The Squid and the Whale (2005)
Directed by Noah Baumbach · Cinematography by Robert D. Yeoman
R81 min65 frames
ComedyDrama
Joint custody blows.
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What is The Squid and the Whale about?
Based on the true childhood experiences of Noah Baumbach and his brother, The Squid and the Whale tells the touching story of two young boys dealing with their parents' divorce in Brooklyn in the 1980s.
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What does the cinematography of The Squid and the Whale look like?
Across 65 sampled frames, medium shots dominate the coverage of The Squid and the Whale (68% of the sample). Cinematographer Robert D. Yeoman keeps 49% of it in soft, naturalistic light. 43% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Focus stays shallow in 66% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of The Squid and the Whale?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Squid and the Whale (2005) are #332e2a, #53524a, #d1d0ca, #8a7769, #a9978b, #131311 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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