The Shining (1980)
Directed by Stanley Kubrick · Cinematography by John Alcott
R146 min59 frames
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A masterpiece of modern horror.
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What is The Shining about?
Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren't prepared for the madness that lurks within.
The Shining is a 1980 psychological horror film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick and co-written with novelist Diane Johnson. It is based on Stephen King's 1977 novel and stars Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd and Scatman Crothers. The film presents the descent into insanity of a recovering alcoholic and aspiring novelist who takes a job as winter caretaker for a mountain resort hotel with his wife and clairvoyant son.
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What does the cinematography of The Shining look like?
Sampled across 59 frames, the coverage of The Shining leans on medium shots (42% of the sample) and wide compositions (22%). Cinematographer John Alcott keeps 39% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. The production design places the film in the 1980s.
What is the color palette of The Shining?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Shining (1980) are #302d2a, #d7d3cc, #4c342b, #121111, #313a4d, #291813 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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