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What Happened Was… (1994)

Directed by Tom Noonan · Cinematography by Joe DeSalvo

R91 min29 frames

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Comedy. Romance. Terror. The perfect first date.

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Stills, screencaps & shots from What Happened Was…

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What Happened Was… (1994) movie still: closeup — A silver quartz desk clock sits next to a glass of dark liquid on a surface. The dark environment…What Happened Was… (1994) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room contains dark blue walls, a fish tank, and various furniture items. A woman sits…What Happened Was… (1994) movie still: medium — A man sits on a couch in a dimly lit living room at night. Behind him is a counter area with various…What Happened Was… (1994) movie still: medium — A domestic space with cabinets and a microwave cluttered with various household kitchen items. A…What Happened Was… (1994) movie still: fullbody — A dark, wrinkled grey bedsheet covers a flat surface viewed from directly above. A woman lies face…What Happened Was… (1994) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room with red walls and dark curtains in the background. A woman sits on the floor…What Happened Was… (1994) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room with a dark blue wall and a draped curtain behind. A woman sits facing the camera…What Happened Was… (1994) movie still: medium — A dark dining room features a table set with a wine bottle and candles. A bald man in a sweater vest…What Happened Was… (1994) movie still: closeup — A woman stands indoors at night looking through an open window at city buildings. She gazes outward…What Happened Was… (1994) movie still: closeup — A dark space lit only by a sharp magenta light on the subject. A man with dark features and stubble…What Happened Was… (1994) movie still: medium — An interior space at night with a city skyline visible through a dark window. A woman sits at a…What Happened Was… (1994) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room with muted walls and a dark doorway in the distance. An older man and a younger…What Happened Was… (1994) movie still: closeup — A dark indoor space where the subject is obscured by low light levels. A woman looks off-screen,…What Happened Was… (1994) movie still: medium — A woman stands behind a wire-reinforced glass window in a dark room. Beside her, a lamp covered by a…What Happened Was… (1994) movie still: wide — A dark living room features blue curtains and a portrait of Martin Luther King. A man and a woman sit…What Happened Was… (1994) movie still: closeup — A flat-surfaced door features a central latch and a standard brass lock mechanism. The blue-painted…
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What Happened Was… — official trailer

What is What Happened Was… about?

Jackie and Michael are coworkers at a large law firm. They decide to meet at Jackie's for dinner one night.

Where can you watch What Happened Was…?

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What does the cinematography of What Happened Was… look like?

Across 29 sampled frames, What Happened Was… builds its coverage from medium shots, with close-ups carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Joe DeSalvo keeps almost all of it in soft, low-key light. Most of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in most of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of What Happened Was…?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of What Happened Was… (1994) are #2d2d30, #505052, #0d0b0d, #d2d3cf, #313342, #ab9391 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

  • #2d2d30
  • #505052
  • #0d0b0d
  • #d2d3cf
  • #313342
  • #ab9391

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