True Lies (1994)
Directed by James Cameron · Cinematography by Russell Carpenter
R141 min96 frames
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When he said I do, he never said what he did.
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What is True Lies about?
A fearless, globe-trotting, terrorist-battling secret agent has his life turned upside down when he discovers his wife might be having an affair with a used car salesman while terrorists smuggle nuclear war heads into the United States.
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What does the cinematography of True Lies look like?
Across 96 sampled frames, True Lies builds its coverage from medium shots (47% of the sample), with wide compositions (29%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Russell Carpenter keeps 51% of it in soft, low-key light. 56% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 60% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of True Lies?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of True Lies (1994) are #2e2d2d, #071b2e, #f6f6f5, #d2d2cf, #0f1011, #33526a — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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