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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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The Shallows (2016) movie still: establishing — Clear shallow tropical water reveals a rocky reef formation beneath the surface. A large shark swims…The Shallows (2016) movie still: closeup — A Great White shark swims forward in murky, deep blue-green ocean water. The shark approaches the camera…The Shallows (2016) movie still: closeup — A woman with wet hair stands against a backdrop of deep blue open water. She looks towards the right with…The Shallows (2016) movie still: closeup — A bright coastal setting with an expansive blue sky and blurred beach structures. A blonde woman in a…The Shallows (2016) movie still: wide — Sunlight penetrates the surface of clear blue water in the ocean. A lone surfer silhouette floats beneath a…The Shallows (2016) movie still: wide — A top-down view of a surfer paddling through shallow, translucent tropical water. A rocky, moss-covered…The Shallows (2016) movie still: fullbody — A woman drifts through deep blue water densely populated by translucent glowing jellyfish. The subject…The Shallows (2016) movie still: medium — A woman in a wetsuit is positioned in open water against a pale sky. Multiple gulls fly in the background…The Shallows (2016) movie still: medium — A great white shark breaches the surface of dark ocean water at night. The creature is completely…The Shallows (2016) movie still: medium — An underwater view looking toward the surface of the sea. A lone surfer descends through the water while…The Shallows (2016) movie still: closeup — A woman lies on a surfboard in the middle of a vast, bright ocean. She is looking back with a focused…The Shallows (2016) movie still: closeup — A shark dorsal fin cuts through choppy grey water near a red navigation buoy. Rocky cliffs and a dark,…The Shallows (2016) movie still: medium — A dark rocky outcrop sits surrounded by turbulent water at night under a dim sky. A woman with wet blonde…The Shallows (2016) movie still: establishing — A top-down view of turbulent ocean waves washing over dark reddish-purple jagged coastal rocks.…The Shallows (2016) movie still: wide — A vast expanse of deep green ocean water is broken by white turbulent surf. A lone surfer paddles on a board…The Shallows (2016) movie still: medium — A turquoise ocean surface with a distant sandy beach and dense green coastline vegetation. A young woman…
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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.

The Shallows is a 2016 American survival horror thriller film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, written by Anthony Jaswinski, and starring Blake Lively. In the film, medical student Nancy Adams gets stranded 200 yards (180 m) from shore and must use her wits and determination to survive a great white shark attack. Principal photography began in October 2015 in New South Wales and Queensland, Australia.

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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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