desk in movies — cinematic frame references

Explore 950 frames tagged “desk” across 178 films. Compare colors, lighting, composition and shot characteristics. Open any frame to use the visual analysis tools.

950 frames 178 films Mostly wide shots
Wide shot frame from Nymphomaniac: Vol. I — sitting, desk, book
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Nymphomaniac: Vol. I · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Muted orange
Frame from Nymphomaniac: Vol. I — sitting, desk, room
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Nymphomaniac: Vol. I · Medium brightness · Dark orange
Wide shot frame from Nymphomaniac: Vol. I — sitting, desk, phone
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Nymphomaniac: Vol. I · Wide shot · High brightness · Gray
Frame from Nymphomaniac: Vol. I — sitting, desk, book
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Nymphomaniac: Vol. I · High brightness · Gray
Wide shot frame from Nymphomaniac: Vol. I — desk, book, standing
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Nymphomaniac: Vol. I · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark red
Wide shot frame from Nymphomaniac: Vol. II — desk, standing, shirt
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Nymphomaniac: Vol. II · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from Nymphomaniac: Vol. II — sitting, desk, phone
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Nymphomaniac: Vol. II · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Frame from Nymphomaniac: Vol. II — sitting, desk, standing
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Nymphomaniac: Vol. II · Medium brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from Nymphomaniac: Vol. II — desk, book, standing
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Nymphomaniac: Vol. II · Wide shot · Low brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from Nymphomaniac: Vol. II — sitting, desk, table
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Nymphomaniac: Vol. II · Wide shot · High brightness · Light gray
Frame from Nymphomaniac: Vol. II — sitting, desk, room
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Nymphomaniac: Vol. II · Medium brightness · Gray
Wide shot frame from Daddy's Home — sitting, desk, house
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Daddy's Home · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark yellow
Wide shot frame from Daddy's Home — sitting, desk, standing
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Daddy's Home · Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark green
Wide shot frame from Daddy's Home — sitting, desk, standing
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Daddy's Home · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Gray
Wide shot frame from Coming 2 America — sitting, desk, table
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Coming 2 America · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from Daddy's Home — sitting, desk, standing
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Daddy's Home · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Gray
Wide shot frame from Daddy's Home — desk, room, office
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Daddy's Home · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark yellow
Wide shot frame from Daddy's Home — sitting, desk, suit
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Daddy's Home · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Gray
Wide shot frame from Daddy's Home — sitting, desk, suit
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Daddy's Home · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Gray
Wide shot frame from Daddy's Home — sitting, desk, table
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Daddy's Home · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Gray

Visual profile of “desk”

This profile is calculated from 950 frames across 178 films in the WatchTheFrame collection.

Colors commonly associated with “desk”

Dark orange 19.5% Dark gray 19.3% Gray 15.2% Black 9.5% Dark red 6.1% Dark blue 5.8% Muted orange 5% Dark green 3.9% Dark yellow 3.6% Dark teal 3.5% Orange 1.4% Light gray 1.3% Muted yellow 1% Dark purple 0.9%
  • Dark orange appears 1.6 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.

Lighting and tonal characteristics

Brightness
Very dark178
Dark624
Mid144
Bright4
Very bright0
Saturation
Muted172
Low529
Mid229
High20
Vivid0
Contrast
Low54
Mid585
High293
Very high18
Aspect ratios
2.40:1 · 227 1.78:1 · 188 2.39:1 · 141 1.85:1 · 139 2.35:1 · 77

Films with “desk” frames

Kuru Otlar Üstüne — 48/23448The Informant! — 42/24242Zodiac — 42/42542Nymphomaniac: Vol. I — 29/49829The Wolf of Wall Street — 23/89423The Founder — 20/51520Stranger Things — 20/218120Horrible Bosses — 17/42717A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge — 17/39117Everything Everywhere All at Once — 15/62115The Holiday — 14/68714Daddy's Home — 14/51714
Kuru Otlar Üstüne — 20.5%21The Informant! — 17.4%17Zodiac — 9.9%10Nymphomaniac: Vol. I — 5.8%6Angst essen Seele auf — 5.1%5Léon Morin, prêtre — 5.1%5Lahn Mah — 4.6%5A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge — 4.3%4First Reformed — 4.3%4Office Space — 4%4Horrible Bosses — 4%4Waiting for Guffman — 4%4

Directors and cinematographers associated with “desk”

Nuri Bilge Ceylan — 1 films · 48 frames21Steven Soderbergh — 1 films · 42 frames17David Fincher — 1 films · 42 frames10Rainer Werner Fassbinder — 1 films · 9 frames5Jean-Pierre Melville — 1 films · 13 frames5Pat Boonnitipat — 1 films · 12 frames5Jack Sholder — 1 films · 17 frames4Paul Schrader — 1 films · 7 frames4Mike Judge — 1 films · 14 frames4Seth Gordon — 1 films · 17 frames4Christopher Guest — 1 films · 12 frames4John Lee Hancock — 1 films · 20 frames4

Common combinations with “desk”

desk + computer keyboard 46 frames · 4.8% · lift 39.5 desk + corded phone 32 frames · 3.4% · lift 35.3 desk + office 517 frames · 54.4% · lift 23.7 desk + coffee cup 29 frames · 3.1% · lift 21.8 desk + drawer 25 frames · 2.6% · lift 19.9 desk + cabinetry 60 frames · 6.3% · lift 15.3 desk + phone 262 frames · 27.6% · lift 12.4 desk + bookcase 37 frames · 3.9% · lift 10.9 desk + chair 387 frames · 40.7% · lift 8.3 desk + picture frame 40 frames · 4.2% · lift 8.1 desk + book 219 frames · 23.1% · lift 7.6 desk + lamp 335 frames · 35.3% · lift 7.1

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computer keyboard corded phone office coffee cup drawer cabinetry phone bookcase chair picture frame book lamp