Videodrome (1983)
Directed by David Cronenberg · Cinematography by Mark Irwin
R87 min50 frames
HorrorScience FictionMystery
First it controls your mind. Then it destroys your body.
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What is Videodrome about?
As the president of a trashy TV channel, Max Renn is desperate for new programming to attract viewers. When he happens upon "Videodrome," a TV show dedicated to gratuitous torture and punishment, Max sees a potential hit and broadcasts the show on his channel. However, after his girlfriend auditions for the show and never returns, Max investigates the truth behind Videodrome and discovers that the graphic violence may not be as fake as he thought.
Videodrome is a 1983 Canadian science fiction body horror film written and directed by David Cronenberg and starring James Woods, Sonja Smits, and Debbie Harry. Set in Toronto during the early 1980s, it follows the CEO of a small UHF television station who stumbles upon a broadcast signal of snuff films. Layers of deception and mind-control conspiracy unfold as he attempts to uncover the signal's source, complicated by increasingly intense hallucinations that cause him to lose his grip on reality.
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What does the cinematography of Videodrome look like?
Across 50 sampled frames, Videodrome builds its coverage from medium shots (54% of the sample), with close-ups (34%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Mark Irwin keeps 42% of it in soft, low-key light. 44% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 74% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1980s.
What is the color palette of Videodrome?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Videodrome (1983) are #322e2c, #131211, #544e4a, #d2cfc8, #928f89, #928876 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
#322e2c#131211#544e4a#d2cfc8#928f89#928876
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