Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
Directed by Barry Levinson · Cinematography by Stephen Goldblatt
PG-13109 min94 frames
MysteryAdventureThriller
Before a lifetime of adventure, they lived the adventure of a lifetime.
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What is Young Sherlock Holmes about?
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson meet as boys in an English Boarding school. Holmes is known for his deductive ability even as a youth, amazing his classmates with his abilities. When they discover a plot to murder a series of British business men by an Egyptian cult, they move to stop it.
Young Sherlock Holmes is a 1985 American mystery adventure film directed by Barry Levinson and written by Chris Columbus, based on the characters created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The film depicts a young Sherlock Holmes and John Watson meeting and solving a mystery together at a boarding school.
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What does the cinematography of Young Sherlock Holmes look like?
Sampled across 93 frames, the coverage of Young Sherlock Holmes leans on medium shots (61% of the sample) and close-ups (16%). Cinematographer Stephen Goldblatt keeps 78% of it in soft, naturalistic light. This is largely a daylight film — 78% of the frames play in daylight. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 82% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of Young Sherlock Holmes?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Young Sherlock Holmes (1985) are #322f2c, #53504a, #d0c8b5, #1a1817, #b2a793, #4d483b — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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