The Entity (1982)
Directed by Sidney J. Furie · Cinematography by Stephen H. Burum
R125 min62 frames
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There is no escape from something you cannot see.
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What is The Entity about?
A single mom is raped by an invisible force. Her psychiatrist believes the experience stems from childhood trauma, while she knows something supernatural is at play.
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What does the cinematography of The Entity look like?
Across 62 sampled frames, The Entity builds its coverage from medium shots (53% of the sample), with close-ups (27%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Stephen H. Burum keeps 66% of it in soft, low-key light. 68% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 81% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1980s.
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The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Entity (1982) are #312e2d, #111010, #261513, #463833, #54504c, #d7d4cd — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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