chess in movies — cinematic frame references

Explore 186 frames tagged “chess” across 21 films. Compare colors, lighting, composition and shot characteristics. Open any frame to use the visual analysis tools.

186 frames 21 films Mostly wide shots

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Visual profile of “chess”

This profile is calculated from 186 frames across 21 films in the WatchTheFrame collection.

Colors commonly associated with “chess”

Dark gray 17.6% Gray 11.5% Black 9.8% Dark green 8.8% Dark orange 8.1% Dark blue 7.9% Dark teal 7.4% Dark yellow 6.1% Muted orange 6.1% Dark red 4.1% Muted yellow 3.5% Dark purple 3.2% Muted blue 1.4% Dark pink 1.2%
  • Dark purple appears 3.7 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.
  • Muted yellow appears 2.3 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.
  • Light orange appears 2.0 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.

Lighting and tonal characteristics

Brightness
Very dark51
Dark120
Mid15
Bright0
Very bright0
Saturation
Muted45
Low115
Mid24
High2
Vivid0
Contrast
Low6
Mid130
High44
Very high6
Aspect ratios
1.78:1 · 131 2.40:1 · 17 1.67:1 · 12 2.35:1 · 10 1.85:1 · 9

Films with “chess” frames

Searching for Bobby Fischer — 2/4872Lucky Number Slevin — 1/4681From Russia with Love — 1/7191
Searching for Bobby Fischer — 0.4%0Lucky Number Slevin — 0.2%0From Russia with Love — 0.1%0

Directors and cinematographers associated with “chess”

Steven Zaillian — 1 films · 2 frames0Paul McGuigan — 1 films · 1 frames0Terence Young — 1 films · 1 frames0

Common combinations with “chess”

chess + player 1 frames · 25% · lift 19772.4 chess + game 3 frames · 75% · lift 11863.4 chess + play 3 frames · 75% · lift 9125.7 chess + close 1 frames · 25% · lift 1198.3 chess + group 1 frames · 25% · lift 557 chess + people 4 frames · 100% · lift 298.5 chess + action 1 frames · 25% · lift 64.1 chess + clock 1 frames · 25% · lift 16.3 chess + sitting 2 frames · 50% · lift 2.4 chess + table 1 frames · 25% · lift 2.3 chess + suit 1 frames · 25% · lift 1.5

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player game play close group people action clock sitting table suit