Blade Runner 2049 cinematography — film frames and visual analysis

2017 · 488 frames · Directed by Denis Villeneuve

Explore 488 frames from Blade Runner 2049 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.

488 frames 2.40:1 Mostly wide shots
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Frame from Blade Runner 2049 — standing, room, face
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Low brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from Blade Runner 2049 — human face
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Yellow
Wide shot frame from Blade Runner 2049 — door, night
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark yellow
Wide shot frame from Blade Runner 2049 — table, hand, person
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Gray
Wide shot frame from Blade Runner 2049 — sitting, water, person
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from Blade Runner 2049 — sitting, room, table
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Medium shot frame from Blade Runner 2049 — standing, room, coat
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Medium shot · Low brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from Blade Runner 2049 — sitting, book, standing
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from Blade Runner 2049 — building
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from Blade Runner 2049 — standing, room, hand
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark orange
Wide shot frame from Blade Runner 2049 — face, person, human face
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from Blade Runner 2049 — room, table, person
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Gray
Wide shot frame from Blade Runner 2049 — building
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from Blade Runner 2049 — tent
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Medium shot frame from Blade Runner 2049 — standing, walking, room
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Medium shot · Low brightness · Dark teal
Wide shot frame from Blade Runner 2049 — window
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from Blade Runner 2049 — walking, snow, person
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from Blade Runner 2049 — standing, room, table
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark orange
Frame from Blade Runner 2049 — room, door, glass
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Medium brightness · Gray
Wide shot frame from Blade Runner 2049 — person
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray

Visual profile of Blade Runner 2049

This visual profile is calculated from 488 frames available in the WatchTheFrame collection.

Color palette of Blade Runner 2049

Dark gray 31.1% · 357 frames Black 15.4% · 245 frames Gray 14.5% · 353 frames Dark orange 10.1% · 101 frames Dark yellow 7.3% · 106 frames Dark blue 7.2% · 108 frames Dark teal 7.1% · 124 frames Dark green 4% · 42 frames Muted yellow 1.8% · 70 frames Yellow 0.6% · 11 frames Muted orange 0.3% · 18 frames Muted blue 0.2% · 10 frames Muted green 0.2% · 6 frames Muted teal 0.2% · 8 frames

Lighting and tonal range

Brightness: lower than 82% of films in the collection
DarkBright
Contrast: lower than 87% of films in the collection
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  • The analysed frames are darker than most films in the WatchTheFrame collection.
  • Muted and low-saturation colors appear frequently in these frames.
  • These frames contain a relatively high share of low-contrast images.

Composition and shot characteristics

Wide shot — 84% — 409 frames409Medium shot — 6% — 29 frames29

Explore the visual relationships

The King's Man (2021)
99% color similarity Everything Everywhere All at Once (2021)
99% color similarity Mortal Engines (2018)
98% color similarity West Side Story (2021)
98% color similarity Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
97% color similarity Iron Man (2008)
97% color similarity Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
97% color similarity Malcolm (1992)
96% color similarity The Black Phone (2021)
95% color similarity The Bourne Identity (2002)
95% color similarity Twelve Monkeys (1995)
95% color similarity Black Panther (2018)
95% color similarity Doctor Strange (2016)
95% color similarity The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)
95% color similarity Fatal Attraction (1987)
94% color similarity

Visual palette across 3 films directed by Denis Villeneuve

2021 · Dune: Part One
2024 · Dune: Part Two

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

Films directed by Denis Villeneuve

Dune: Part One
591 frames
Dune: Part Two
648 frames
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Visual tags in Blade Runner 2049

cake computer monitor human hand stairs furniture weapon rain umbrella coat couch human head table human nose room chair action cabinetry building human eye office boat land vehicle dog bird

Films with a similar visual profile

The King's Man (2021)
98% match · 638 frames
West Side Story (2021)
98% match · 802 frames
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2021)
98% match · 621 frames
Mortal Engines (2018)
98% match · 1044 frames
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
97% match · 604 frames
Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
97% match · 685 frames
Malcolm (1992)
97% match · 668 frames
Iron Man (2008)
97% match · 847 frames
The Black Phone (2021)
96% match · 422 frames
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)
96% match · 465 frames
Doctor Strange (2016)
96% match · 809 frames
Black Panther (2018)
96% match · 765 frames

About this collection

Metrics on this page are calculated from 488 frames available for Blade Runner 2049 in the WatchTheFrame collection. They describe the analysed frames, not the film as a whole.