First Reformed cinematography — film frames and visual analysis

2017 · 163 frames · Directed by Paul Schrader

Explore 163 frames from First Reformed and study the film’s composition, color palette, lighting, shot scale and aspect ratio. Open any frame to use composition guides, color analysis and false color tools.

163 frames 1.33:1 Mostly wide shots
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Wide shot frame from First Reformed — standing, hand, furniture
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from First Reformed — house
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark gray
Medium shot frame from First Reformed — standing, street, face
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Medium shot · Medium brightness · Dark blue

Visual profile of First Reformed

This visual profile is calculated from 163 frames available in the WatchTheFrame collection.

Color palette of First Reformed

Dark gray 48.4% · 159 frames Gray 15.4% · 127 frames Dark blue 14.1% · 102 frames Black 8.6% · 80 frames Dark orange 7.4% · 44 frames Dark red 1.8% · 22 frames Dark yellow 1.6% · 10 frames Dark purple 0.8% · 5 frames Dark teal 0.8% · 14 frames Dark green 0.6% · 7 frames Dark pink 0.3% · 3 frames Muted blue 0.1% · 2 frames Muted orange 0% · 1 frames

Lighting and tonal range

Brightness: lower than 83% of films in the collection
DarkBright
Contrast: lower than 82% of films in the collection
LowHigh
  • The analysed frames are darker than most films in the WatchTheFrame collection.
  • 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 — 88% — 143 frames143Medium shot — 2% — 4 frames4

Explore the visual relationships

Twelve Monkeys (1995)
99% color similarity Fatal Attraction (1987)
98% color similarity West Side Story (2021)
98% color similarity The Bourne Identity (2002)
97% color similarity Black Panther (2018)
97% color similarity Mortal Engines (2018)
97% color similarity Ju-on (2002)
97% color similarity Air Force One (1997)
97% color similarity The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
97% color similarity The Hunger Games (2012)
97% color similarity Carlito's Way (1993)
96% color similarity Sherlock Holmes (2009)
96% color similarity Iron Man (2008)
95% color similarity Malcolm (1992)
94% color similarity Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
93% color similarity

Visual tags in First Reformed

walking shoe porch tower desk picture frame house furniture bookcase flower stairs street light jacket footwear trousers coat book boat cup poster snow door chair human hand restaurant

Films with a similar visual profile

West Side Story (2021)
98% match · 802 frames
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
98% match · 429 frames
Fatal Attraction (1987)
97% match · 561 frames
Mortal Engines (2018)
97% match · 1044 frames
The Bourne Identity (2002)
97% match · 647 frames
Air Force One (1997)
97% match · 607 frames
Black Panther (2018)
97% match · 765 frames
The Hunger Games (2012)
97% match · 908 frames
Carlito's Way (1993)
97% match · 646 frames
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
97% match · 894 frames
Malcolm (1992)
96% match · 668 frames
Iron Man (2008)
96% match · 847 frames

About this collection

Metrics on this page are calculated from 163 frames available for First Reformed in the WatchTheFrame collection. They describe the analysed frames, not the film as a whole.