silhouette in movies — cinematic frame references

Explore 774 frames tagged “silhouette” across 176 films. Compare colors, lighting, composition and shot characteristics. Open any frame to use the visual analysis tools.

774 frames 176 films Mostly wide shots
Wide shot frame from Layer Cake — people, action, standing
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Layer Cake · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Muted teal
Frame from Blade II — people, action, standing
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Blade II · Low brightness · Dark blue
Frame from Blade II — people, action, standing
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Blade II · Medium brightness · Dark teal
Wide shot frame from The Ring Two — action, show, subject
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The Ring Two · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark blue
Medium shot frame from The Ring Two — action, show, subject
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The Ring Two · Medium shot · Medium brightness · Dark purple

Visual profile of “silhouette”

This profile is calculated from 774 frames across 176 films in the WatchTheFrame collection.

Colors commonly associated with “silhouette”

Dark blue 16.2% Black 11.7% Dark gray 11.3% Dark orange 10.8% Dark teal 9.4% Gray 8.9% Dark green 6% Dark yellow 4.3% Dark red 3.7% Muted orange 2.6% Orange 2.1% Muted blue 1.9% Light gray 1.5% Muted yellow 1.2%
  • Green appears 2.4 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.
  • Light yellow appears 2.1 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.
  • Dark teal appears 1.9 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.

Lighting and tonal characteristics

Brightness
Very dark334
Dark323
Mid99
Bright18
Very bright0
Saturation
Muted200
Low371
Mid147
High46
Vivid10
Contrast
Low73
Mid388
High205
Very high108
Aspect ratios
2.40:1 · 201 2.39:1 · 186 1.78:1 · 107 1.85:1 · 89 2.35:1 · 83

Films with “silhouette” frames

The Ring Two — 2/5562Blade II — 2/10832Layer Cake — 1/4141
The Ring Two — 0.4%0Layer Cake — 0.2%0Blade II — 0.2%0

Directors and cinematographers associated with “silhouette”

Hideo Nakata — 1 films · 2 frames0Matthew Vaughn — 1 films · 1 frames0Guillermo del Toro — 1 films · 2 frames0

Common combinations with “silhouette”

silhouette + moon 1 frames · 20% · lift 31635.8 silhouette + photograph 1 frames · 20% · lift 10545.3 silhouette + sky 1 frames · 20% · lift 6327.2 silhouette + light 1 frames · 20% · lift 3515.1 silhouette + painting 1 frames · 20% · lift 1506.5 silhouette + subject 2 frames · 40% · lift 270.4 silhouette + action 5 frames · 100% · lift 256.4 silhouette + show 3 frames · 60% · lift 217.7 silhouette + people 3 frames · 60% · lift 179.1 silhouette + glass 1 frames · 20% · lift 4.9 silhouette + walking 1 frames · 20% · lift 1.7 silhouette + room 2 frames · 40% · lift 1.5

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moon photograph sky light painting subject action show people glass walking room