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Van Diemens Land (2009)

Directed by Jonathan auf der Heide · Cinematography by Ellery Ryan

104 min63 frames

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Van Diemens Land (2009) movie still: wide — A dense forest of tall, pale-barked eucalyptus trees sits against a misty hillside. Thick fog obscures…Van Diemens Land (2009) movie still: closeup — A man is illuminated against a pitch black, undifferentiated outdoor background at night. The man…Van Diemens Land (2009) movie still: wide — A dense, overgrown temperate forest floor is covered in ferns and fallen tree branches. A lone man in a…Van Diemens Land (2009) movie still: medium — A dense, overgrown temperate forest with thick tree trunks and large green fern fronds. A young man…Van Diemens Land (2009) movie still: establishing — A dark river flows between dense evergreen forests under a heavy overcast sky. The river surface…Van Diemens Land (2009) movie still: medium — A man stands in a dark, densely shadowed wooded area at night. He is positioned closely against the…Van Diemens Land (2009) movie still: establishing — A dark frozen surface reflects small points of bright sunlight across its uneven texture. The…Van Diemens Land (2009) movie still: wide — A group of men in white shirts stand at the edge of a lake. Several canvas tents are pitched near large…Van Diemens Land (2009) movie still: wide — A muddy shoreline sits beside a large lake under a heavy, overcast grey sky. Several white canvas tents…Van Diemens Land (2009) movie still: closeup — A metal plate holding pieces of cooked meat sits on a weathered wooden table. The plate appears worn…Van Diemens Land (2009) movie still: closeup — A man sits inside a vehicle with an out-of-focus background visible through the window. The subject…Van Diemens Land (2009) movie still: wide — A snow-dusted ridge sits above a dark, brush-covered foreground under a clear sky. Tiny figures are…Van Diemens Land (2009) movie still: closeup — A man stands in a dark environment with a fur-lined garment visible. He is looking down while…Van Diemens Land (2009) movie still: wide — A vast, open plain with tall, dry grass sits before a dense eucalyptus forest. Two men in…Van Diemens Land (2009) movie still: medium — Two men sit inside a dimly lit, shadowy enclosure during the night. They look upward at an unseen…Van Diemens Land (2009) movie still: medium — A dense forest environment with thick tangled foliage and shadowed branches surrounding the subject. A…
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Van Diemens Land — official trailer

What is Van Diemens Land about?

The true story of Australia’s most notorious convict, Alexander Pearce and his infamous journey into the beautiful yet brutal Tasmanian wilderness. A point of no return for convicts banished from their homeland, Van Diemen’s Land was a feared and dreaded penal settlement at the end of the earth.

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What does the cinematography of Van Diemens Land look like?

Sampled across 62 frames, the coverage of Van Diemens Land leans on wide compositions (34% of the sample) and medium shots (26%). Cinematographer Ellery Ryan keeps 73% of it in naturalistic light. This is largely a daylight film — 74% of the frames play in daylight. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame.

What is the color palette of Van Diemens Land?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Van Diemens Land (2009) are #2d2e2d, #4f514e, #71726d, #151413, #8e9090, #231b16 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

  • #2d2e2d
  • #4f514e
  • #71726d
  • #151413
  • #8e9090
  • #231b16

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