The Birds
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · Cinematography by Robert Burks
PG-13119 min60 frames
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...and remember, the next scream you hear may be your own!
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What is The Birds about?
Thousands of birds flock into a seaside town and terrorize the residents in a series of deadly attacks.
The Birds is a 1963 American natural horror film produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock, released by Universal Pictures and starring Rod Taylor, Jessica Tandy, Suzanne Pleshette, and introducing Tippi Hedren in her film debut. Loosely based on the 1952 short story of the same name by Daphne du Maurier, it focuses on a series of sudden and unexplained violent bird attacks on the people of Bodega Bay, California, over the course of a few days. The screenplay is by Evan Hunter, who was told by Hitchcock to develop new characters and a more elaborate plot while keeping du Maurier's title and concept of unexplained bird attacks.
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What does the cinematography of The Birds look like?
Across 60 sampled frames, The Birds builds its coverage from medium shots (52% of the sample), with wide compositions (20%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Robert Burks keeps 43% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Daylight carries most of the picture. Focus stays shallow in 55% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1960s.
What is the color palette of The Birds?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Birds are #312e2c, #d5d2c7, #53504e, #3a4951, #8c7b6a, #a58d77 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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