The Butterfly Effect (2004)
Directed by Eric Bress, J. Mackye Gruber · Cinematography by Matthew F. Leonetti
R113 min117 frames
Science FictionThriller
Change one thing. Change everything.
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What is The Butterfly Effect about?
A young man struggles to access sublimated childhood memories. He finds a technique that allows him to travel back into the past, to occupy his childhood body and change history. However, he soon finds that every change he makes has unexpected consequences.
The Butterfly Effect is a 2004 American science fiction thriller film written and directed by Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber. It stars Ashton Kutcher, Amy Smart, Eric Stoltz, William Lee Scott, Elden Henson, Logan Lerman, Ethan Suplee, and Melora Walters. The title refers to the butterfly effect.
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What does the cinematography of The Butterfly Effect look like?
Across 117 sampled frames, The Butterfly Effect builds its coverage from medium shots (64% of the sample), with close-ups (26%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Matthew F. Leonetti keeps 50% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Focus stays shallow in 87% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of The Butterfly Effect?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Butterfly Effect (2004) are #30302d, #52524c, #100f0f, #d2d1cd, #8e918c, #f5f6f4 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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