sky in movies — cinematic frame references

Explore 406 frames tagged “sky” across 155 films. Compare colors, lighting, composition and shot characteristics. Open any frame to use the visual analysis tools.

406 frames 155 films Mostly wide shots
Wide shot frame from Perfume: The Story of a Murderer — people, fly, kite
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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer · Wide shot · High brightness · Gray
Wide shot frame from 127 Hours — street, sky, red
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127 Hours · Wide shot · High brightness · Light green
Wide shot frame from The Kings of Summer — action, group, show
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The Kings of Summer · Wide shot · High brightness · Light green
Wide shot frame from Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy — action, show, fly
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Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy · Wide shot · 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

Visual profile of “sky”

This profile is calculated from 406 frames across 155 films in the WatchTheFrame collection.

Colors commonly associated with “sky”

Gray 17.8% Dark blue 14.9% Dark gray 14.3% Dark teal 6.5% Dark orange 6.2% Dark green 5.6% Black 4% Muted blue 4% Dark yellow 2.6% Muted orange 2.6% Dark red 2.6% Light gray 2.2% Light teal 1.9% Muted yellow 1.8%
  • Light teal appears 5.5 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.
  • Muted pink appears 4.1 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.
  • Light blue appears 3.6 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.

Lighting and tonal characteristics

Brightness
Very dark79
Dark148
Mid125
Bright48
Very bright6
Saturation
Muted179
Low159
Mid56
High11
Vivid1
Contrast
Low61
Mid211
High110
Very high24
Aspect ratios
2.39:1 · 102 2.40:1 · 73 2.35:1 · 64 1.85:1 · 56 1.78:1 · 28

Films with “sky” frames

The Ring Two — 1/5561Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy — 1/3471The Kings of Summer — 1/5521127 Hours — 1/4811Perfume: The Story of a Murderer — 1/9301
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy — 0.3%0127 Hours — 0.2%0The Kings of Summer — 0.2%0The Ring Two — 0.2%0Perfume: The Story of a Murderer — 0.1%0

Directors and cinematographers associated with “sky”

Adam McKay — 1 films · 1 frames0Danny Boyle — 1 films · 1 frames0Jordan Vogt-Roberts — 1 films · 1 frames0Hideo Nakata — 1 films · 1 frames0Tom Tykwer — 1 films · 1 frames0

Common combinations with “sky”

sky + flock 1 frames · 20% · lift 31635.8 sky + path 1 frames · 20% · lift 31635.8 sky + red 1 frames · 20% · lift 31635.8 sky + photograph 1 frames · 20% · lift 10545.3 sky + fly 2 frames · 40% · lift 9038.8 sky + silhouette 1 frames · 20% · lift 6327.2 sky + kite 1 frames · 20% · lift 4519.4 sky + rock 1 frames · 20% · lift 3954.5 sky + field 1 frames · 20% · lift 3163.6 sky + desert 1 frames · 20% · lift 2876 sky + view 1 frames · 20% · lift 1977.2 sky + group 1 frames · 20% · lift 445.6

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flock path red photograph fly silhouette kite rock field desert view group