dirt in movies — cinematic frame references

Explore 480 frames tagged “dirt” across 100 films. Compare colors, lighting, composition and shot characteristics. Open any frame to use the visual analysis tools.

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Frame from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid — people, action, street
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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid · Medium brightness · Muted orange
Wide shot frame from Ta'm e guilass — action, show, subject
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Ta'm e guilass · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark yellow

Visual profile of “dirt”

This profile is calculated from 480 frames across 100 films in the WatchTheFrame collection.

Colors commonly associated with “dirt”

Dark gray 19.5% Gray 15.6% Dark orange 12.3% Muted orange 9.9% Dark yellow 8.9% Dark green 7.4% Black 4.2% Muted yellow 4% Dark teal 3.1% Orange 2.7% Dark blue 2.1% Light gray 1.5% Muted blue 1.4% Muted red 1.3%
  • Green appears 4.8 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.
  • Muted yellow appears 2.7 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.
  • Light blue appears 2.3 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.

Lighting and tonal characteristics

Brightness
Very dark26
Dark273
Mid157
Bright24
Very bright0
Saturation
Muted115
Low245
Mid101
High19
Vivid0
Contrast
Low44
Mid321
High105
Very high10
Aspect ratios
2.40:1 · 122 2.39:1 · 101 1.85:1 · 65 2.35:1 · 42 1.66:1 · 40

Films with “dirt” frames

The Jungle Book — 1/5691127 Hours — 1/4811Ta'm e guilass — 1/2591From Russia with Love — 1/7191Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid — 1/3941
Ta'm e guilass — 0.4%0Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid — 0.3%0127 Hours — 0.2%0The Jungle Book — 0.2%0From Russia with Love — 0.1%0

Directors and cinematographers associated with “dirt”

Abbas Kiarostami — 1 films · 1 frames0George Roy Hill — 1 films · 1 frames0Danny Boyle — 1 films · 1 frames0Jon Favreau — 1 films · 1 frames0Terence Young — 1 films · 1 frames0

Common combinations with “dirt”

dirt + canyon 1 frames · 20% · lift 15817.9 dirt + desert 2 frames · 40% · lift 5752 dirt + middle 1 frames · 20% · lift 3163.6 dirt + drive 1 frames · 20% · lift 3163.6 dirt + take 2 frames · 40% · lift 2259.7 dirt + place 1 frames · 20% · lift 2109.1 dirt + ride 1 frames · 20% · lift 1860.9 dirt + action 5 frames · 100% · lift 256.4 dirt + subject 1 frames · 20% · lift 135.2 dirt + show 1 frames · 20% · lift 72.6 dirt + people 1 frames · 20% · lift 59.7 dirt + truck 1 frames · 20% · lift 40.6

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canyon desert middle drive take place ride action subject show people truck