Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999)
Directed by George Lucas · Cinematography by David Tattersall
PG136 min82 frames
AdventureActionScience Fiction
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Anakin Skywalker, a young slave strong with the Force, is discovered on Tatooine. Meanwhile, the evil Sith have returned, enacting their plot for revenge against the Jedi.
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace is a 1999 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas in his first directorial effort since the original Star Wars, released in 1977. Produced by Lucasfilm Ltd. and distributed by 20th Century Fox, it is the fourth film in the Star Wars film series, the first film of the prequel trilogy and the first chronological chapter of the "Skywalker Saga." The film stars Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd, Ahmed Best, Ian McDiarmid, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Pernilla August, and Frank Oz. It is set 32 years before the original trilogy, during the era of the Galactic Republic.
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Sampled across 81 frames, the coverage of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace leans on wide compositions (49% of the sample) and medium shots (26%). Cinematographer David Tattersall keeps 52% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 73% of the frames. The production design places the film in a fantasy world.
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