dark in movies — cinematic frame references

Explore 1044 frames tagged “dark” across 199 films. Compare colors, lighting, composition and shot characteristics. Open any frame to use the visual analysis tools.

1,044 frames 199 films Mostly wide shots
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Frame from John Wick: Chapter Two — people, action, show
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John Wick: Chapter Two · Low brightness · Black
Frame from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome — action, show, subject
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Visual profile of “dark”

This profile is calculated from 1,044 frames across 199 films in the WatchTheFrame collection.

Colors commonly associated with “dark”

Dark blue 24.5% Black 13.6% Dark teal 13.3% Dark gray 11.4% Dark orange 9.7% Dark green 9.4% Dark red 4.7% Dark yellow 3.7% Dark purple 2.4% Gray 2.3% Dark pink 1.3% Muted blue 0.9% Muted orange 0.7% Orange 0.4%
  • Dark purple appears 2.8 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.
  • Dark teal appears 2.7 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.
  • Dark blue appears 2.6 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.

Lighting and tonal characteristics

Brightness
Very dark903
Dark136
Mid5
Bright0
Very bright0
Saturation
Muted133
Low461
Mid300
High130
Vivid20
Contrast
Low393
Mid587
High57
Very high7
Aspect ratios
2.40:1 · 275 1.85:1 · 159 1.78:1 · 158 2.39:1 · 157 2.35:1 · 109

Films with “dark” frames

The Ring Two — 1/5561Blade — 1/10011Need for Speed — 1/6931Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome — 1/8211Blade II — 1/10831John Wick: Chapter Two — 1/6121Super 8 — 1/6121
The Ring Two — 0.2%0John Wick: Chapter Two — 0.2%0Super 8 — 0.2%0Need for Speed — 0.1%0Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome — 0.1%0Blade — 0.1%0Blade II — 0.1%0

Directors and cinematographers associated with “dark”

Hideo Nakata — 1 films · 1 frames0Chad Stahelski — 1 films · 1 frames0J.J. Abrams — 1 films · 1 frames0Scott Waugh — 1 films · 1 frames0George Miller — 1 films · 1 frames0George Ogilvie — 1 films · 1 frames0Stephen Norrington — 1 films · 1 frames0Guillermo del Toro — 1 films · 1 frames0

Common combinations with “dark”

dark + seat 1 frames · 14.3% · lift 22597 dark + skateboarder 1 frames · 14.3% · lift 11298.5 dark + light 2 frames · 28.6% · lift 5021.6 dark + end 1 frames · 14.3% · lift 4519.4 dark + drive 1 frames · 14.3% · lift 2259.7 dark + ride 1 frames · 14.3% · lift 1329.2 dark + park 1 frames · 14.3% · lift 1255.4 dark + show 5 frames · 71.4% · lift 259.1 dark + action 7 frames · 100% · lift 256.4 dark + subject 2 frames · 28.6% · lift 193.1 dark + people 3 frames · 42.9% · lift 127.9 dark + motorcycle 1 frames · 14.3% · lift 91.9

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seat skateboarder light end drive ride park show action subject people motorcycle