Medium Cool cinematography — film frames and visual analysis

1969 · 660 frames · Directed by Haskell Wexler

Explore 660 frames from Medium Cool 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.

660 frames 1.85:1 Mostly wide shots
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Frame from Medium Cool — street, car, wheel
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Medium brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from Medium Cool — standing, room, dialogue
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from Medium Cool — standing, hand, shirt
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark red
Wide shot frame from Medium Cool — standing, hat, gun
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from Medium Cool — hat, motorcycle, wheel
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from Medium Cool — walking, car, van
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Wide shot · High brightness · Muted blue
Wide shot frame from Medium Cool — shirt, face, glass
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from Medium Cool — standing, person, human face
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from Medium Cool — sitting, gun, airplane
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Gray
Wide shot frame from Medium Cool — walking, hat, suit
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from Medium Cool — sitting, shirt, person
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark blue
Frame from Medium Cool — car, weapon, person
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High brightness · Muted blue
Wide shot frame from Medium Cool — standing, suit, shirt
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from Medium Cool — sitting, standing, walking
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from Medium Cool — walking, street, person
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from Medium Cool — street, car, suit
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Light gray
Wide shot frame from Medium Cool — standing, person, human face
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Gray
Close-up frame from Medium Cool — car, hand, suit
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Close-up · Medium brightness · Dark green
Frame from Medium Cool — standing, dialogue, hat
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Medium brightness · Muted blue
Wide shot frame from Medium Cool — street, car, shirt
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Gray

Visual profile of Medium Cool

This visual profile is calculated from 660 frames available in the WatchTheFrame collection.

Color palette of Medium Cool

Dark gray 26.6% · 608 frames Gray 19.6% · 606 frames Dark blue 9.3% · 376 frames Black 9.2% · 371 frames Muted blue 5.2% · 256 frames Dark red 5.1% · 273 frames Dark green 4.6% · 172 frames Dark orange 3.5% · 151 frames Dark teal 2.7% · 111 frames Muted orange 2.7% · 175 frames Light gray 2.1% · 245 frames Muted green 1.4% · 86 frames Muted teal 1.3% · 82 frames Dark yellow 1.3% · 58 frames

Lighting and tonal range

Brightness: higher than 73% of films in the collection
DarkBright
Contrast: higher than 77% of films in the collection
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  • These frames contain a relatively high share of high-contrast images.

Composition and shot characteristics

Wide shot — 83% — 549 frames549Medium shot — 3% — 20 frames20Close-up — 1% — 5 frames5

Explore the visual relationships

About a Boy (2002)
97% color similarity For Your Eyes Only (1981)
97% color similarity Analyze That (2002)
96% color similarity Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
95% color similarity Billy Elliot (2000)
95% color similarity Magnificent Obsession (1954)
95% color similarity From Russia with Love (1963)
94% color similarity Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1993)
94% color similarity A Different Man (2024)
92% color similarity Coming to America (1988)
92% color similarity In the Mouth of Madness (1991)
92% color similarity The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
92% color similarity Noche de Fuego (2021)
91% color similarity The Accused (1988)
90% color similarity Dream Scenario (2023)
90% color similarity

Visual tags in Medium Cool

boot tent flag weapon camera van car tire handbag land vehicle rain uniform walking wheel street car footwear truck action umbrella bus bicycle trousers bicycle wheel running

Films with a similar visual profile

Analyze That (2002)
97% match · 358 frames
For Your Eyes Only (1981)
97% match · 964 frames
About a Boy (2002)
97% match · 448 frames
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
96% match · 586 frames
From Russia with Love (1963)
96% match · 719 frames
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1993)
95% match · 412 frames
Coming to America (1988)
95% match · 541 frames
Magnificent Obsession (1954)
95% match · 323 frames
Billy Elliot (2000)
94% match · 541 frames
Dream Scenario (2023)
94% match · 400 frames
The Accused (1988)
94% match · 506 frames
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
94% match · 459 frames

About this collection

Metrics on this page are calculated from 660 frames available for Medium Cool in the WatchTheFrame collection. They describe the analysed frames, not the film as a whole.