May December cinematography — film frames and visual analysis

2023 · 217 frames · Directed by Todd Haynes

Explore 217 frames from May December 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.

217 frames 1.85:1 Mostly wide shots
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Wide shot frame from May December — standing, dialogue, hat
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Black
Frame from May December — night, water, skyscraper
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Medium brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from May December — standing, door, kitchen
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark orange
Frame from May December — door, street, car
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Medium brightness · Gray
Wide shot frame from May December — parrot
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Gray
Wide shot frame from May December — hand, human hand
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from May December — walking, table, hat
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Muted yellow
Wide shot frame from May December — sitting, table, dialogue
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark yellow
Wide shot frame from May December — walking, street, mirror
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from May December — walking, table, house
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from May December — street
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from May December — standing, hand, shirt
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from May December — standing, room, dialogue
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from May December — standing, plate, kitchen
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Black
Frame from May December — standing, shirt, hair
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Low brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from May December — sitting, plate, table
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from May December — standing, shirt, face
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from May December — standing, table, dialogue
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from May December — walking, door, house
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from May December — street, car
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark green

Visual profile of May December

This visual profile is calculated from 217 frames available in the WatchTheFrame collection.

Color palette of May December

Dark gray 30.6% · 204 frames Black 16.9% · 155 frames Gray 16% · 180 frames Dark orange 5.9% · 69 frames Muted orange 5% · 71 frames Dark blue 4.7% · 42 frames Dark red 3.4% · 38 frames Dark green 2.9% · 19 frames Dark yellow 2.8% · 30 frames Muted teal 2.2% · 33 frames Light gray 1.9% · 44 frames Muted yellow 1.7% · 26 frames Dark teal 1.4% · 16 frames Muted blue 1.2% · 26 frames

Lighting and tonal range

Brightness: lower than 52% of films in the collection
DarkBright
Contrast: lower than 51% of films in the collection
LowHigh
  • Muted and low-saturation colors appear frequently in these frames.

Composition and shot characteristics

Wide shot — 80% — 174 frames174Medium shot — 2% — 4 frames4

Explore the visual relationships

Everything Everywhere All at Once (2021)
98% color similarity Mortal Engines (2018)
98% color similarity Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
96% color similarity Iron Man (2008)
96% color similarity L'année dernière à Marienbad (1961)
95% color similarity Dogman (2023)
95% color similarity Medium Cool (1969)
95% color similarity Dune: Part Two (2024)
95% color similarity Dune: Part One (2021)
95% color similarity For Your Eyes Only (1981)
93% color similarity Keeping Up with the Joneses (2016)
93% color similarity About a Boy (2002)
92% color similarity Spider-Man 2 (2004)
91% color similarity Ford v Ferrari (2019)
91% color similarity Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
91% color similarity

Visual tags in May December

porch countertop palm tree bench window blind cabinetry studio couch people house bottle skyscraper kitchen action food fancy dress sea water picture frame human hand restaurant dress plate couch trousers

Films with a similar visual profile

Mortal Engines (2018)
95% match · 1044 frames
Dogman (2023)
94% match · 488 frames
Dune: Part Two (2024)
94% match · 648 frames
Dune: Part One (2021)
94% match · 591 frames
Iron Man (2008)
94% match · 847 frames
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2021)
94% match · 621 frames
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
93% match · 387 frames
About a Boy (2002)
93% match · 448 frames
Keeping Up with the Joneses (2016)
93% match · 414 frames
Medium Cool (1969)
93% match · 660 frames
For Your Eyes Only (1981)
93% match · 964 frames
Ford v Ferrari (2019)
93% match · 477 frames

About this collection

Metrics on this page are calculated from 217 frames available for May December in the WatchTheFrame collection. They describe the analysed frames, not the film as a whole.