light in movies — cinematic frame references

Explore 1251 frames tagged “light” across 213 films. Compare colors, lighting, composition and shot characteristics. Open any frame to use the visual analysis tools.

1,251 frames 213 films Mostly wide shots
Wide shot frame from Stranger Things — street, car, police
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Stranger Things · Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from Iron Man — action, show, subject
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Iron Man · Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark green
Wide shot frame from John Wick — people, action, standing
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John Wick · Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark teal
Frame from Blade II — people, action, standing
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Blade II · Low brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from Blade II — people, action, standing
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Blade II · Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from Blade II — people, action, standing
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Blade II · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark orange
Wide shot frame from Batman Forever — action, show, light
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Batman Forever · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark teal
Frame from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome — action, show, subject
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Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome · Low brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from Blade Runner 2049 — people, action, standing
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Blade Runner 2049 · Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark yellow

Visual profile of “light”

This profile is calculated from 1,251 frames across 213 films in the WatchTheFrame collection.

Colors commonly associated with “light”

Dark blue 16% Dark orange 15% Dark gray 13.3% Black 10.5% Dark teal 8.6% Dark green 8.2% Dark yellow 6.6% Dark red 6.3% Gray 4.9% Muted orange 2.3% Dark purple 1.9% Muted blue 1.1% Orange 0.8% Dark pink 0.6%
  • Pink appears 2.5 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.
  • Dark purple appears 2.2 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.
  • Dark teal appears 1.8 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.

Lighting and tonal characteristics

Brightness
Very dark705
Dark444
Mid88
Bright11
Very bright3
Saturation
Muted140
Low528
Mid368
High179
Vivid36
Contrast
Low285
Mid742
High184
Very high40
Aspect ratios
1.78:1 · 272 2.40:1 · 259 2.39:1 · 207 1.85:1 · 175 2.35:1 · 107

Films with “light” frames

Blade II — 3/10833Blade Runner 2049 — 1/4881Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome — 1/8211Batman Forever — 1/9791John Wick — 1/5291Iron Man — 1/8471Stranger Things — 1/21811
Blade II — 0.3%0Blade Runner 2049 — 0.2%0John Wick — 0.2%0Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome — 0.1%0Iron Man — 0.1%0Batman Forever — 0.1%0Stranger Things — 0%0

Directors and cinematographers associated with “light”

Guillermo del Toro — 1 films · 3 frames0Denis Villeneuve — 1 films · 1 frames0Chad Stahelski — 1 films · 1 frames0David Leitch — 1 films · 1 frames0George Miller — 1 films · 1 frames0George Ogilvie — 1 films · 1 frames0Jon Favreau — 1 films · 1 frames0Joel Schumacher — 1 films · 1 frames0Matt Duffer — 1 films · 1 frames0Ross Duffer — 1 films · 1 frames0

Common combinations with “light”

light + scaffold 1 frames · 11.1% · lift 17575.4 light + firetruck 1 frames · 11.1% · lift 17575.4 light + neon 1 frames · 11.1% · lift 17575.4 light + roller 1 frames · 11.1% · lift 8787.7 light + tunnel 1 frames · 11.1% · lift 8787.7 light + dark 2 frames · 22.2% · lift 5021.6 light + silhouette 1 frames · 11.1% · lift 3515.1 light + police 1 frames · 11.1% · lift 1952.8 light + group 1 frames · 11.1% · lift 247.5 light + action 8 frames · 88.9% · lift 227.9 light + people 5 frames · 55.6% · lift 165.8 light + show 4 frames · 44.4% · lift 161.2

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Frequently combined
scaffold firetruck neon roller tunnel dark silhouette police group action people show