smoke in movies — cinematic frame references

Explore 3494 frames tagged “smoke” across 241 films. Compare colors, lighting, composition and shot characteristics. Open any frame to use the visual analysis tools.

3,494 frames 241 films Mostly wide shots
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Wide shot frame from The Bourne Supremacy — street, car, rain
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The Bourne Supremacy · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Gray
Frame from Busanhaeng — fire, skyscraper, smoke
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Busanhaeng · High brightness · Gray
Wide shot frame from Busanhaeng — standing, door, fire
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Busanhaeng · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Gray
Wide shot frame from Busanhaeng — standing, uniform, suit
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Busanhaeng · Wide shot · High brightness · Light gray
Frame from Die Hard 2 — fire, car, night
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Die Hard 2 · Medium brightness · Gray

Visual profile of “smoke”

This profile is calculated from 3,494 frames across 241 films in the WatchTheFrame collection.

Colors commonly associated with “smoke”

Dark gray 19% Dark blue 13.1% Gray 12.5% Dark orange 12% Black 6.7% Dark green 5.9% Dark teal 5.6% Muted orange 5.1% Dark red 3.8% Dark yellow 3.6% Muted blue 2.3% Orange 1.9% Muted yellow 1.2% Light gray 0.9%
  • Light orange appears 2.2 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.
  • Orange appears 1.7 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.
  • Light yellow appears 1.6 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.

Lighting and tonal characteristics

Brightness
Very dark820
Dark1892
Mid648
Bright125
Very bright9
Saturation
Muted960
Low1825
Mid523
High152
Vivid34
Contrast
Low428
Mid2241
High702
Very high123
Aspect ratios
2.40:1 · 1304 2.39:1 · 732 1.85:1 · 443 2.35:1 · 270 1.78:1 · 258

Films with “smoke” frames

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen — 157/976157The Lone Ranger — 98/79898Power Rangers — 94/74494Mortal Engines — 91/104491Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome — 78/82178Aliens — 75/92675Batman — 75/49675Bãhubali: The Beginning — 69/116269Batman Forever — 59/97959Mad Max: Fury Road — 59/94659Black Rain — 54/53954Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows — 53/75453
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen — 16.1%16Batman — 15.1%15Power Rangers — 12.6%13The Lone Ranger — 12.3%12Black Rain — 10%10Transformers — 9.7%10Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome — 9.5%10Blade Runner — 9.1%9War for the Planet of the Apes — 8.9%9Mortal Engines — 8.7%9Aliens — 8.1%8Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 — 8.1%8

Directors and cinematographers associated with “smoke”

Michael Bay — 2 films · 187 frames13Dean Israelite — 1 films · 94 frames13George Ogilvie — 1 films · 78 frames10Matt Reeves — 1 films · 40 frames9Christian Rivers — 1 films · 91 frames9Fede Alvarez — 1 films · 42 frames8Ridley Scott — 3 films · 98 frames8Tim Burton — 3 films · 105 frames7Dave Green — 1 films · 53 frames7Leonard Nimoy — 1 films · 28 frames7Joel Schumacher — 2 films · 101 frames7George Miller — 3 films · 163 frames6

Common combinations with “smoke”

smoke + fire 615 frames · 17.6% · lift 13.5 smoke + car tire 151 frames · 4.3% · lift 2.8 smoke + fight 137 frames · 3.9% · lift 2.6 smoke + street light 56 frames · 1.6% · lift 2.6 smoke + train 158 frames · 4.5% · lift 2.5 smoke + land vehicle 310 frames · 8.9% · lift 2.5 smoke + gun 347 frames · 9.9% · lift 2.3 smoke + night 471 frames · 13.5% · lift 2.2 smoke + building 347 frames · 9.9% · lift 1.8 smoke + wheel 433 frames · 12.4% · lift 1.6 smoke + running 105 frames · 3% · lift 1.6 smoke + car 561 frames · 16.1% · lift 1.3

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fire car tire fight street light train land vehicle gun night building wheel running car