The Masque of the Red Death (1964)

Directed by Roger Corman · Cinematography by Nicolas Roeg

89 min50 frames

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What is The Masque of the Red Death about?

A European prince terrorizes the local peasantry while using his castle as a refuge against the "Red Death" plague that stalks the land.

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What does the cinematography of The Masque of the Red Death look like?

Across 50 sampled frames, The Masque of the Red Death builds its coverage from medium shots (56% of the sample), with wide compositions (24%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Nicolas Roeg keeps 70% of it in soft, low-key light. 80% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 64% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of The Masque of the Red Death?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Masque of the Red Death (1964) are #2d2e2d, #0c0b0c, #8b0708, #d0cfcb, #f8f8f8, #473830 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #473830

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