human face in movies — cinematic frame references

Explore 98124 frames tagged “human face” across 293 films. Compare colors, lighting, composition and shot characteristics. Open any frame to use the visual analysis tools.

98,124 frames 293 films Mostly wide shots
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Wide shot frame from Burn After Reading — sitting, dialogue, phone
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Burn After Reading · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from Burn After Reading — sitting, standing, hand
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Burn After Reading · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark teal
Wide shot frame from Burn After Reading — standing, suit, tie
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Burn After Reading · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from Burn After Reading — sitting, suit, tie
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Burn After Reading · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Gray
Wide shot frame from Burn After Reading — standing, room, dialogue
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Burn After Reading · Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark teal
Wide shot frame from Burn After Reading — standing, room, shirt
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Burn After Reading · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark teal
Wide shot frame from Burn After Reading — sitting, plate, room
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Burn After Reading · Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark teal
Wide shot frame from Burn After Reading — sitting, book, walking
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Burn After Reading · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from Burn After Reading — sitting, hand, suit
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Burn After Reading · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark teal
Wide shot frame from Burn After Reading — standing, hand, suit
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Burn After Reading · Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark teal
Wide shot frame from Burn After Reading — sitting, street, mirror
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Burn After Reading · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark yellow
Wide shot frame from Limelight — sitting, standing, room
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Limelight · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark teal
Wide shot frame from Limelight — standing, plate, door
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Limelight · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Gray
Wide shot frame from Limelight — sitting, standing, room
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Limelight · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Medium shot frame from Limelight — sitting, standing, room
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Limelight · Medium shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from Limelight — standing, room, dialogue
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Limelight · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Frame from Limelight — standing, hat, hand
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Limelight · Medium brightness · Gray
Wide shot frame from Limelight — sitting, book, standing
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Limelight · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Gray
Wide shot frame from Limelight — sitting, suit, tie
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Wide shot frame from Limelight — sitting, table, mirror
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Visual profile of “human face”

This profile is calculated from 98,124 frames across 293 films in the WatchTheFrame collection.

Colors commonly associated with “human face”

Dark orange 19.7% Dark gray 14.3% Dark blue 11.3% Gray 9.9% Black 9.2% Dark teal 7.8% Muted orange 7.3% Dark green 3.5% Dark red 3.3% Orange 2% Muted yellow 1.9% Dark yellow 1.9% Muted red 1.1% Muted green 1.1%
  • Yellow appears 5.2 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.
  • Light orange appears 4.2 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.
  • Orange appears 1.8 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.

Lighting and tonal characteristics

Brightness
Very dark22349
Dark59005
Mid15320
Bright1376
Very bright74
Saturation
Muted22603
Low52686
Mid19295
High3233
Vivid307
Contrast
Low8611
Mid62860
High24122
Very high2531
Aspect ratios
2.40:1 · 22243 2.39:1 · 18666 1.85:1 · 16050 1.78:1 · 11165 2.35:1 · 10088

Films with “human face” frames

Stranger Things — 1577/21811577The Wolf of Wall Street — 701/894701Bãhubali: The Beginning — 675/1162675Se, jie — 650/940650In the Mouth of Madness — 647/906647Jusan-nin no shikaku — 646/1041646Bãhubali 2: The Conclusion — 644/1040644Gangs of New York — 600/760600Zhong hua zhan shi — 584/800584West Side Story — 580/802580Blade II — 578/1083578Supremacy — 577/800577
Angst essen Seele auf — 89.8%90Man on the Moon — 89.2%89Pocketful of Miracles — 88.5%88Daddy's Home — 87.2%87A Different Man — 86%86Coming 2 America — 85.5%86The Wrestler — 84.6%85Waiting for Guffman — 84.4%84Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story — 84.2%84The Fighter — 84.2%84Carlito's Way — 84.1%84Joy Ride — 84%84

Directors and cinematographers associated with “human face”

Rainer Werner Fassbinder — 1 films · 158 frames90Frank Capra — 1 films · 292 frames88Aaron Schimberg — 1 films · 313 frames86Sean Anders — 2 films · 941 frames85Darren Aronofsky — 1 films · 264 frames85Christopher Guest — 1 films · 255 frames84Rawson Marshall Thurber — 1 films · 539 frames84David O. Russell — 1 films · 165 frames84Miloš Forman — 2 films · 757 frames84Brian De Palma — 1 films · 543 frames84Adele Lim — 1 films · 340 frames84Otto Preminger — 1 films · 333 frames83

Common combinations with “human face”

human face + tennis racket 4383 frames · 4.5% · lift 48.7 human face + glasses 18382 frames · 18.7% · lift 2.8 human face + train 4187 frames · 4.3% · lift 2.3 human face + shirt 40427 frames · 41.2% · lift 2.1 human face + bottle 2551 frames · 2.6% · lift 2 human face + trousers 3729 frames · 3.8% · lift 1.9 human face + kitchen 2878 frames · 2.9% · lift 1.9 human face + smiling 11121 frames · 11.3% · lift 1.9 human face + mirror 2551 frames · 2.6% · lift 1.7 human face + sitting 35521 frames · 36.2% · lift 1.7 human face + phone 3729 frames · 3.8% · lift 1.7 human face + fancy dress 7000 frames · 7.1% · lift 1.5

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tennis racket glasses train shirt bottle trousers kitchen smiling mirror sitting phone fancy dress