Before Midnight cinematography — film frames and visual analysis

2013 · 226 frames · Directed by Richard Linklater

Explore 226 frames from Before Midnight and study the film’s composition, color palette, lighting, shot scale and aspect ratio. Open any frame to use composition guides, color analysis and false color tools.

226 frames 1.85:1 Mostly wide shots
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Wide shot frame from Before Midnight — standing, dialogue, street
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark green
Wide shot frame from Before Midnight — walking, dialogue, shirt
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Gray
Wide shot frame from Before Midnight — sitting, sea, person
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Wide shot · High brightness · Dark green
Wide shot frame from Before Midnight — standing, room, table
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from Before Midnight — standing, dress, shirt
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark yellow
Wide shot frame from Before Midnight — sitting, plate, table
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark orange
Wide shot frame from Before Midnight — standing, hat, shirt
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Wide shot · High brightness · Muted teal
Frame from Before Midnight — kitchen, salad, tomato
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Medium brightness · Gray
Medium shot frame from Before Midnight — shirt, beard, face
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Medium shot · High brightness · Light gray
Frame from Before Midnight — poster
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High brightness · Blue
Medium shot frame from Before Midnight — sitting, standing, table
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Medium shot · Medium brightness · Dark yellow
Wide shot frame from Before Midnight — standing, street, car
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Wide shot · High brightness · Muted orange
Wide shot frame from Before Midnight — standing, hand, shirt
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Wide shot · High brightness · Light blue
Wide shot frame from Before Midnight — walking, hand, dress
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Muted orange
Wide shot frame from Before Midnight — walking, street, dress
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from Before Midnight — sitting, shirt, beard
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Wide shot · High brightness · Light blue
Wide shot frame from Before Midnight — sitting, table, dress
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark orange
Wide shot frame from Before Midnight — sitting, table, dress
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark orange
Wide shot frame from Before Midnight — sitting, room, table
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark orange
Wide shot frame from Before Midnight — street, sea, person
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Wide shot · High brightness · Dark green

Visual profile of Before Midnight

This visual profile is calculated from 226 frames available in the WatchTheFrame collection.

Color palette of Before Midnight

Dark orange 18% · 151 frames Gray 16.3% · 184 frames Dark gray 11.6% · 170 frames Dark green 9.3% · 111 frames Muted orange 8.7% · 139 frames Muted yellow 6.8% · 111 frames Dark yellow 6.4% · 86 frames Muted green 4% · 95 frames Black 3.2% · 80 frames Muted teal 3.1% · 56 frames Light teal 2.5% · 44 frames Dark blue 2.4% · 55 frames Dark teal 2.2% · 64 frames Light gray 1.4% · 50 frames

Lighting and tonal range

Brightness: higher than 93% of films in the collection
DarkBright
Contrast: higher than 79% of films in the collection
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  • The analysed frames are brighter than most films in the WatchTheFrame collection.
  • These frames contain a relatively high share of high-contrast images.

Composition and shot characteristics

Wide shot — 88% — 198 frames198Medium shot — 7% — 15 frames15

Explore the visual relationships

Angst essen Seele auf (1974)
96% color similarity The Founder (2016)
94% color similarity Es ist nicht leicht, ein Gott zu sein (1989)
93% color similarity 12 Years a Slave (2013)
93% color similarity The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
93% color similarity Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)
91% color similarity Sin nombre (2009)
91% color similarity Eighth Grade (2018)
91% color similarity The King of Staten Island (2020)
91% color similarity Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)
91% color similarity Kak menya zovut (2014)
91% color similarity About Time (2013)
90% color similarity Blazing Saddles (1974)
89% color similarity Men in Black International (2019)
89% color similarity Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
89% color similarity

Visual tags in Before Midnight

tableware sun hat drinking straw shorts sink bench knife convenience store trousers countertop sea restaurant glass beard fancy dress food dress glasses cigarette water shirt table smiling plate

Films with a similar visual profile

The Founder (2016)
95% match · 515 frames
12 Years a Slave (2013)
94% match · 449 frames
About Time (2013)
94% match · 452 frames
The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
93% match · 592 frames
Es ist nicht leicht, ein Gott zu sein (1989)
93% match · 521 frames
Angst essen Seele auf (1974)
93% match · 176 frames
Blazing Saddles (1974)
93% match · 246 frames
Sin nombre (2009)
93% match · 727 frames
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
93% match · 347 frames
Kak menya zovut (2014)
92% match · 363 frames
The King of Staten Island (2020)
92% match · 495 frames
Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)
92% match · 613 frames

About this collection

Metrics on this page are calculated from 226 frames available for Before Midnight in the WatchTheFrame collection. They describe the analysed frames, not the film as a whole.