Carlito's Way cinematography — film frames and visual analysis

1993 · 646 frames · Directed by Brian De Palma

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646 frames 2.35:1 Mostly wide shots
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Wide shot frame from Carlito's Way — sitting, room, shirt
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark red
Wide shot frame from Carlito's Way — sitting, walking, street
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from Carlito's Way — standing, room, mirror
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from Carlito's Way — suit, dress, person
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark purple
Wide shot frame from Carlito's Way — room, dialogue, dress
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from Carlito's Way — sitting, standing, room
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark purple

Visual profile of Carlito's Way

This visual profile is calculated from 646 frames available in the WatchTheFrame collection.

Color palette of Carlito's Way

Dark gray 37.1% · 613 frames Dark blue 16.5% · 413 frames Gray 14.5% · 518 frames Dark red 10.8% · 276 frames Black 5.9% · 238 frames Dark purple 5.1% · 178 frames Dark pink 4.2% · 154 frames Dark orange 4.1% · 141 frames Muted blue 0.5% · 52 frames Dark yellow 0.4% · 11 frames Muted orange 0.3% · 20 frames Dark green 0.2% · 11 frames Dark teal 0.1% · 5 frames Muted green 0.1% · 4 frames

Lighting and tonal range

Brightness: lower than 82% of films in the collection
DarkBright
Contrast: lower than 84% of films in the collection
LowHigh
  • The analysed frames are darker than most films in the WatchTheFrame collection.
  • These frames contain a relatively high share of low-contrast images.

Composition and shot characteristics

Wide shot — 92% — 595 frames595Medium shot — 5% — 35 frames35Close-up — 0% — 2 frames2

Explore the visual relationships

First Reformed (2017)
96% color similarity The Hunger Games (2012)
95% color similarity Black Panther (2018)
95% color similarity The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
95% color similarity Twelve Monkeys (1995)
94% color similarity Ju-on (2002)
93% color similarity Die Hard (1988)
93% color similarity Mortal Engines (2018)
93% color similarity The Instigators (2024)
93% color similarity Air Force One (1997)
92% color similarity War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
92% color similarity Iron Man (2008)
92% color similarity Malcolm (1992)
92% color similarity West Side Story (2021)
92% color similarity Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
90% color similarity

Visual tags in Carlito's Way

drink mirror beard stairs drinking straw train mustache fancy dress glasses human nose human head suit billiard table restaurant cigarette tie window blind bathroom glass human mouth dress jacket umbrella bottle

Films with a similar visual profile

First Reformed (2017)
97% match · 163 frames
Black Panther (2018)
96% match · 765 frames
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
96% match · 894 frames
The Hunger Games (2012)
96% match · 908 frames
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
95% match · 429 frames
Ju-on (2002)
95% match · 230 frames
Iron Man (2008)
95% match · 847 frames
Mortal Engines (2018)
94% match · 1044 frames
West Side Story (2021)
94% match · 802 frames
Malcolm (1992)
94% match · 668 frames
Air Force One (1997)
94% match · 607 frames
War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
94% match · 447 frames

About this collection

Metrics on this page are calculated from 646 frames available for Carlito's Way in the WatchTheFrame collection. They describe the analysed frames, not the film as a whole.