Malcolm cinematography — film frames and visual analysis

1992 · 668 frames · Directed by Spike Lee

Explore 668 frames from Malcolm 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.

668 frames 1.85:1 Mostly wide shots
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Wide shot frame from Malcolm — sitting, book, hat
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark green
Wide shot frame from Malcolm — standing, suit, dress
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from Malcolm — room, food, person
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from Malcolm — standing, room, gun
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from Malcolm — table, hat, shirt
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark yellow
Wide shot frame from Malcolm — sitting, room, hair
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from Malcolm — standing, suit, person
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from Malcolm — sitting, standing, room
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from Malcolm — sitting, room, saxophone
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Medium shot frame from Malcolm — dialogue, hand, suit
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Medium shot · Low brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from Malcolm — sitting, room, suit
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark orange
Wide shot frame from Malcolm — walking, plate, street
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from Malcolm — standing, table, suit
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark green
Wide shot frame from Malcolm — bed, suit, tie
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark red
Wide shot frame from Malcolm — room, dialogue, suit
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Black
Medium shot frame from Malcolm — standing, street, car
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Medium shot · Low brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from Malcolm — standing, uniform, flag
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from Malcolm — person, human face, building
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from Malcolm — walking, street, hat
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark teal
Wide shot frame from Malcolm — standing, room, dialogue
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark teal

Visual profile of Malcolm

This visual profile is calculated from 668 frames available in the WatchTheFrame collection.

Color palette of Malcolm

Dark gray 30.2% · 592 frames Gray 19.1% · 578 frames Dark blue 15% · 281 frames Dark orange 11.8% · 298 frames Black 11.4% · 381 frames Dark yellow 4% · 95 frames Dark teal 2.8% · 114 frames Muted blue 2.4% · 51 frames Dark green 1.5% · 60 frames Muted orange 1% · 91 frames Dark red 0.4% · 21 frames Muted yellow 0.2% · 11 frames Dark purple 0.1% · 3 frames Muted red 0.1% · 5 frames

Lighting and tonal range

Brightness: lower than 78% of films in the collection
DarkBright
Contrast: lower than 78% 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 — 87% — 578 frames578Medium shot — 7% — 49 frames49Close-up — 2% — 10 frames10

Explore the visual relationships

Black Panther (2018)
99% color similarity Dogman (2023)
98% color similarity The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
98% color similarity Iron Man (2008)
97% color similarity Mortal Engines (2018)
97% color similarity Twelve Monkeys (1995)
96% color similarity Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
96% color similarity The Hunger Games (2012)
96% color similarity War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
95% color similarity West Side Story (2021)
95% color similarity Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
95% color similarity The King's Man (2021)
95% color similarity Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
95% color similarity Everything Everywhere All at Once (2021)
94% color similarity First Reformed (2017)
94% color similarity

Visual tags in Malcolm

microphone musical instrument handgun newspaper glasses flag poster human nose suit tie umbrella dialogue taxi night curtain coat cigarette picture frame book airplane street human face uniform human eye

Films with a similar visual profile

Black Panther (2018)
98% match · 765 frames
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
98% match · 894 frames
Mortal Engines (2018)
98% match · 1044 frames
Iron Man (2008)
98% match · 847 frames
Dogman (2023)
97% match · 488 frames
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
97% match · 488 frames
The Hunger Games (2012)
97% match · 908 frames
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
97% match · 429 frames
First Reformed (2017)
96% match · 163 frames
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
96% match · 551 frames
West Side Story (2021)
96% match · 802 frames
War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
96% match · 447 frames

About this collection

Metrics on this page are calculated from 668 frames available for Malcolm in the WatchTheFrame collection. They describe the analysed frames, not the film as a whole.