Blade Runner cinematography — film frames and visual analysis

1982 · 287 frames · Directed by Ridley Scott

Explore 287 frames from Blade Runner 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.

287 frames 2.40:1 Mostly wide shots
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Wide shot frame from Blade Runner — face, hair, person
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from Blade Runner — water, snow, fountain
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from Blade Runner — standing, room, bottle
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from Blade Runner — walking, glass, person
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Medium shot frame from Blade Runner — room, tie, shirt
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Medium shot · Medium brightness · Dark orange
Wide shot frame from Blade Runner — standing, dialogue, hat
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from Blade Runner — face, person, human face
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from Blade Runner — water, traffic light
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from Blade Runner — room, night, person
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark teal
Wide shot frame from Blade Runner — standing, hat, night
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark teal
Wide shot frame from Blade Runner — sitting, book, room
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Muted teal
Medium shot frame from Blade Runner — hand, water, bathroom
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Medium shot · Medium brightness · Dark orange
Wide shot frame from Blade Runner — shirt, face, hair
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark teal
Wide shot frame from Blade Runner — animal, food, bird
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from Blade Runner — room, hat, mustache
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark teal
Wide shot frame from Blade Runner — book, room, table
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from Blade Runner — standing, room, coat
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from Blade Runner — walking, street, night
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Frame from Blade Runner — fire, night, tower
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Low brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from Blade Runner — standing, night, water
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark blue

Visual profile of Blade Runner

This visual profile is calculated from 287 frames available in the WatchTheFrame collection.

Color palette of Blade Runner

Dark blue 35.7% · 194 frames Dark gray 19% · 200 frames Dark teal 11.7% · 115 frames Gray 8.7% · 194 frames Dark orange 6% · 64 frames Black 4.8% · 78 frames Muted blue 4.4% · 86 frames Dark yellow 3.9% · 51 frames Dark green 2.7% · 31 frames Muted teal 1.2% · 27 frames Muted yellow 0.9% · 27 frames Light gray 0.6% · 23 frames Muted orange 0.4% · 21 frames Muted green 0.1% · 2 frames

Lighting and tonal range

Brightness: lower than 88% of films in the collection
DarkBright
Contrast: lower than 69% of films in the collection
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  • The analysed frames are darker than most films in the WatchTheFrame collection.

Composition and shot characteristics

Wide shot — 87% — 250 frames250Medium shot — 6% — 17 frames17Close-up — 1% — 2 frames2

Explore the visual relationships

Batman (1989)
99% color similarity Power Rangers (2017)
97% color similarity The Conjuring 2 (2016)
96% color similarity John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)
96% color similarity The King's Speech (2010)
96% color similarity John Wick: Chapter Two (2017)
96% color similarity 8 Mile (2002)
96% color similarity Aliens (1986)
94% color similarity The Abyss (1989)
94% color similarity Jack Reacher (2012)
94% color similarity La La Land (2016)
91% color similarity John Wick (2014)
91% color similarity Batman Returns (1992)
89% color similarity Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
89% color similarity The Ring Two (2005)
88% color similarity

Visual palette across 3 films directed by Ridley Scott

1989 · Black Rain
2017 · Alien: Covenant

Based on 3 films in the collection, these colors appear most frequently in frames from films directed by Ridley Scott.

Films directed by Ridley Scott

Black Rain
539 frames
Alien: Covenant
476 frames
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Visual tags in Blade Runner

rain bathroom crying umbrella skyscraper human nose fountain smoke human eye human mouth curtain newspaper human hand cigarette bird water night snow bed building animal glass room mirror

Films with a similar visual profile

Batman (1989)
98% match · 496 frames
John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)
97% match · 722 frames
John Wick: Chapter Two (2017)
96% match · 612 frames
Power Rangers (2017)
96% match · 744 frames
8 Mile (2002)
95% match · 623 frames
The Abyss (1989)
94% match · 525 frames
John Wick (2014)
94% match · 529 frames
The King's Speech (2010)
94% match · 348 frames
Aliens (1986)
94% match · 926 frames
The Conjuring 2 (2016)
94% match · 541 frames
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
93% match · 408 frames
La La Land (2016)
93% match · 484 frames

About this collection

Metrics on this page are calculated from 287 frames available for Blade Runner in the WatchTheFrame collection. They describe the analysed frames, not the film as a whole.