The Prestige (2006)

Directed by Christopher Nolan · Cinematography by Wally Pfister

PG-13130 min61 frames

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What is The Prestige about?

A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences.

The Prestige is a 2006 mystery thriller film directed by Christopher Nolan, who co-wrote the screenplay with his brother Jonathan Nolan, based on the 1995 novel by Christopher Priest. Set in Victorian London, the film stars Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale as stage magicians who compete to create a superior teleportation illusion.

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What does the cinematography of The Prestige look like?

Across 61 sampled frames, The Prestige builds its coverage from medium shots (44% of the sample), with wide compositions (33%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Wally Pfister keeps 67% of it in soft, low-key light. 59% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Focus stays shallow in 61% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of The Prestige?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Prestige (2006) are #141210, #312d29, #45362a, #261b14, #51514d, #2c231b — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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