sprawling highway interchange near a dense urban core. The skyline…Source Code (2011) movie still: medium — A man sits on railway tracks at a suburban train stop. A commuter train approaches along the tracks in the…Source Code (2011) movie still: establishing — An aerial view of an industrial road surrounded by extensive piles of white aggregate material. A…Source Code (2011) movie still: closeup — A woman lies flat against a grey concrete surface. She looks forward with her hair splayed out on the…Source Code (2011) movie still: closeup — A close-up view shows a man and woman in a booth. The woman maintains direct eye contact with the man…Source Code (2011) movie still: wide — A silver corrugated commuter rail train car sits idle at a concrete station platform. A man looks through the…Source Code (2011) movie still: medium — A dark military cockpit interior featuring various control panels and a small glowing screen. A man viewed…Source Code (2011) movie still: closeup — A passenger on a commuter train sits beside a large rectangular window. A man speaks into a mobile phone…Source Code (2011) movie still: fullbody — A man lies inside a dimly lit, narrow metallic container surrounded by wires and debris. Cables hang from…
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What is Source Code about?

When decorated soldier Captain Colter Stevens wakes up in the body of an unknown man, he discovers he's part of a mission to find the bomber of a Chicago commuter train.

Source Code is a 2011 science fiction action thriller film directed by Duncan Jones and written by Ben Ripley. It stars Jake Gyllenhaal as a US Army officer who is sent into an eight-minute virtual re-creation of a real-life train explosion, and tasked with determining the identity of the terrorist who bombed it. Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga, and Jeffrey Wright play supporting roles.

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What does the cinematography of Source Code look like?

Across 48 sampled frames, Source Code builds its coverage from close-ups (46% of the sample), with medium shots (25%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Don Burgess keeps 56% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 73% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Source Code?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Source Code (2011) are #2d312e, #0b1213, #344b4f, #586e6f, #4b524d, #a8b2ac — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #344b4f
  • #586e6f
  • #4b524d
  • #a8b2ac

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