Top Gun (1986)
Directed by Tony Scott · Cinematography by Jeffrey L. Kimball, Rick Fichter
PG110 min65 frames
ActionDramaRomance
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What is Top Gun about?
For Lieutenant Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell and his friend and co-pilot Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw, being accepted into an elite training school for fighter pilots is a dream come true. But a tragedy, as well as personal demons, will threaten Pete's dreams of becoming an ace pilot.
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What does the cinematography of Top Gun look like?
Sampled across 65 frames, the coverage of Top Gun leans on wide compositions (37% of the sample) and medium shots (28%). Cinematographer Jeffrey L. Kimball keeps 40% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Golden-hour light is a recurring motif, appearing in 20% of the sample. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. The production design places the film in the 1980s.
What is the color palette of Top Gun?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Top Gun (1986) are #2f312f, #0b0d0e, #4f514d, #fafaf9, #d3d1ca, #938771 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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