building in movies — cinematic frame references

Explore 8607 frames tagged “building” across 289 films. Compare colors, lighting, composition and shot characteristics. Open any frame to use the visual analysis tools.

8,607 frames 289 films Mostly wide shots
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Wide shot frame from Stranger Things — walking, car, person
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Stranger Things · Wide shot · High brightness · Muted orange
Wide shot frame from Stranger Things — building
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Stranger Things · Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark teal
Wide shot frame from Stranger Things — standing, shirt, ladder
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Stranger Things · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark teal
Frame from Battle of the Sexes — glass, window, building
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Battle of the Sexes · Low brightness · Dark teal
Wide shot frame from Battle of the Sexes — walking, street, night
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Battle of the Sexes · Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from Battle of the Sexes — walking, night, person
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Battle of the Sexes · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from Sin nombre — sitting, dialogue, person
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Sin nombre · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from Sin nombre — sitting, bird, person
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Sin nombre · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Frame from Sin nombre — walking, night, train
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Sin nombre · Low brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from Sin nombre — night, train, person
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Sin nombre · Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from Sin nombre — standing, walking, night
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Sin nombre · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark teal
Wide shot frame from Burn After Reading — street, car, night
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Burn After Reading · Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark orange
Wide shot frame from Burn After Reading — person, human face, building
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Burn After Reading · Wide shot · High brightness · Dark teal
Wide shot frame from Burn After Reading — walking, car, shirt
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Burn After Reading · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Gray
Wide shot frame from Burn After Reading — sitting, standing, walking
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Burn After Reading · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark orange
Wide shot frame from Burn After Reading — walking, street, person
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Burn After Reading · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark green
Wide shot frame from Burn After Reading — car, wheel, building
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Burn After Reading · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark green
Wide shot frame from Burn After Reading — standing, room, hand
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Burn After Reading · Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark teal
Wide shot frame from Burn After Reading — walking, door, shirt
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Burn After Reading · Wide shot · High brightness · Light green
Wide shot frame from Limelight — sitting, standing, dialogue
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Limelight · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark teal

Visual profile of “building”

This profile is calculated from 8,607 frames across 289 films in the WatchTheFrame collection.

Colors commonly associated with “building”

Dark gray 21.1% Gray 15.1% Dark blue 14.3% Dark orange 11% Black 8.9% Dark teal 7.6% Dark green 4.6% Muted orange 3.8% Dark yellow 3.4% Dark red 2% Muted blue 1.4% Light gray 1.1% Muted teal 0.9% Orange 0.7%
  • Light purple appears 3.3 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.
  • Purple appears 2.8 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.
  • Light pink appears 1.6 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.

Lighting and tonal characteristics

Brightness
Very dark2239
Dark4736
Mid1462
Bright165
Very bright5
Saturation
Muted2927
Low4304
Mid1133
High211
Vivid32
Contrast
Low1257
Mid5519
High1682
Very high149
Aspect ratios
2.39:1 · 2397 2.40:1 · 2254 1.85:1 · 1137 2.35:1 · 743 1.78:1 · 493

Films with “building” frames

Doctor Strange — 171/809171West Side Story — 156/802156Mortal Engines — 150/1044150John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum — 138/602138Bãhubali 2: The Conclusion — 136/1040136Kingsman: The Golden Circle — 125/613125Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit — 119/714119Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen — 110/976110John Wick: Chapter 4 — 103/722103The Bourne Identity — 100/647100Wicked: Part I — 94/58594Spider-Man 2 — 90/38790
Spider-Man 2 — 23.3%23John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum — 22.9%23Doctor Strange — 21.1%21Kingsman: The Golden Circle — 20.4%20West Side Story — 19.5%19Transformers — 18.4%18Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit — 16.7%17Wicked: Part I — 16.1%16L'année dernière à Marienbad — 15.5%15The Bourne Identity — 15.5%15Only God Forgives — 14.9%15Mortal Engines — 14.4%14

Directors and cinematographers associated with “building”

Sam Raimi — 2 films · 164 frames18Kenneth Branagh — 1 films · 119 frames17Jon M. Chu — 1 films · 94 frames16Alain Resnais — 1 films · 30 frames15Nicolas Winding Refn — 1 films · 28 frames15Michael Bay — 2 films · 167 frames15Christian Rivers — 1 films · 150 frames14Chad Stahelski — 4 films · 349 frames14F. Gary Gray — 1 films · 85 frames14Radha Blank — 1 films · 61 frames13Doug Liman — 2 films · 186 frames13John Francis Daley — 1 films · 89 frames13

Common combinations with “building”

building + street light 327 frames · 3.8% · lift 6.1 building + stairs 241 frames · 2.8% · lift 5.1 building + night 1825 frames · 21.2% · lift 3.4 building + clock 402 frames · 4.7% · lift 3 building + glass 861 frames · 10% · lift 2.5 building + walking 2456 frames · 28.5% · lift 2.4 building + train 344 frames · 4% · lift 2.2 building + smoke 413 frames · 4.8% · lift 2.2 building + running 344 frames · 4% · lift 2.1 building + street 2370 frames · 27.5% · lift 2 building + fire 218 frames · 2.5% · lift 1.9 building + restaurant 298 frames · 3.5% · lift 1.6

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street light stairs night clock glass walking train smoke running street fire restaurant