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The Alchemist Cookbook — official trailer
What is The Alchemist Cookbook about?
Self-made chemist Sean, a recluse living in an old trailer in the woods, suffers from pill-popping delusions of fortune. When his manic attempts at cracking the ancient secret of alchemy go awry he unleashes something far more sinister and dangerous.
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What does the cinematography of The Alchemist Cookbook look like?
Across 21 sampled frames, The Alchemist Cookbook builds its coverage from medium shots, with wide compositions carrying much of the rest. The lighting keeps most of it in soft, naturalistic light. Focus stays shallow in most of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of The Alchemist Cookbook?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Alchemist Cookbook (2016) are #332e29, #56514a, #95856e, #88796b, #726452, #d3d1ca — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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