The Ice Storm (1997)
Directed by Ang Lee · Cinematography by Frederick Elmes
R112 min58 frames
Drama
It was 1973, and the climate was changing.
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What is The Ice Storm about?
In the weekend after thanksgiving 1973 the Hood family is skidding out of control. Then an ice storm hits, the worst in a century.
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What does the cinematography of The Ice Storm look like?
Across 56 sampled frames, The Ice Storm builds its coverage from medium shots (41% of the sample), with close-ups (27%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Frederick Elmes keeps 57% of it in soft, low-key light. 61% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Focus stays shallow in 63% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of The Ice Storm?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Ice Storm (1997) are #2e302c, #4f524c, #111313, #88776c, #918876, #8d908f — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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