Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome cinematography — film frames and visual analysis

1985 · 821 frames · Directed by George Miller, George Ogilvie

Explore 821 frames from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome 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.

821 frames 2.40:1 Mostly wide shots
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Wide shot frame from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome — fire, fireplace
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark red
Wide shot frame from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome — room, hat, face
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome — standing, water, bag
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark gray
Frame from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome — face, person, land vehicle
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Medium brightness · Dark orange
Wide shot frame from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome — standing, water, rain
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Wide shot · High brightness · Dark gray
Frame from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome — walking, hat, bag
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High brightness · Muted orange
Wide shot frame from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome — standing, hat, uniform
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Wide shot · High brightness · Dark red
Wide shot frame from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome — standing, beard, hair
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome — sitting, standing, room
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome — hair, person, human face
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark red
Frame from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome — night, person
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Low brightness · Dark blue
Frame from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome — sitting, face, airplane
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Medium brightness · Dark red
Frame from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome — sitting, hat, car
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High brightness · Dark red
Wide shot frame from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome — standing, room, night
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome — horse, train, person
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark red
Wide shot frame from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome — sitting, beard, face
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Wide shot · High brightness · Dark red
Frame from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome — rocket
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Medium brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome — coat, hair, person
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark purple
Wide shot frame from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome — dress, hair, person
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark purple
Frame from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome — car, train, wheel
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Medium brightness · Dark red

Visual profile of Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

This visual profile is calculated from 821 frames available in the WatchTheFrame collection.

Color palette of Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

Dark red 26.2% · 616 frames Dark gray 16.3% · 450 frames Dark orange 7.8% · 274 frames Dark blue 7.8% · 143 frames Gray 6.8% · 427 frames Muted orange 6.4% · 294 frames Black 5.6% · 189 frames Muted blue 3.3% · 203 frames Dark purple 3.2% · 78 frames Dark pink 3.2% · 114 frames Light blue 2.7% · 135 frames Orange 2.2% · 105 frames Light gray 1.8% · 121 frames Muted red 1.7% · 191 frames

Lighting and tonal range

Brightness: higher than 66% of films in the collection
DarkBright
Contrast: higher than 70% of films in the collection
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Composition and shot characteristics

Wide shot — 71% — 584 frames584Medium shot — 7% — 56 frames56Close-up — 0% — 4 frames4

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Man on the Moon (1999)
94% color similarity Die Hard 2 (1990)
93% color similarity The New Guy (2002)
91% color similarity Rocketman (2019)
90% color similarity In the Name of the Father (1993)
90% color similarity Strictly Ballroom (1992)
90% color similarity The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
88% color similarity Practical Magic (1998)
87% color similarity Spider-Man (2002)
87% color similarity Black Rain (1989)
87% color similarity Coming to America (1988)
86% color similarity From Russia with Love (1963)
86% color similarity Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1993)
84% color similarity Female Trouble (1974)
84% color similarity Dream Scenario (2023)
84% color similarity

Visual palette across 3 films directed by George Miller

1981 · Mad Max 2
2015 · Mad Max: Fury Road

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

Films directed by George Miller

Mad Max 2
721 frames
Mad Max: Fury Road
946 frames
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Visual tags in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

camel fireplace airplane fire smoke fight human mouth land vehicle fountain pipe weapon subject human nose horse car tire human eye bird train crying animal hat gun show beard

Films with a similar visual profile

Man on the Moon (1999)
94% match · 547 frames
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
94% match · 459 frames
From Russia with Love (1963)
92% match · 719 frames
Coming to America (1988)
92% match · 541 frames
Rocketman (2019)
91% match · 560 frames
Dream Scenario (2023)
91% match · 400 frames
The New Guy (2002)
91% match · 461 frames
Strictly Ballroom (1992)
91% match · 489 frames
In the Name of the Father (1993)
91% match · 599 frames
Practical Magic (1998)
90% match · 688 frames
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1993)
90% match · 412 frames
Spider-Man (2002)
90% match · 604 frames

About this collection

Metrics on this page are calculated from 821 frames available for Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome in the WatchTheFrame collection. They describe the analysed frames, not the film as a whole.