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The Selfish Giant (2013)

Directed by Clio Barnard · Cinematography by Mike Eley

91 min43 frames

Drama

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The Selfish Giant (2013) movie still: wide — A weathered brick retail building features a boarded window painted with a large heart. Two figures…The Selfish Giant (2013) movie still: medium — A horse stands inside a rustic enclosure with corrugated metal walls and wood framing. A person…The Selfish Giant (2013) movie still: closeup — A close up shows a clean hand gripping a mud-caked forearm. The background is a soft, out-of-focus…The Selfish Giant (2013) movie still: closeup — A dark indoor setting with low-key lighting focused on an older man's face. The man leans forward…The Selfish Giant (2013) movie still: closeup — A dark, indistinct exterior area is illuminated only by a nearby, unseen fire. An older man wearing…The Selfish Giant (2013) movie still: medium — A grassy hill under a grey twilight sky features a tall electrical pylon. A teenage boy sits with his…The Selfish Giant (2013) movie still: medium — A suburban sidewalk is bordered by a weathered wooden picket fence and brick architecture. A single…The Selfish Giant (2013) movie still: wide — An open field with tall, dried grasses under an overcast, grey sky. A young man walks away from the…The Selfish Giant (2013) movie still: wide — An expansive open field features large metal transmission towers and a wooden pole. A single rider on…The Selfish Giant (2013) movie still: wide — A residential road in a suburban area features a paved street and paved sidewalks. Two young men ride…The Selfish Giant (2013) movie still: wide — An electrical substation with metal towers and power lines stands in the dark. The structures are…The Selfish Giant (2013) movie still: wide — A muddy field sits before a row of brick council houses under a cloudy sky. A man inspects the wreckage…The Selfish Giant (2013) movie still: establishing — A field of metal electrical transmission towers stands against a muted, pink-tinted dusk sky.…The Selfish Giant (2013) movie still: closeup — Two hands are intertwined with fingers locked together against a dark, featureless background. The…The Selfish Giant (2013) movie still: wide — An open field contains patches of dry vegetation and rising plumes of dark smoke. A horse stands…The Selfish Giant (2013) movie still: wide — A paved path runs alongside a stone wall topped with heavy barbed wire coils. Two youths walk together,…
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What is The Selfish Giant about?

A hyperactive boy and his best friend, a slow-witted youth with an affinity for horses, start collecting scrap metal for a shady dealer.

The Selfish Giant is a 2013 British coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Clio Barnard. Inspired by Oscar Wilde's short story of the same name, it stars Conner Chapman and Shaun Thomas as two teenage boys who get caught up in the world of copper theft. Sean Gilder, Lorraine Ashbourne, Ian Burfield, Steve Evets, Siobhan Finneran, Ralph Ineson, Rebecca Manley, Rhys McCoy, and Elliott Tittensor appear in supporting roles. It shows the struggles of Northern England and life, and captures the North and South divide in England

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What does the cinematography of The Selfish Giant look like?

Sampled across 41 frames, the coverage of The Selfish Giant leans on wide compositions (34% of the sample) and close-ups (34%). Cinematographer Mike Eley keeps 59% of it in naturalistic light. Night and dusk account for 44% of the frames. Focus stays shallow in 63% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of The Selfish Giant?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Selfish Giant (2013) are #312f2e, #51514e, #727270, #8f8d8c, #111110, #a9aaaa — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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