The Master (2012)
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson · Cinematography by Mihai Malaimare Jr., Barry Idoine
R138 min63 frames
Drama
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What is The Master about?
Freddie, a volatile, heavy-drinking veteran who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, finds some semblance of a family when he stumbles onto the ship of Lancaster Dodd, the charismatic leader of a new "religion" he forms after World War II.
The Master is a 2012 American period psychological drama film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and starring Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Amy Adams. It tells the story of Freddie Quell (Phoenix), a World War II Navy veteran struggling to adjust to a post-war society, who meets Lancaster Dodd (Hoffman), the leader of a cult known as The Cause. Dodd sees something in Quell and accepts him into the movement. Quell takes a liking to The Cause and begins traveling with Dodd's family to spread his teachings.
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What does the cinematography of The Master look like?
Across 63 sampled frames, The Master builds its coverage from medium shots (44% of the sample), with close-ups (22%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Mihai Malaimare Jr. keeps 49% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Daylight carries most of the picture. Focus stays shallow in 57% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1950s.
What is the color palette of The Master?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Master (2012) are #2f2c2a, #121110, #535149, #4e4837, #d6d3cc, #757368 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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