Take Shelter (2011)
Directed by Jeff Nichols · Cinematography by Adam Stone
R120 min63 frames
ThrillerDramaHorror
Far away from the cruel world.
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Take Shelter — official trailer
What is Take Shelter about?
Plagued by a series of apocalyptic visions, a young husband and father questions whether to shelter his family from a coming storm, or from himself.
Where can you watch Take Shelter?
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What does the cinematography of Take Shelter look like?
Across 62 sampled frames, Take Shelter builds its coverage from medium shots (58% of the sample), with wide compositions (21%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Adam Stone keeps 63% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Focus stays shallow in 63% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of Take Shelter?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Take Shelter (2011) are #2f2f2c, #4e4f4d, #f2f2ef, #8e8a72, #abacaa, #141515 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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