About a Boy cinematography — film frames and visual analysis

2002 · 448 frames · Directed by Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz

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448 frames 2.35:1 Mostly wide shots
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Wide shot frame from About a Boy — sitting, plate, room
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from About a Boy — standing, walking, hair
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Green
Medium shot frame from About a Boy — book, standing, kitchen
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Medium shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from About a Boy — walking, street, car
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from About a Boy — walking, street, hat
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark orange
Wide shot frame from About a Boy — sitting, room, table
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from About a Boy — standing, hat, jacket
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark blue
Frame from About a Boy — sitting, standing, person
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Low brightness · Dark red
Wide shot frame from About a Boy — standing, door, street
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Gray
Wide shot frame from About a Boy — standing, room, door
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark pink
Wide shot frame from About a Boy — sitting, room, table
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from About a Boy — door, window, running
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from About a Boy — standing, bookcase, person
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from About a Boy — standing, room, kitchen
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from About a Boy — standing, room, hair
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark yellow
Medium shot frame from About a Boy — standing, face, hair
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Medium shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from About a Boy — book, standing, room
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from About a Boy — sitting, standing, room
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from About a Boy — standing, shirt, face
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Gray
Wide shot frame from About a Boy — sitting, standing, mirror
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Gray

Visual profile of About a Boy

This visual profile is calculated from 448 frames available in the WatchTheFrame collection.

Color palette of About a Boy

Dark gray 23.2% · 400 frames Gray 19.4% · 409 frames Dark orange 9.5% · 210 frames Dark blue 7.4% · 192 frames Dark red 7.3% · 178 frames Black 6.7% · 228 frames Muted blue 6.4% · 257 frames Muted orange 3.9% · 124 frames Dark green 3.7% · 70 frames Muted green 2.4% · 69 frames Blue 2.2% · 86 frames Dark teal 1.9% · 44 frames Dark yellow 1.4% · 45 frames Dark purple 1% · 39 frames

Lighting and tonal range

Brightness: higher than 71% of films in the collection
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Contrast: lower than 51% of films in the collection
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Composition and shot characteristics

Wide shot — 81% — 364 frames364Medium shot — 4% — 18 frames18

Explore the visual relationships

Analyze That (2002)
98% color similarity For Your Eyes Only (1981)
97% color similarity Medium Cool (1969)
97% color similarity Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
96% color similarity From Russia with Love (1963)
96% color similarity Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1993)
96% color similarity Spider-Man 2 (2004)
96% color similarity Billy Elliot (2000)
96% color similarity Cool Runnings (1993)
95% color similarity Coming to America (1988)
95% color similarity Kick-Ass (2010)
95% color similarity The Accused (1988)
95% color similarity A Different Man (2024)
94% color similarity Magnificent Obsession (1954)
93% color similarity Chinjeolhan Geumjassi (2005)
91% color similarity

Visual tags in About a Boy

duck ambulance scarf coffee table convenience store headlight guitar bench studio couch drink vehicle registration plate shelf countertop jacket couch cat television cabinetry bookcase kitchen drinking straw furniture plate bottle

Films with a similar visual profile

For Your Eyes Only (1981)
97% match · 964 frames
Medium Cool (1969)
97% match · 660 frames
Analyze That (2002)
97% match · 358 frames
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
97% match · 586 frames
From Russia with Love (1963)
97% match · 719 frames
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1993)
96% match · 412 frames
The Accused (1988)
96% match · 506 frames
Cool Runnings (1993)
96% match · 683 frames
Magnificent Obsession (1954)
96% match · 323 frames
Billy Elliot (2000)
95% match · 541 frames
Coming to America (1988)
95% match · 541 frames
A Different Man (2024)
95% match · 364 frames

About this collection

Metrics on this page are calculated from 448 frames available for About a Boy in the WatchTheFrame collection. They describe the analysed frames, not the film as a whole.