Southland Tales (2006)
Directed by Richard Kelly · Cinematography by Steven Poster
R145 min56 frames
Science FictionThrillerComedy
Have a nice apocalypse.
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What is Southland Tales about?
Set in the futuristic landscape of Los Angeles on July 4, 2008, as it stands on the brink of social, economic and environmental disaster. Boxer Santaros is an action star who's stricken with amnesia. His life intertwines with Krysta Now, an adult film star developing her own reality television project, and Ronald Taverner, a Hermosa Beach police officer who holds the key to a vast conspiracy.
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What does the cinematography of Southland Tales look like?
Sampled across 56 frames, the coverage of Southland Tales leans on medium shots (52% of the sample) and wide compositions (16%). Cinematographer Steven Poster keeps 36% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Night and dusk account for 43% of the frames. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 57% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of Southland Tales?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Southland Tales (2006) are #31302f, #f6f5f4, #101011, #d1d1cf, #abadab, #8c908d — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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