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The Yards (2000)

Directed by James Gray · Cinematography by Harris Savides

R115 min64 frames

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The Yards (2000) movie still: wide — A long, marble-walled hospital corridor stretches towards a set of wooden double doors. Two men walk towards…The Yards (2000) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit room with an indistinct wall background and a towel hanging nearby. A woman with auburn hair and…The Yards (2000) movie still: medium — A man stands on a residential porch at night near a white siding wall. He looks directly at the camera while…The Yards (2000) movie still: establishing — A stone-faced diner stands beside a parking lot under a grey evening sky. Several parked cars sit in…The Yards (2000) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit interior space with dark, muted tones and obscured background details. A young man with a facial…The Yards (2000) movie still: wide — An abandoned stone building covered in climbing ivy sits amidst tall, unkempt green weeds. A reflection in a…The Yards (2000) movie still: wide — A linoleum-floored corridor features wood-paneled walls and a series of glass partitions. A man waits in a…The Yards (2000) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit interior room at night provides a dark, shadowed background. A woman in a patterned blouse…The Yards (2000) movie still: establishing — An aerial panoramic view of a city neighborhood under a heavy purple storm sky. Landmarks including the…The Yards (2000) movie still: closeup — A tilted neon sign displaying the words Club Rio in bright red letters. The sign is set against a dark,…The Yards (2000) movie still: medium — An interior space features white cabinets in the background behind a dark doorway. A young man stands in…The Yards (2000) movie still: wide — A low-rise two-story budget motel features a long balcony and a parking lot. A prominent roadside sign stands…The Yards (2000) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit room with muted yellow walls and a framed floral print. A woman stands in a doorway looking…The Yards (2000) movie still: wide — A residential street at night features multi-story apartment buildings with yellow lit windows. A lone man in a…The Yards (2000) movie still: wide — A cluttered 1990s corporate office features wood grain furniture, stacks of files, and windows. Two men conduct…The Yards (2000) movie still: medium — A banquet hall interior features brick walls and birthday balloons in the background. Six men in formal suits…
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What is The Yards about?

In the rail yards of Queens, contractors repair and rebuild the city's subway cars. These contracts are lucrative, so graft and corruption are rife. When Leo Handler gets out of prison, he finds his aunt married to Frank Olchin, one of the big contractors; he's battling with a minority-owned firm for contracts.

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What does the cinematography of The Yards look like?

Across 61 sampled frames, The Yards builds its coverage from close-ups (33% of the sample), with wide compositions (31%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Harris Savides keeps 69% of it in soft, low-key light. 70% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 56% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of The Yards?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Yards (2000) are #33322a, #13110c, #29251a, #706b55, #4d4836, #54524a — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #4d4836
  • #54524a

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