airplane in movies — cinematic frame references

Explore 1259 frames tagged “airplane” across 143 films. Compare colors, lighting, composition and shot characteristics. Open any frame to use the visual analysis tools.

1,259 frames 143 films Mostly wide shots
Wide shot frame from The Rocketeer — standing, airplane, person
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The Rocketeer · Wide shot · High brightness · Dark orange
Frame from The Rocketeer — airplane
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The Rocketeer · Medium brightness · Orange
Frame from The Rocketeer — standing, hat, car
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The Rocketeer · Medium brightness · Dark orange
Frame from The Rocketeer — sitting, hat, mustache
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The Rocketeer · Medium brightness · Dark yellow
Frame from The Rocketeer — street, airplane, wheel
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The Rocketeer · High brightness · Gray
Wide shot frame from Alien: Covenant — uniform, hand, airplane
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Alien: Covenant · Wide shot · Low brightness · Black
Frame from The Rocketeer — smoke, airplane
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The Rocketeer · Medium brightness · Gray
Wide shot frame from The Rocketeer — airplane, wheel, running
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The Rocketeer · Wide shot · High brightness · Gray
Frame from The Rocketeer — standing, airplane, person
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The Rocketeer · Medium brightness · Gray
Wide shot frame from Alien: Covenant — standing, hat, gun
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Alien: Covenant · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from Alien: Covenant — standing, car, water
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Alien: Covenant · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Frame from The Rocketeer — standing, airplane, person
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The Rocketeer · Medium brightness · Muted blue
Wide shot frame from Alien: Covenant — standing, hat, uniform
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Alien: Covenant · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from The Rocketeer — night, airplane, wheel
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The Rocketeer · Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from The Rocketeer — car, airplane, running
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The Rocketeer · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from The Rocketeer — standing, hat, face
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The Rocketeer · Wide shot · High brightness · Muted blue
Wide shot frame from Alien: Covenant — standing, car, airplane
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Alien: Covenant · Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from The Rocketeer — street, car, airplane
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The Rocketeer · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark orange
Frame from The Rocketeer — car, smoke, airplane
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The Rocketeer · Medium brightness · Gray
Frame from The Rocketeer — smoke, airplane, wheel
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The Rocketeer · High brightness · Gray

Visual profile of “airplane”

This profile is calculated from 1,259 frames across 143 films in the WatchTheFrame collection.

Colors commonly associated with “airplane”

Gray 23.1% Dark gray 22% Dark blue 10.1% Black 6.8% Dark orange 6.7% Muted orange 4.4% Dark teal 3.2% Dark yellow 3.1% Dark green 3% Dark red 2.6% Light gray 2.5% Muted blue 2.1% Muted yellow 1.7% Orange 1.3%
  • Light green appears 3.1 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.
  • Light red appears 2.4 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.
  • Teal appears 1.9 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.

Lighting and tonal characteristics

Brightness
Very dark192
Dark688
Mid316
Bright61
Very bright2
Saturation
Muted511
Low605
Mid127
High16
Vivid0
Contrast
Low150
Mid759
High301
Very high49
Aspect ratios
2.40:1 · 443 2.39:1 · 292 2.35:1 · 185 1.85:1 · 155 1.78:1 · 64

Films with “airplane” frames

The Rocketeer — 97/65897Air Force One — 94/60794The Transporter Refueled — 63/100263Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen — 59/97659Aliens — 48/92648Die Hard 2 — 43/96243Kingsman: The Secret Service — 40/52740Iron Man — 37/84737Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome — 34/82134Cherry 2000 — 33/55333Need for Speed — 33/69333Mortal Engines — 27/104427
Air Force One — 15.5%15The Rocketeer — 14.7%15Kingsman: The Secret Service — 7.6%8The Transporter Refueled — 6.3%6Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen — 6%6The King's Speech — 6%6Cherry 2000 — 6%6Aliens — 5.2%5Need for Speed — 4.8%5Die Hard 2 — 4.5%4Iron Man — 4.4%4Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome — 4.1%4

Directors and cinematographers associated with “airplane”

Wolfgang Petersen — 1 films · 94 frames15Joe Johnston — 1 films · 97 frames15Camille Delamarre — 1 films · 63 frames6Tom Hooper — 1 films · 21 frames6Steve De Jarnatt — 1 films · 33 frames6Scott Waugh — 1 films · 33 frames5Michael Bay — 2 films · 68 frames4Renny Harlin — 1 films · 43 frames4Jon Favreau — 1 films · 37 frames4George Ogilvie — 1 films · 34 frames4Adele Lim — 1 films · 16 frames4Michael Fimognari — 1 films · 19 frames4

Common combinations with “airplane”

airplane + helicopter 30 frames · 2.4% · lift 13.8 airplane + sea 32 frames · 2.5% · lift 2.8 airplane + uniform 76 frames · 6% · lift 2.5 airplane + land vehicle 99 frames · 7.9% · lift 2.2 airplane + running 49 frames · 3.9% · lift 2 airplane + smoke 54 frames · 4.3% · lift 1.9 airplane + night 149 frames · 11.8% · lift 1.9 airplane + car 293 frames · 23.3% · lift 1.9 airplane + snow 40 frames · 3.2% · lift 1.7 airplane + wheel 165 frames · 13.1% · lift 1.7 airplane + boat 37 frames · 2.9% · lift 1.6 airplane + water 69 frames · 5.5% · lift 1.2

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helicopter sea uniform land vehicle running smoke night car snow wheel boat water