The Canyons (2013)
Directed by Paul Schrader · Cinematography by John DeFazio
R99 min60 frames
ThrillerDrama
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What is The Canyons about?
The discovery of an illicit love affair leads two young Angelenos on a violent, sexually charged tour through the dark side of human nature.
The Canyons is a 2013 American erotic thriller-drama film directed by Paul Schrader and written by Bret Easton Ellis. The film is set in Los Angeles, California and stars Lindsay Lohan, James Deen, Nolan Funk, Amanda Brooks, and Gus Van Sant. It received a limited release on August 2, 2013, at the IFC Center in New York, the TIFF Lightbox in Toronto, and on video on demand platforms. The film was met with generally negative critical reviews, but Lohan's performance received some praise.
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What does the cinematography of The Canyons look like?
Across 60 sampled frames, The Canyons builds its coverage from medium shots (38% of the sample), with close-ups (20%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer John DeFazio keeps 48% of it in soft, naturalistic light. 48% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 62% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of The Canyons?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Canyons (2013) are #31312d, #4e514b, #15110e, #d7d3ca, #291713, #f3f3ee — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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