dance in movies — cinematic frame references

Explore 1160 frames tagged “dance” across 141 films. Compare colors, lighting, composition and shot characteristics. Open any frame to use the visual analysis tools.

1,160 frames 141 films Mostly wide shots
Wide shot frame from Strictly Ballroom — people, action, dance
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Strictly Ballroom · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark purple
Wide shot frame from Strictly Ballroom — people, action, show
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Strictly Ballroom · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark orange
Wide shot frame from Strictly Ballroom — people, action, show
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Strictly Ballroom · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Gray
Wide shot frame from Meet Joe Black — people, action, show
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Meet Joe Black · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark purple
Wide shot frame from The Wolf of Wall Street — people, action, group
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The Wolf of Wall Street · Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire — people, action, group
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from The Persian Version — people, action, group
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The Persian Version · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark red
Wide shot frame from Blade II — people, action, group
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Blade II · Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from The Godfather: Part II — people, action, floor
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The Godfather: Part II · Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark orange
Wide shot frame from The Godfather: Part II — people, action, floor
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The Godfather: Part II · Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark green

Visual profile of “dance”

This profile is calculated from 1,160 frames across 141 films in the WatchTheFrame collection.

Colors commonly associated with “dance”

Dark orange 18.8% Dark gray 18.4% Gray 11.5% Dark blue 10.6% Dark red 9% Black 6.2% Muted orange 4.6% Dark teal 2.7% Dark purple 2.3% Dark green 2.2% Orange 2.1% Muted red 2.1% Dark pink 1.9% Dark yellow 1.6%
  • Dark pink appears 3.1 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.
  • Muted purple appears 2.9 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.
  • Muted pink appears 2.9 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.

Lighting and tonal characteristics

Brightness
Very dark233
Dark718
Mid191
Bright17
Very bright1
Saturation
Muted108
Low558
Mid378
High92
Vivid24
Contrast
Low138
Mid769
High234
Very high19
Aspect ratios
2.39:1 · 249 1.78:1 · 196 2.40:1 · 179 1.77:1 · 129 1.85:1 · 122

Films with “dance” frames

Strictly Ballroom — 3/4893The Godfather: Part II — 2/5782Blade II — 1/10831The Persian Version — 1/6081Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire — 1/6041The Wolf of Wall Street — 1/8941Meet Joe Black — 1/3521
Strictly Ballroom — 0.6%1The Godfather: Part II — 0.3%0Meet Joe Black — 0.3%0Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire — 0.2%0The Persian Version — 0.2%0The Wolf of Wall Street — 0.1%0Blade II — 0.1%0

Directors and cinematographers associated with “dance”

Baz Luhrmann — 1 films · 3 frames1Francis Ford Coppola — 1 films · 2 frames0Martin Brest — 1 films · 1 frames0Mike Newell — 1 films · 1 frames0Maryam Keshavarz — 1 films · 1 frames0Martin Scorsese — 1 films · 1 frames0Guillermo del Toro — 1 films · 1 frames0

Common combinations with “dance”

dance + competition 1 frames · 10% · lift 15817.9 dance + ballroom 4 frames · 40% · lift 15817.9 dance + event 1 frames · 10% · lift 15817.9 dance + party 2 frames · 20% · lift 10545.3 dance + floor 2 frames · 20% · lift 7909 dance + photograph 1 frames · 10% · lift 5272.6 dance + couple 1 frames · 10% · lift 3954.5 dance + middle 2 frames · 20% · lift 3163.6 dance + crowd 2 frames · 20% · lift 1977.2 dance + group 4 frames · 40% · lift 891.1 dance + people 10 frames · 100% · lift 298.5 dance + subject 4 frames · 40% · lift 270.4

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competition ballroom event party floor photograph couple middle crowd group people subject