The Canal (2014)
Directed by Ivan Kavanagh · Cinematography by Piers McGrail
92 min59 frames
HorrorMysteryThriller
Evil Lies Within
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What is The Canal about?
A man who suspects his wife is cheating on him begins having nightmarish visions of an evil presence that he believes inhabits his house.
The Canal is a 2014 Irish horror film that was directed and written by Ivan Kavanagh. The film had its world premiere on 18 April 2014, at the Tribeca Film Festival, and stars Rupert Evans as a father investigating a horrific murder that took place in his home in the early 1900s.
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What does the cinematography of The Canal look like?
Sampled across 58 frames, the coverage of The Canal leans on medium shots (52% of the sample) and close-ups (24%). Cinematographer Piers McGrail keeps 59% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 64% of the frames. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 78% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of The Canal?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Canal (2014) are #0f0e0b, #31302e, #f9f8f7, #290f0b, #8d8e8d, #4f514e — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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