The Aviator (2004)
Directed by Martin Scorsese · Cinematography by Robert Richardson
PG-13170 min69 frames
Drama
Some men dream the future. He built it.
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What is The Aviator about?
A biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947, during which time he became a successful film producer and an aviation magnate, while simultaneously growing more unstable due to severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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What does the cinematography of The Aviator look like?
Sampled across 68 frames, the coverage of The Aviator leans on medium shots (44% of the sample) and close-ups (32%). Cinematographer Robert Richardson keeps 56% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 63% of the frames. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 68% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1940s.
What is the color palette of The Aviator?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Aviator (2004) are #120e0d, #2d2927, #493629, #2c180f, #fcfaf9, #937c69 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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