The Thin Blue Line (1988)
Directed by Errol Morris · Cinematography by Stefan Czapsky, Robert Chappell
101 min56 frames
CrimeDocumentary
Erases the border between art and activism.
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The Thin Blue Line — official trailer
What is The Thin Blue Line about?
This unique documentary dramatically re-enacts the crime scene and investigation of a police officer's murder in Dallas.
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What does the cinematography of The Thin Blue Line look like?
Across 56 sampled frames, The Thin Blue Line builds its coverage from close-ups (41% of the sample), with medium shots (36%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Stefan Czapsky keeps 46% of it in naturalistic light. Focus stays shallow in 59% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of The Thin Blue Line?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Thin Blue Line (1988) are #0d0d0e, #2e2d2d, #cfcfce, #f5f5f4, #8c8f8c, #abadac — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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