shorts in movies — cinematic frame references

Explore 124 frames tagged “shorts” across 52 films. Compare colors, lighting, composition and shot characteristics. Open any frame to use the visual analysis tools.

124 frames 52 films Mostly wide shots
Wide shot frame from Battle of the Sexes — sitting, standing, room
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Battle of the Sexes · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark teal
Medium shot frame from Battle of the Sexes — dress, shirt, person
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Battle of the Sexes · Medium shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from Sin nombre — sitting, standing, shirt
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Sin nombre · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from Burn After Reading — walking, water, face
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Burn After Reading · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark teal
Wide shot frame from Burn After Reading — street, car, shirt
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Burn After Reading · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from Tank Girl — standing, room, person
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Tank Girl · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from May December — standing, table, dialogue
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May December · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Frame from About Time — standing, face, person
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About Time · Medium brightness · Muted orange
Wide shot frame from Kak menya zovut — walking, house, shirt
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Kak menya zovut · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from Kak menya zovut — walking, dialogue, street
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Kak menya zovut · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from Kak menya zovut — standing, street, car
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Kak menya zovut · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark green
Wide shot frame from Kak menya zovut — standing, face, hair
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Kak menya zovut · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark teal
Wide shot frame from Kak menya zovut — sitting, phone, bag
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Kak menya zovut · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from Kak menya zovut — standing, room, table
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Kak menya zovut · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Gray
Wide shot frame from Kak menya zovut — walking, table, shirt
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Kak menya zovut · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark yellow
Wide shot frame from Practical Magic — walking, street, dog
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Practical Magic · Wide shot · High brightness · Muted orange
Wide shot frame from Billy Elliot — sitting, standing, room
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Billy Elliot · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from Billy Elliot — standing, room, dialogue
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Billy Elliot · Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark green
Wide shot frame from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire — standing, room, person
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from Striptease — standing, room, table
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Striptease · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark red

Visual profile of “shorts”

This profile is calculated from 124 frames across 52 films in the WatchTheFrame collection.

Colors commonly associated with “shorts”

Gray 19.2% Dark gray 18.8% Muted orange 10.4% Dark orange 9.9% Dark green 7.4% Black 6.5% Dark red 5.7% Dark yellow 3.3% Dark blue 2.6% Dark teal 2.4% Orange 2.1% Light gray 2% Muted blue 2% Muted red 1.6%
  • Green appears 5.8 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.
  • Light pink appears 3.9 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.
  • Yellow appears 2.6 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.

Lighting and tonal characteristics

Brightness
Very dark4
Dark74
Mid41
Bright5
Very bright0
Saturation
Muted16
Low74
Mid33
High1
Vivid0
Contrast
Low3
Mid78
High42
Very high1
Aspect ratios
1.85:1 · 58 1.78:1 · 16 2.40:1 · 15 2.39:1 · 13 2.37:1 · 7

Films with “shorts” frames

127 Hours — 9/4819Forgetting Sarah Marshall — 8/6108Jurassic Park — 7/8857A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge — 7/3917Kak menya zovut — 7/3637Eighth Grade — 6/2236Before Midnight — 5/2265Happy Gilmore — 4/6184Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story — 4/6404Striptease — 4/3934The Holiday — 3/687321 Jump Street — 3/5593
Eighth Grade — 2.7%3Before Midnight — 2.2%2Kak menya zovut — 1.9%2127 Hours — 1.9%2A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge — 1.8%2Forgetting Sarah Marshall — 1.3%1Striptease — 1%1A Different Man — 0.8%1Jurassic Park — 0.8%1Happy Gilmore — 0.6%1Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story — 0.6%1Licorice Pizza — 0.6%1

Directors and cinematographers associated with “shorts”

Bo Burnham — 1 films · 6 frames3Richard Linklater — 1 films · 5 frames2Nigina Sayfullaeva — 1 films · 7 frames2Danny Boyle — 1 films · 9 frames2Jack Sholder — 1 films · 7 frames2Nicholas Stoller — 1 films · 8 frames1Andrew Bergman — 1 films · 4 frames1Aaron Schimberg — 1 films · 3 frames1Steven Spielberg — 1 films · 7 frames1Dennis Dugan — 1 films · 4 frames1Rawson Marshall Thurber — 1 films · 4 frames1Paul Thomas Anderson — 1 films · 3 frames1

Common combinations with “shorts”

shorts + swimwear 5 frames · 4% · lift 38 shorts + tennis racket 2 frames · 1.6% · lift 17.6 shorts + sports uniform 3 frames · 2.4% · lift 12.5 shorts + trousers 21 frames · 16.9% · lift 8.6 shorts + footwear 63 frames · 50.8% · lift 6.4 shorts + sea 6 frames · 4.8% · lift 5.2 shorts + umbrella 3 frames · 2.4% · lift 5.1 shorts + running 9 frames · 7.3% · lift 3.8 shorts + shirt 66 frames · 53.2% · lift 2.8 shorts + walking 40 frames · 32.3% · lift 2.7 shorts + smiling 17 frames · 13.7% · lift 2.3 shorts + mirror 4 frames · 3.2% · lift 2.2

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Frequently combined
swimwear tennis racket sports uniform trousers footwear sea umbrella running shirt walking smiling mirror