The Comedy (2012)
Directed by Rick Alverson · Cinematography by Mark Schwartzbard
95 min36 frames
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The Comedy — official trailer
What is The Comedy about?
Indifferent to the notion of inheriting his father's estate, a restless, aging New Yorker passes time with his friends in games of mock sincerity, irreverence, and recreational cruelty towards those around them.
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What does the cinematography of The Comedy look like?
Sampled across 36 frames, the coverage of The Comedy leans on medium shots and close-ups. Cinematographer Mark Schwartzbard keeps most of it in soft, naturalistic light. Night and dusk account for much of the film. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in most of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of The Comedy?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Comedy (2012) are #2f2b28, #95908a, #53514c, #d4d3cf, #181512, #49372c — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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