The War of the Worlds: Next Century (1981)
Directed by Piotr Szulkin · Cinematography by Zygmunt Samosiuk
96 min56 frames
Science Fiction
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What is The War of the Worlds: Next Century about?
Poland, Christmastime. A band of hyperintelligent, bloodthirsty Martians take over the country and enlist hapless television newscaster Iron Idem as the voice of their propaganda machine. But when Iron dares to go off message, he makes an enemy even greater than the aliens—the state itself.
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What does the cinematography of The War of the Worlds: Next Century look like?
Sampled across 56 frames, the coverage of The War of the Worlds: Next Century leans on medium shots (30% of the sample) and close-ups (30%). Cinematographer Zygmunt Samosiuk keeps 68% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 64% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 61% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of The War of the Worlds: Next Century?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The War of the Worlds: Next Century (1981) are #30302e, #0d0d0e, #4d4d49, #f6f6f6, #ced2cf, #8b8f8f — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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