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The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

Directed by Christopher Nolan · Cinematography by Wally Pfister

PG-13164 min61 frames

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What is The Dark Knight Rises about?

Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Department. Eight years later, Batman encounters the mysterious Selina Kyle and the villainous Bane, a new terrorist leader who overwhelms Gotham's finest. The Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that has branded him an enemy.

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What does the cinematography of The Dark Knight Rises look like?

Sampled across 59 frames, the coverage of The Dark Knight Rises leans on medium shots (53% of the sample) and wide compositions (22%). Cinematographer Wally Pfister keeps 51% of it in soft, low-key light. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 63% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of The Dark Knight Rises?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Dark Knight Rises (2012) are #2f2f2e, #121211, #525250, #8a7c6c, #b2b1aa, #8d8b88 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #8d8b88

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