Dune: Part One cinematography — film frames and visual analysis

2021 · 591 frames · Directed by Denis Villeneuve

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591 frames 2.39:1 Mostly wide shots
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Wide shot frame from Dune: Part One — standing, person, building
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Gray
Wide shot frame from Dune: Part One — sitting, standing, suit
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from Dune: Part One — curtain
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark red
Wide shot frame from Dune: Part One — standing, face, hair
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Wide shot frame from Dune: Part One — standing, beard, face
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Wide shot frame from Dune: Part One — room, suit, beard
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from Dune: Part One — room, fight, person
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from Dune: Part One — standing, room, table
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from Dune: Part One — sitting, room, car
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Black
Frame from Dune: Part One — face, hair, person
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High brightness · Gray
Wide shot frame from Dune: Part One — standing, room, shirt
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark orange
Wide shot frame from Dune: Part One — standing, hair, person
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Gray
Wide shot frame from Dune: Part One — hand, person
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from Dune: Part One — animal, water
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark yellow
Wide shot frame from Dune: Part One — standing, room, person
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Frame from Dune: Part One — bird
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Low brightness · Dark teal
Wide shot frame from Dune: Part One — walking, hat, beard
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Gray
Wide shot frame from Dune: Part One — face, hair, person
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark orange
Wide shot frame from Dune: Part One — standing, room, shirt
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from Dune: Part One — sitting, room, bed
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark orange

Visual profile of Dune: Part One

This visual profile is calculated from 591 frames available in the WatchTheFrame collection.

Color palette of Dune: Part One

Dark gray 36.1% · 528 frames Gray 29.3% · 464 frames Black 11.3% · 310 frames Dark orange 6.9% · 83 frames Dark green 4.4% · 102 frames Dark teal 4.4% · 103 frames Dark blue 4.2% · 77 frames Dark yellow 1.5% · 35 frames Muted yellow 1% · 31 frames Muted orange 0.6% · 24 frames Dark red 0.2% · 2 frames Light gray 0.2% · 13 frames Muted green 0% · 1 frames Orange 0% · 3 frames

Lighting and tonal range

Brightness: lower than 54% of films in the collection
DarkBright
Contrast: lower than 79% of films in the collection
LowHigh
  • Muted and low-saturation colors appear frequently in these frames.
  • These frames contain a relatively high share of low-contrast images.

Composition and shot characteristics

Wide shot — 78% — 458 frames458Medium shot — 9% — 53 frames53Close-up — 1% — 6 frames6

Explore the visual relationships

Dune: Part Two (2024)
99% color similarity Wicked: Part I (2024)
99% color similarity Zombieland: Double Tap (2019)
98% color similarity There's Something About Mary (1998)
98% color similarity Joy Ride (2023)
97% color similarity Ford v Ferrari (2019)
96% color similarity Keeping Up with the Joneses (2016)
96% color similarity Ju-on (2002)
96% color similarity Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015)
95% color similarity The Bourne Identity (2002)
95% color similarity Dogman (2023)
94% color similarity Mortal Engines (2018)
94% color similarity Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016)
94% color similarity Malcolm (1992)
94% color similarity Interstellar (2014)
93% color similarity

Visual palette across 3 films directed by Denis Villeneuve

2017 · Blade Runner 2049
2024 · Dune: Part Two
99% similarity

Based on 3 films in the collection, these colors appear most frequently in frames from films directed by Denis Villeneuve.

Films directed by Denis Villeneuve

Blade Runner 2049
488 frames
Dune: Part Two
648 frames
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Visual tags in Dune: Part One

human beard camera glove helicopter airplane human head statue sculpture picture frame human eye boat beard fountain mustache umbrella human hand building uniform human nose bird gun face smoke fight human mouth

Films with a similar visual profile

Dune: Part Two (2024)
98% match · 648 frames
Ford v Ferrari (2019)
97% match · 477 frames
Wicked: Part I (2024)
97% match · 585 frames
There's Something About Mary (1998)
97% match · 572 frames
Zombieland: Double Tap (2019)
96% match · 559 frames
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016)
96% match · 666 frames
Joy Ride (2023)
96% match · 405 frames
Keeping Up with the Joneses (2016)
96% match · 414 frames
Dogman (2023)
96% match · 488 frames
Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015)
95% match · 527 frames
The Bourne Identity (2002)
95% match · 647 frames
Ju-on (2002)
95% match · 230 frames

About this collection

Metrics on this page are calculated from 591 frames available for Dune: Part One in the WatchTheFrame collection. They describe the analysed frames, not the film as a whole.