The Notebook (2004)
Directed by Nick Cassavetes · Cinematography by Robert Fraisse
PG-13123 min153 frames
RomanceDrama
Behind every great love is a great story.
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The Notebook — official trailer
What is The Notebook about?
An epic love story centered around an older man who reads aloud to a woman with Alzheimer's. From a faded notebook, the old man's words bring to life the story about a couple who is separated by World War II, and is then passionately reunited, seven years later, after they have taken different paths.
The Notebook is a 2004 American romantic drama film directed by Nick Cassavetes, from a screenplay by Jeremy Leven and Jan Sardi, and based on the 1996 novel by Nicholas Sparks. The film stars Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams as a young couple who fall in love in the 1940s. Their story is read from a notebook in the modern day by an elderly man telling the tale to a fellow nursing home resident.
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What does the cinematography of The Notebook look like?
Across 153 sampled frames, The Notebook builds its coverage from medium shots (50% of the sample), with close-ups (25%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Robert Fraisse keeps 52% of it in soft, low-key light. 58% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Focus stays shallow in 83% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of The Notebook?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Notebook (2004) are #332e2b, #121011, #56504b, #faf9f7, #483830, #d2c5b0 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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