Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince cinematography — film frames and visual analysis

2009 · 417 frames · Directed by David Yates

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417 frames 2.40:1 Mostly wide shots
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Wide shot frame from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince — standing, person, human face
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince — human face
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark yellow
Wide shot frame from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince — bird, building
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince — standing, shirt, hair
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Black
Medium shot frame from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince — room, door, face
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Medium shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince — standing, room, person
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince — standing, room, lamp
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark orange
Wide shot frame from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince — street, train, smoke
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark orange
Wide shot frame from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince — standing, hair, flower
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Close-up frame from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince — standing, room, face
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Close-up · Low brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince — standing, room, hat
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Black
Frame from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince — sitting, suit, tie
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Low brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince — standing, shirt, beard
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince — sitting, room, table
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince — standing, room, table
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark yellow
Wide shot frame from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince — sitting, walking, street
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince — standing, hat, suit
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark orange
Wide shot frame from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince — standing, room, dialogue
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark yellow
Wide shot frame from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince — book, table
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark yellow
Wide shot frame from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince — book, standing, room
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Black

Visual profile of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

This visual profile is calculated from 417 frames available in the WatchTheFrame collection.

Color palette of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Black 25.5% · 285 frames Dark gray 22.2% · 334 frames Dark yellow 20.8% · 219 frames Dark orange 12.3% · 149 frames Gray 8.7% · 239 frames Dark green 5.2% · 61 frames Dark blue 3.1% · 26 frames Dark teal 0.7% · 11 frames Muted orange 0.5% · 19 frames Light gray 0.4% · 25 frames Dark purple 0.2% · 2 frames Muted yellow 0.2% · 16 frames Muted blue 0.1% · 1 frames Dark red 0% · 1 frames

Lighting and tonal range

Brightness: lower than 95% of films in the collection
DarkBright
Contrast: lower than 88% 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 — 89% — 371 frames371Medium shot — 6% — 25 frames25Close-up — 0% — 2 frames2

Explore the visual relationships

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023)
94% color similarity Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
92% color similarity Zombieland (2009)
91% color similarity Inglourious Basterds (2009)
91% color similarity The Hangover Part II (2011)
90% color similarity Borderlands (2024)
89% color similarity Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
89% color similarity Alien: Romulus (2024)
89% color similarity 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
87% color similarity Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
87% color similarity Doctor Strange (2016)
87% color similarity Everything Everywhere All at Once (2021)
86% color similarity Five Nights at Freddy's (2023)
86% color similarity Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
85% color similarity Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
85% color similarity

Visual palette across 4 films directed by David Yates

2007 · Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
85% similarity 2010 · Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1
2011 · Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2

Based on 4 films in the collection, these colors appear most frequently in frames from films directed by David Yates.

Films directed by David Yates

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
477 frames
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1
489 frames
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2
458 frames
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Visual tags in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

tableware book food bookcase glasses bird train bedroom furniture newspaper statue sculpture beard coat clock human hand mirror table action picture frame room stairs building skyscraper lamp

Films with a similar visual profile

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023)
96% match · 590 frames
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
95% match · 604 frames
Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
92% match · 685 frames
Doctor Strange (2016)
92% match · 809 frames
Zombieland (2009)
92% match · 492 frames
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
92% match · 488 frames
The Hangover Part II (2011)
92% match · 511 frames
Borderlands (2024)
91% match · 572 frames
Five Nights at Freddy's (2023)
91% match · 371 frames
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2021)
91% match · 621 frames
10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
91% match · 447 frames
Alien: Romulus (2024)
91% match · 528 frames

About this collection

Metrics on this page are calculated from 417 frames available for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in the WatchTheFrame collection. They describe the analysed frames, not the film as a whole.