The Fly (1986)
Directed by David Cronenberg · Cinematography by Mark Irwin
R96 min43 frames
HorrorScience Fiction
Be afraid. Be very afraid.
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The Fly — official trailer
What is The Fly about?
When Seth Brundle makes a huge scientific and technological breakthrough in teleportation, he decides to test it on himself. Unbeknownst to him, a common housefly manages to get inside the device and the two become one.
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What does the cinematography of The Fly look like?
Across 43 sampled frames, The Fly builds its coverage from medium shots (58% of the sample), with close-ups (23%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Mark Irwin keeps 67% of it in soft, low-key light. 70% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 67% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1980s.
What is the color palette of The Fly?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Fly (1986) are #312f2e, #908f8d, #d2d0cc, #504e4b, #101110, #24211d — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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