The Shallows (2016)

Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra · Cinematography by Flavio Martínez Labiano

PG-1386 min50 frames

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What was once in the deep is now in the shallows.

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What is The Shallows about?

While surfing on a secluded beach, Nancy finds herself in the feeding grounds of a great white shark. Though stranded only 200 yards from shore, survival proves to be the ultimate test of wills, requiring all of her ingenuity, resourcefulness, and fortitude.

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What does the cinematography of The Shallows look like?

Sampled across 50 frames, the coverage of The Shallows leans on wide compositions (30% of the sample) and close-ups (26%). The camera returns again and again to low angles. Cinematographer Flavio Martínez Labiano keeps 60% of it in soft, naturalistic light. This is largely a daylight film — 74% of the frames play in daylight. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame.

What is the color palette of The Shallows?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Shallows (2016) are #0e2c32, #2b5157, #d1d5cb, #031a28, #034750, #558a8f — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #031a28
  • #034750
  • #558a8f

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