Tenet (2020)
Directed by Christopher Nolan · Cinematography by Hoyte van Hoytema
PG-13150 min64 frames
ActionThrillerScience Fiction
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Tenet — official trailer
What is Tenet about?
Armed with only one word - Tenet - and fighting for the survival of the entire world, the Protagonist journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a mission that will unfold in something beyond real time.
Where can you watch Tenet?
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What does the cinematography of Tenet look like?
Sampled across 64 frames, the coverage of Tenet leans on medium shots (52% of the sample) and wide compositions (20%). Cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema keeps 55% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 67% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of Tenet?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Tenet (2020) are #30302c, #111111, #50524c, #d2c9b0, #a8a798, #8d918a — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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